Puddle Light fall out. won't stay put? Ideas?

[rockyc82]

My puddle lights under the mirrors keep falling out. The tab to hold them in seems to be loose or something. I need a solution that's better then glueing them in since I would like to be able to still access the bulbs.
Any Ideas? Anyone else have this prob?

 

[Rivieraracing]

I assume you are talking about the clear cover or is it the actual bulb?

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Take a pic of what's going on and post it up here!!

 

[rockyc82]

Will do I will try to get one up. It is the clear housing not the bulb its self.

 

[Rivieraracing]

I haven't taken mine off but I'm assuming that there are plastic tabs on the cover that lock into the mirror cap, right?

 

[2005yukonxl]

if its like other puddle lamps (ours doesnt have them so i cant look) i assume its got a "springy" plastic tab that snaps into place? take it out, GENTLY and carefully heat it up and bend the tab back out some so it will be a tighter fit again and when it cools, put it back in. i'd heat it up with a lighter being very careful but thats just me. dont heat the whole lense just the part where you want it to bend. that should restore its fit. hopefully.

 

[rockyc82]

I will try that. It prob can't hurt any unless my ape ishness takes over and I bust it lol.

 

[Nappers]

you can also put a piece of rubber in the tab to make it spread farther for more bite. Just be careful not to break it.

 

[GeneralNoobzor]

This happened to me after I replaced the OEM 39mms with LED 39mms. Anywyas, the tab broke. So I plastic epoxied the tab with a THICK piece of double sided sticky tape in between the tab and the assembly. Try it.