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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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ok, so those little bulbs in the door that light the window switches have been out for awhile, finally getting around to replacing them. Pulled the panel off, got the bulb assembly out of the holder (where it plug into the panel)...now how the heck do I get the bulb out? Does the bulb itself come out or does the bulb with that plastic base thing seperate from the two wires?
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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There a bitch to get off. What I did was, I used a needle nose plier to pry them off.
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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Haha yup, simply crack the blub and ripped it from the fitment using pliers.
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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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Removed the bulb all together, replaced with LEDs.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 02:44 AM
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how hard was that meissenation? i have been interested in doing this....
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 08:49 AM
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If you can solder, you can do this. Materials are really cheap and it's a fun way to do a thousand different lighting mods all over your car for practically no money at all. I get my stuff from here
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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Thanks everyone! Got the bulbs out. Broke the first one, second one came out without breaking.
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Exactly as pewterpowre said. Very easy to do, just requires some soldering. Best part though is that the plast he said, oznium.com will include the resistors for like 5 cents more.
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hmmm i think i will get some of these myself...do u need to get the LED Holders?
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Old Nov 12, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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personally I just super glued the LEDs into position... LEDs don't get hot, and they last atleast 10,000 hours so its not like you'll be having to reglue that often.
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