Changing a light fitting

[Alan12]

Hi all,
I am trying to change a light fitting I have.
Struggling to figure out how to remove the old one.
There are no set screws on the base.
There is a screw mechanism around her cable but it does not release the fitting base when undone.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

 

[Taylortwocities]

Underneath the cup thing that is on the ceiling is a separate item that has a brass loop on it. The light chan hangs from it.
You need to unscrew that brass collar. Careful not to drop the whole fitting on the floor!

 

[jj4091]

The shroud is probably stuck to the ceiling with paint. Carefully lever it off after unscrewing the collar as TTC says.

 

[Alan12]

Great thank you, got it off. It was the paint that had it stuck as suggested

 

[SUNRAY]

Basically just a hook

 

[Alan12]

Ok so I’ve managed to change the fitting. I took the metal attachments off which left an inner thread which I then fit on the nuts in the existing bracket. left with a slight gap in plaster. How do I fix that

 

[SUNRAY]

Some options

Or strip the existing bracket back to this

Create a hair pin with stout wire, such as galvanised steel fencing/ piece of chainlink fence etc. Poke it up through the hole and bend the ends out each side

 

[foxhole]

Why not just fit higher to ceiling?

 

[SUNRAY]

Ok so I’ve managed to change the fitting. I took the metal attachments off which left an inner thread which I then fit on the nuts in the existing bracket. left with a slight gap in plaster. How do I fix that

Decorative rose

 

[CountryFan]

Paper, eg newspaper and some kind of filler