other Hella Rattle

[mlcrum]

Forgive me if this topic has been covered before.  I couldn't find anything on the forum. One of my Hella fog lights has a rattle. I notice it when closing either door. The mounting on the bumper bracket is solid so it must be something  inside the lens.

 

I started to take it apart by loosening the screw on the metal tab at the bottom. I thought the lens would lift out of the chrome housing with this removed but it would not. I stopped there to seek help. Didn't want to crack the lens. Photo attached for reference.

 

Anyone had these types of lights apart? Am I missing something? Does the lens twist out of the housing.

[John_in_VA]

Many light are held together with a white caulk-like material. You can often separate the lens from the body after heating it in the oven.

[Mike Self]

What John is referring to is the white caulk that bonds the lens to the reflector. That should come out as a unit from the housing.  Unless a PO has sealed the lens/reflector assy to the outer chrome housing (check to see if there's any caulk, silicone etc there), the lens/reflector assy should come right out with only a little gentle persuasion.  

 

Look under the clip, there may be a small slot in the outer housing that youcan insert a small screwdriver and gently pry the lens/reflector unit loose from its housing.  I have nearly identical Optilux lamps on my '73, and the lens/reflector comes right out once I remove the screw and clip at 6 o'clock.  

 

cheers

mike

[mlcrum]

Thanks for the feedback! I didn't realize the lens/reflector would come out together. I will give it another try. Cheers.

[Hans]

Looks like it swings out from 6 o'clock. Even a hair dryer might help, or gently pry from 3 to 9 o'clock.