Bulbs H1 light bulb clip

chee · 1st February 2008, 13:48

Hello all, being a complete novice I was changing the H1 bulbs the other night and was working on the drivers side bulb when I managed to undo the clip which holds the bulb in place and drop it onto the floorpan of the engine

I didnt have the time to try to jack the car up and unscrew the floorpan to try to retrieve it (girlfriend uses the car for work so its prob gone by now)....now I thought you could just buy a replacement clip from Honda but I've been told you cant, you have to buy the whole headunit (£96!!) Does anyone know where I can get one of these clips from? Or any substitutes? Any help appreciated....feel like a bit of a fool....

ante00 · 1st February 2008, 17:22

I think the clip should be somewhere on floorpan since there isn't any bigger holes except one near front wheels and the floorpan itself has some pits so it's not flat....I saw that when my lighter cover went same way as your clip....

my suggestion is you trie to remove floorpan to see if clip is still there....chance is little but you may be get lucky!

Foggy69 · 1st February 2008, 18:03

It might be worth trying a scrap yard.
If it is the clip I think you are talking about, I think they are fairly similar on most headlights with H1 bulbs.

Munro · 1st February 2008, 18:42

These gadgets are good for retrieving things from awkward spots. you might be lucky, the spring clip could still be down there.

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chee · 5th February 2008, 09:02

Hi all, a quick update on this rather embarassing situation, well I gave up on finding the clip, drove home back to parents at the weekend (over 200 miles) and on the sunday thought I would take the car round the corner to kwik fit in Altrincham and see if they could jack the car up and have a look just in case - you wont believe it - they found the clip still in the floorpan! Even the guy said he was amazed it was still there, nice bunch of lads, they didnt even charge me so I gave them some money to buy a beer

very happy anyhow, will be much more careful now fitting the lightbulbs.....

ante00 · 5th February 2008, 13:52

nice to hear you got clip back....like i told you it was worth to see on floorpan....

1st February 2008, 13:48	#1 (permalink)
chee Valve Cap Join Date: 4th January 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	H1 light bulb clip Hello all, being a complete novice I was changing the H1 bulbs the other night and was working on the drivers side bulb when I managed to undo the clip which holds the bulb in place and drop it onto the floorpan of the engine I didnt have the time to try to jack the car up and unscrew the floorpan to try to retrieve it (girlfriend uses the car for work so its prob gone by now)....now I thought you could just buy a replacement clip from Honda but I've been told you cant, you have to buy the whole headunit (£96!!) Does anyone know where I can get one of these clips from? Or any substitutes? Any help appreciated....feel like a bit of a fool....

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1st February 2008, 17:22	#2 (permalink)
ante00 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 18th April 2007 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 508 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	I think the clip should be somewhere on floorpan since there isn't any bigger holes except one near front wheels and the floorpan itself has some pits so it's not flat....I saw that when my lighter cover went same way as your clip.... my suggestion is you trie to remove floorpan to see if clip is still there....chance is little but you may be get lucky!

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Foggy69 Vivid Blue Rocks!!! Rocketship door handle Join Date: 5th December 2006 Location: Westerham Posts: 1,028 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	It might be worth trying a scrap yard. If it is the clip I think you are talking about, I think they are fairly similar on most headlights with H1 bulbs.

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Munro Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,009 Thanks: 19 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	These gadgets are good for retrieving things from awkward spots. you might be lucky, the spring clip could still be down there. Maplin > Telescopic Magnetic Pick-Up Tool

5th February 2008, 09:02	#5 (permalink)
chee Valve Cap Join Date: 4th January 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi all, a quick update on this rather embarassing situation, well I gave up on finding the clip, drove home back to parents at the weekend (over 200 miles) and on the sunday thought I would take the car round the corner to kwik fit in Altrincham and see if they could jack the car up and have a look just in case - you wont believe it - they found the clip still in the floorpan! Even the guy said he was amazed it was still there, nice bunch of lads, they didnt even charge me so I gave them some money to buy a beer very happy anyhow, will be much more careful now fitting the lightbulbs.....

5th February 2008, 13:52	#6 (permalink)
ante00 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 18th April 2007 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 508 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	nice to hear you got clip back....like i told you it was worth to see on floorpan....