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Old 11-08-2009, 08:43 PM
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I'm willing to sell these. 100% Original Firehawk driving light/blinker sockets. The dealer said they were the corvette version. Very collectable. I replaced these due to inconsistant blinker operation and the occasional exploding bulb. The problems went away but I'm still not convinced that these were the root cause.

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some times water will cause them to blow up
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some times water will cause them to blow up
I replaced the housings quite a while ago. They were no longer clear and cracking due to the heat.
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did you use that grease that vato zone sells , it an impulse item . Its a bulb grease i think. but its supposed to prevent them from burning up like that
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Originally Posted by jaysan
did you use that grease that vato zone sells , it an impulse item . Its a bulb grease i think. but its supposed to prevent them from burning up like that
A lot of the build up is the dielectric grease.
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LOL - mine looked the same.
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$15 shipped?
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I'll give you $15 for each, but Super-Bat pays shipping.
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The dealer can order replacements? My shiz does the exact same thing!!! I thought I was going to be stuck with them.
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Pretty sure you can get replacements at vatozone.
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Originally Posted by 1bdBULLITT
The dealer can order replacements? My shiz does the exact same thing!!! I thought I was going to be stuck with them.
I was surprised to find them in the "Help!" section at Autozone. They were about $10ish each, not a bad deal since the bulbs are like $6 a pair. The package said something like for GM years 1989-1996 and bulb 3157. I have a 2000 and use 3457 bulbs, but it's the same socket. Replacing them was a little difficult due to the zero slack policy of GM.




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