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Old 08-23-2004, 09:16 AM
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I've got a bulb out, which also means I've also got no blinker on that side of the car (Sweet. )... What's the best way to get at the bulb in the driving lights? I can't really see a way to get back there to replace it.

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Old 08-23-2004, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CamTom12
I've got a bulb out, which also means I've also got no blinker on that side of the car (Sweet. )... What's the best way to get at the bulb in the driving lights? I can't really see a way to get back there to replace it.

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Nevermind, it's pretty simple when you look at it in good light.
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under the car...did it myself in like 5 minutes in the DARK lol with only a flashlight in freezing cold weather haha...the hardest part was the old bulb shattered in my hand
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Originally Posted by 02WS6Bird
under the car...did it myself in like 5 minutes in the DARK lol with only a flashlight in freezing cold weather haha...the hardest part was the old bulb shattered in my hand
Hahaha, yeah. I ended up reaching through the brake vent under the DRL. Mine shattered, too. I bought some extra bulbs, that was definately the hardest part of the whole process, hahaha
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awww geez , CamTom , we thought you only hung out with us at the mtfba site, TRAITOR!
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there should be an access panel with two bolts under there. it flips down and you can get right at it. look and see if it's there. if your car is anything like mine, go ahead and stock up on bulbs. the other side will be goin out in about 3-5 weeks. lol

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Mine are tempermental, I can drive and sometimes they dont work and sometimes they do. Go figure.
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Originally Posted by CamTom12
Nevermind, it's pretty simple when you look at it in good light.

its amazing what light will do for you when you work on something
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CamTom's a good guy but we think he fell on his head the last time he jumped out of a plane for the Army J/K
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I had that problem repeatidly, the brake duct is the easiest way, no bolts to unscrew or nothin, and if u have a crack in the housing (aka its fogging up), u will have to replace the housing. ($30)
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Originally Posted by squall01
there should be an access panel with two bolts under there. it flips down and you can get right at it. look and see if it's there. if your car is anything like mine, go ahead and stock up on bulbs. the other side will be goin out in about 3-5 weeks. lol

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Hahaha, no kidding. I went ahead and bought three of them when I found some... Now I've only got one left
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Originally Posted by badjuju342
CamTom's a good guy but we think he fell on his head the last time he jumped out of a plane for the Army J/K
Hahahaha

Funny funny, Mike...
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mine were going out like once a week cause my housing was cracked and was rusting the connectors. Changed the housing and hasn't burnt since.



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