Cheap will do just fine.
I still would like to slap the punk that came up with that design! Ugh!!

 

Snap-On 9/16" Flare Nut Six-Point Socket p/n FRX181 $52.00

 

Got the same Snap-On socket about 25 years ago and I remember it cost about $23.00. That was the most I ever paid for any single socket. But it is a work of art and works great.

 

Made one for the lights and the o2's on my mill a long time ago, cheap and easy!

 

Fuel injection line sockets also....but I had a hard time finding a 9/16 one. I thought some of the older diesels had 9/16 nuts on the fuel lines... I found a 14mm which is close.

I ended up using my 4" grinder with a cutting wheel to make one out of a cheap 9/16 deep well.

 

I bought a cheap 9/16 six point deep well socket. Was planning to cut a slot as recommended above. Now I am considering taking the cut all the way to the bottom of the socket, making it sort of a pass through socket with a slot. Then turn it with vise grips rather than a socket wrench. This way the socket will not twist the wire.

Thoughts?

 

Passing Lamp Alignment Video

https://www.fixmyhog.com/video/passi...gnment-001497/

 

The wires won't twist as long as you hold the lamp steady. Just don't want to pinch the wires.

 

the pawn shop near me has boxes of cheep china sockets. i dug around in the box until i found a 9/16 socket, asked the guy "how much"? "free", he said.

 

First and foremost, " thingy " is not a word.