I cannot manage to get this light off. I've tried twisting, pushing, pulling, and a combination of those and nothing has worked. It moves about a centimeter in each direction but won't loosen any further.
Any suggestions?
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Sign up to join this communityI cannot manage to get this light off. I've tried twisting, pushing, pulling, and a combination of those and nothing has worked. It moves about a centimeter in each direction but won't loosen any further.
Any suggestions?
Hey all thanks for the help. Ended up using a hammer. This thing must have warped over time as it was just a twist off. It was very secure in there and wasn't budging. The movement I felt before was the actual mount. I put a nice new light on there and we are good to go!
It usually attaches via set of three thumb screws slightly below the rim of the glass.
Try looking and feeling around the edge. Also beware when removing it -- you can remove one screw, but you have to be careful on the second to avoid dropping it
This answer will not immediately help you get the glass part off the light fixture but may guide toward an answer.
Place a mirror against the ceiling so that you can see over the rim of the glass part. Something like this would be useful:
You could even consider getting someone to hold the mirror and then take a photo of the image in the mirror to post back here if there is a retainer detail that is not obvious to you.