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Dumb Mistake - 3/22/2008 1:25:09 PM    capnrza   Posts: 1 Joined: 3/22/2008 Status: offline Hey guys, i have a 2000 Accord EX. I was changing the passenger-side headlight and i accidentally dropped the old bulb into the air filter intake thing*. Any suggestions on how to get it out/if it'll be catastrophic if i leave it in there? * i am pretty much car illiterate, learning my way as i go, what i mean by "air filter intake thing" is on the 4 cyl. model, on the passenger side there is a U shaped passage that starts outside behind the headlights, goes down and then up into the air filter and then from the filter into the engine. my old bulb right now is at the bottom of the 'U'. ;\ much thanks guys :) Post #: 1

RE: Dumb Mistake - 3/22/2008 1:52:22 PM    finch13 Posts: 4292 Joined: 6/7/2007 From: St. Paul, MN Status: online It fell into the resonator (quiets the intake air). You might be able to pull off some of the plastic parts and get it out. If not the resonator can be tricky to get out and you have to take off the bumper and unmount it and then take the resonator out. I'm not sure if you can take the resonator apart to fish the bulb out or whatever, but if the bulbs doesn't come out you shouldn't have any problem just leaving the resoantor out and putting the bumper back on. _____________________________ USE ME TO SEARCH HAF PWOTY 2008! (in reply to capnrza) Post #: 2

RE: Dumb Mistake - 3/22/2008 2:39:03 PM    oma93   Posts: 131 Joined: 11/23/2007 From: Omaha, NE Status: offline Just leave it in there. it won't hurt anything. _____________________________ 93 Accord LX 4Dr 2.2EFI MT 210K Miles 32MPG mostly short trip in-town driving. (in reply to finch13) Post #: 3

RE: Dumb Mistake - 3/22/2008 6:59:48 PM    TexasHonda   Posts: 1509 Joined: 2/18/2007 Status: offline I would use a shop vac, open hose end to "fish" for the lost bulb. Vac should pick up the bulb w/ enough fishing. good luck _____________________________ See you down the ROW 1994 Accord EX (in reply to oma93) Post #: 4

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