Headlight decoration fell off

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/how-to-get-access-to-the-front-light-assembly.531169/
Many previous discussions about this issue, here is just one of them above (I find it easier to google any Ferrari issue for Fchat discussions)
Good Luck

 

Another option is rebuilt units on ebay : $900 Disclaimer:
(I have not used nor have any affiliation with this seller)
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Common problem with the California model. One of ours is loose. We were at the dealership and two Cali's in for service had the same issue...one had lost three! My advice is to learn to live with it.

 

My 2013 lost three all at once on the right side and I was considering the eBay repair guy, but after a while it stopped bothering me and I never notice any more.

 

My California had this issue when in bought it from a Ferrari dealer in Chicago (i never noticed it prior to purchase but 1 jewel was rolling around).
The dealer was great and spoke to my local dealer in Greensboro, NC on how to fix without taking the headlight assembly apart. Speak to Stanley in Greensboro Foreign Cars Italia, he will know what to do or help with instructions.

 

Great, thanks. What is his position there, maintenance tech?

 

yep he is one of the Service Leads for Ferrari there. awesome guy

 

sorry i should clarify, they remove the loose jewel. There is no way to fix it as the headlight unit is sealed. Its better than it rolling around i guess..

 

Not sure I understand, don’t they have to open the headlight to remove the loose piece?

 

correct they have some way of removing it by taking the headlight out from the bumper area but not actually opening it up.

 

How to take out the headlight to then shake out or remove the small loose jewels? (I have 5 loose in the left headlight) Do I need to take front bumper off or not?

 

Please re-read the above thread carefully. Virtually every reply says it can’t be repaired at all, meaning you would have to replace the entire sealed headlight unit to fix the problem. One reply mentions a technician on the east coast (USA) but I haven’t heard from anyone who has done it that way.

 

I have not used this service... This advertiser on eBay offers a service to repair California Headlights: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203307864949

 

Just drive faster and no one will notice!

 

That’s one good way of seeing things . More seriously, replacing the entire sealed headlight just for that!

 

I have seen on You tube, how some put the headlight in an owen at 140 degrees (F) for 7-8 minutes and then the glued cover can be taken off and then you can repair the jewels easily. Then you attach a new strip of Butyl-tape and glue it in the owen again.