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Old 06-01-2007 | 03:17 AM
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Default 98 z28 front parkling ambers

so i bought some for my buddies camaro



and yea they are huge! Am i wrong or right?
they dont look likt they would fit... also how do i get those amber ones out?

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Old 06-01-2007 | 07:12 AM
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yes, the LOOK huge, but they fit. Remove the headlights (1 10mm bolt) and slide them sideways to remove & disconnect.
I think it's a 7mm pair of bolts/screws holding the lights in for the signals. remove those, lift them up through the hole where the headlights used to be. . .reinstall...
Old 06-01-2007 | 08:55 AM
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looks like the right size to me, don't worry they will fit just fine.
Old 06-01-2007 | 11:43 AM
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You might get lucky and have a pair that doesn't allow water in. If not here are a few tips.

1) Remove the rubber seal that goes between the bulb and the housing. It looks like a rubber washer. Install it in the same fashion on the new housing.

2) Put some clear gasket maker around the edges of the housing to seal it up better.

3) Drill some small holes on the underside of the housing to let water escape if it gets trapped.

This will keep them looking good and not all f'd up.
Old 06-03-2007 | 05:27 PM
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Mine melted the socket from the heat of the bulb...cheap aftermarket crap plastic. Hopefully those are better than the ones I bought. Water started getting in mine after a few days and ended up going with the stock ones again with a carbon fiber cover. they look big, but that is the correct set.
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and after it melts the plastic, lets the water in, the bulbs usually break. . .




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