Repair a driver headlight on a 2001 Kia Rio

Repair a driver headlight on a 2001 Kia Rio using a Plastic Cd case...

Step 1 Electric

plug in wires that were dragged 10 miles on the highway...

Comments

[twocvbloke]

Fail...

(That's what'll be stamped on your safety certificate too)

[Cassio1107]

Looks aside, this really is not safe or even functional. 

Go to a junk yard, get the correct parts for cheap, and put some effort into doing a decent repair. Can't find a junkyard? Then learn how to scrounge. Visit a mechanic or a body shop, maybe they have a wreck they'll let you pick over. Find a tow truck operator, find out where they take their wrecks, and go there.

[Vespaland]

What about the turn signal?

[PKM]

Please remember that if you're in the UK, or somewhere with road safety laws as strict as ours, if your headlight deviates from the 0.5° downwards tilt you are likely to be pulled over in next to no time- upwards pointing headlights are pretty conspicuous. It's a good plan if you are in the middle of a long journey and happen to have the CD spindle case in the car, but I wouldn't recommend this as a long-term (or even medium-term) fix. Props on using 50% duct tape, 50% everything else :)

[LasVegas]

The situation's the same in the US. I'd look at a pull-it-yourself junkyard for the proper hardware.

[Derin]

too bad we don't have pull it yourself junkyards here,they just landfill the stuff
_{all that stuff,going to waste,*sniff*!NE MÜNASEBETS0ZL0K ULAN!!!!!!}

[aznliu]

I hope the cd plastic cover doesn't melt. How hot does the light burn? Other than that, very nice job.

[Derin]

it was smoking when a mechanic plugged it into a 12v sla andput it on a plastic rug

[nature223]

dude....did you stay drunk to do this entry??? AFTER driving???? as a stop gap...sure. as a permanent fix...just fix the car,it'll fail and endanger all those around you,and or look wierd to oncoming cars and maybe encourage a head on crash when they DONT realize your in a car with a busted headlight

[neckfire]

Crap like this makes me not want to visit this site.

[krazy]

HA HA that headlight matches the rest of the car... complete P.O.S. MAWHAHAHA i know i own a 2003 Kia Rio. and if i knew what i know today i wouldnt have even paid 100 bucks for a damn kia rio