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Old 02-29-2008, 04:28 PM
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i'm trying to replace the 2 front turn signals/parking lights on my 2000 trans am but cant figure out how to get behind the housing to pull the bulb out! my fat arms cant fit all the way down back there and there's no access to it underneath that i can see. theres no way that to replace a freakin bulb you gotta pull all that underbody plastic off! (i hope) am i missing something?
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The should be a few screws on either side right in front of the tire and it looks like a trap door - Atleast thats how my camaro is.
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Originally Posted by youngrigo
The should be a few screws on either side right in front of the tire and it looks like a trap door - Atleast thats how my camaro is.
Yea thats how I did my brothers WS6.
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I didn't know about that door! I just pulled the headlight surround off and squeezed my arm down...I bet that door is a LOT easier!
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Its that trap door! I just did it today even!!
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Haha yea the door is a lot easier than squeezing your arm beside the headlight.
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On my WS6 I just reach in the hole thats right under the turn signal housing. You can feel the bulb above your hand and thats how I have always replaced mine
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Its easier if you remove the headlight bezel, it'll leave lots of space to reach down the socket.
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Originally Posted by Lordsauran
On my WS6 I just reach in the hole thats right under the turn signal housing. You can feel the bulb above your hand and thats how I have always replaced mine
This is the easiest way. Took me all of 10 seconds to replace the bulb.
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the trap door is the easiest way if your arms wont fit in the air hole below the turn signal. just remove the 3 10mm bolts and it folds right down. you shouldnt have any probs reaching in there.
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Originally Posted by Lordsauran
On my WS6 I just reach in the hole thats right under the turn signal housing. You can feel the bulb above your hand and thats how I have always replaced mine
That's how I do it. There is the trap door, but if your hand is skinny enought, I would do it through the hole. Takes about a minute.
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I used the hole(30 sec), but now I put chrome mesh over it and have to use the door.
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I go right in the hole underneith the light, twist it right out
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trap doors or um just stick your hand through the bottom opening of the bumper under the light since the turn signals are put in from the bottom part of the housing!
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2- 10mm bolts and the headlight is out. thats how i change em'.
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I must have fat hands I cant even get close to it through the vent
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o wow theres a trap door there hahah. i've been without front blinkers for almost 3 months now because i couldn't fit my fat arm around the headlight and down in there . . . stupid me
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find a little kid...like 9....their old enough to listen to directions at that age, but their arms are small enough to fit in the air hole under the fog light (on the firebird, good luck if its a t/a) and voila...thats how my buddy said he did his..child labor
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Dude... its mad easy... that plastic piece under the car... behind the bumper... unscrew the whole thing and pull it down... you can get to everything under there... takes 2 mins to get the screws out
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Originally Posted by kail
find a little kid...like 9....their old enough to listen to directions at that age, but their arms are small enough to fit in the air hole under the fog light (on the firebird, good luck if its a t/a) and voila...thats how my buddy said he did his..child labor



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