i thought this could be a fun topic as I am sure many of you have stories of trying to do something simple that blows up into something bigger.
Tonight I was trying to find out why one of my license plate bulbs was not lighting. They are new LED bulbs that I got for Christmas and have been used literally twice so I assumed it could not be burnt out. So I got the housing out and realized the bulb was loose. No problem, 10 seconds spent. The push pin things holding in the bulb housings must have been incorrectly taken out by the previous owner, because 3 of the four holes were damaged making the pins ineffective at holding the bulb housings tight. So, I decided to use nuts, washers, and small bolts to hold them in place. This worked great up until the last one.
At this point, I proceeded to drop the washer and nut into the shell of the trunk. I figured, no big deal, I got another washer and nut and dropped that washer too. I tried once again and finished...until I went to close the trunk and could hear them rattling. So now I had to try to get them out. After snaking various things into the crevices of the inside of the trunk lid, I decided to go with the good old fashioned shake it up and down method. This caused one washer and the nut to fall out. The third washer is still MIA, but since I cannot hear it, I do not care. The point is, what should have been 10 minutes tops, took over an hour. Again, the simplest thing becoming a mess.
Tonight I was trying to find out why one of my license plate bulbs was not lighting. They are new LED bulbs that I got for Christmas and have been used literally twice so I assumed it could not be burnt out. So I got the housing out and realized the bulb was loose. No problem, 10 seconds spent. The push pin things holding in the bulb housings must have been incorrectly taken out by the previous owner, because 3 of the four holes were damaged making the pins ineffective at holding the bulb housings tight. So, I decided to use nuts, washers, and small bolts to hold them in place. This worked great up until the last one.
At this point, I proceeded to drop the washer and nut into the shell of the trunk. I figured, no big deal, I got another washer and nut and dropped that washer too. I tried once again and finished...until I went to close the trunk and could hear them rattling. So now I had to try to get them out. After snaking various things into the crevices of the inside of the trunk lid, I decided to go with the good old fashioned shake it up and down method. This caused one washer and the nut to fall out. The third washer is still MIA, but since I cannot hear it, I do not care. The point is, what should have been 10 minutes tops, took over an hour. Again, the simplest thing becoming a mess.