Interior/Exterior Dead bug in rear tail light...
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Dead bug in rear tail light...
I have a corpse of a mosquito in my rear right tail light. How the heck do I get it out? Is there a picture install/removal somewhere on the net so i can take this thing out?
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From: Farmington Hills, MI
You can do a search but it is really easy. Just open up the little plastic door on in the boot on the right side then reach in and unclip the light bulb housing. You should then be able to either get the bug out with your figure or a makeshift stick with tape on the end. The light lens will stay attached to the car but with the lightbulbs out, you will be able to gain access to the inside of the lens, granted it is a bit tight and awkward to reach.
I found this little PDF article with pics: http://motoringfile.com/howto/brakelight_mod.pdf
I found this little PDF article with pics: http://motoringfile.com/howto/brakelight_mod.pdf
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I've got one in mine, too. I was going to spend some time trying to get him out, but then I thought, wow, that bug thought long and hard about how to get in there, probably thought he could reach the outside world, and then was incredibly disappointed when he saw that the world was actually behind a clear plastic housing. At that point, he probably gave up and died. I felt bad and left him there, almost in rememberance of his effort.
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Originally Posted by mbcoops
I've got one in mine, too. I was going to spend some time trying to get him out, but then I thought, wow, that bug thought long and hard about how to get in there, probably thought he could reach the outside world, and then was incredibly disappointed when he saw that the world was actually behind a clear plastic housing. At that point, he probably gave up and died. I felt bad and left him there, almost in rememberance of his effort.
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A bit of bad luck to get in there and no good luck to get him out before his energy meter ran to "zero".
Bugs are better to have in your tail light than slooshing water.
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Originally Posted by mbcoops
I've got one in mine, too. I was going to spend some time trying to get him out, but then I thought, wow, that bug thought long and hard about how to get in there, probably thought he could reach the outside world, and then was incredibly disappointed when he saw that the world was actually behind a clear plastic housing. At that point, he probably gave up and died. I felt bad and left him there, almost in rememberance of his effort.
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Originally Posted by npartist
You can do a search but it is really easy. Just open up the little plastic door on in the boot on the right side then reach in and unclip the light bulb housing. You should then be able to either get the bug out with your figure or a makeshift stick with tape on the end. The light lens will stay attached to the car but with the lightbulbs out, you will be able to gain access to the inside of the lens, granted it is a bit tight and awkward to reach.
I found this little PDF article with pics: http://motoringfile.com/howto/brakelight_mod.pdf
I found this little PDF article with pics: http://motoringfile.com/howto/brakelight_mod.pdf
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
I have a moth in my '05 driver side tail light. It's been there since I picked up the car at the dealership. It's my little Euro-moth, I'm going to leave mine in there. People seem to get a kick out of it.
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