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Old 02-21-2010, 06:53 PM
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Yah I know pretty stupid huh?

Well I think is should be like any other headlight bulb socket plug just pull it off with a slight wiggle. Well I have squeezed and wiggled till my fingers are numb. I wound up almost breaking off the tabs coming out of the bulb and I said the heck with it and unscrewed on of the screws holding the spring wire holding the bulb in. Thanks
 
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Old 02-21-2010, 06:55 PM
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I got so pissed off at mine one time I pulled the prongs off the freaking headlight bulb!!! Of course $24 later I calmed down.
 
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just pinch it from the sides and it slides off easy
 
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just pinch it from the sides and it slides off easy

Ok it will be coming off this coming weekend I'll let you know how it goes. Man something so easy can **** you off so bad! LOL it Drove me nuts
 
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Put some dialetic grease on them after you get them off. They are a PITA to get off sometimes. No real solution but to have patients.
 
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ah ha, but there is a solution. if you go to napa you can get a headlight plug that has the three slots that will fit your bulb. be sure to not use the plastic type as the amperage will perhaps melt it. go for the bakelite type. they're 5 or 6 bucks, and you can easily solder and shrink tube them and trash that pigtail that was designed by the devil himself. those stock plugs are a real pain in the noogleberries. easily replaced if you are handy with a soldering gun and shrink tube though.
 
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It can be a horrible experience...
 
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