Bathroom spotlights wont go back in - help!!!

bloodline76 · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:01

I have accidentally removed the spotlight fitting on bathroom light. The problem is that I can not seem to get it back in again.

Is there some trick you need to do with the springs?

I desperately need help.

Thanks

mr.sly · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:15

Need to post the spec for us to help.

How many watts? Have you overclocked it at all? What make and model?

JonC · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:29

If they are low voltage spots, then they generally have a circular piece of wire that hold them in. But without pics/more info probably no-one can help.

Cosmic182 · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:31

push the springs up then when its through the holes the rings will clip back down

Ricochet J · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:40

bloodline76 said:
I have accidentally removed the spotlight fitting on bathroom light.

You'd have to be about 8 - 9 foot tall to accidently hit your head on a spotlight and remove it. :confused:

bloodline76 · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:45

MazdaRX8 said:
push the springs up then when its through the holes the sorings will clip back down

They are like the springs on this site

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/how_to_fit_downlights.htm

I just cant get the springs in correctly to get it to stay up.

bloodline76 · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:58

Ricochet J said:
You'd have to be about 8 - 9 foot tall to accidently hit your head on a spotlight and remove it.

When did i say i accidentally hit my head on it? :confused:

bloodline76 · 7 Mar 2008 at 21:58

Ok I got it back in but I cant see how it matches what they did in that picture. Chewing gum should hold it in place for a few years right?

RJC · 7 Mar 2008 at 22:38

bloodline76 said:
Chewing gum should hold it in place for a few years right?

Depends on what flavour you used

Rob

Gilly · 7 Mar 2008 at 22:39

If they're halogen bulbs it'll either melt or burn the chuddy.

They get rather warm.

helmet · 8 Mar 2008 at 01:34

Hold the fitting by the thumb and index fingers, thumb on the shiny face bit of the light you see when mounted, index fingers on the long springs:

The long spring goes up into the hole parallel to the light, put the entire base in with the spring parallel, just ignore the smaller spring it should try to bite into the gyproc/ceiling, just let it, you will get a little resistance, thats normal, the smaller side of the spring is what does the work.

HIH

stigggeh · 8 Mar 2008 at 01:36

wee in the bath its a bigger target

_PD_ · 8 Mar 2008 at 01:41

Gilly said:
If they're halogen bulbs it'll either melt or burn the chuddy.

They get rather warm.

"Chuddy".

You chav.

Gilly · 8 Mar 2008 at 01:52