Instrument panel socket replacement
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Burning Brakes
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Instrument panel socket replacement
I've been working on my center console and was replacing the light bulbs. A couple of the bulb wires pulled out of the socket.
The socket is fine the copper piece that is seperate from socket that the wire is pinched into is what is the problem.
It is shaped light a mushroom and is what the base of the bulb sits on is the culprit.
Can I purchase this little copper wire fastener somewhere or do I have to buy an entire socket?
Here is a link to what I assume is the entire socket for my 1969.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G
thanks
The socket is fine the copper piece that is seperate from socket that the wire is pinched into is what is the problem.
It is shaped light a mushroom and is what the base of the bulb sits on is the culprit.
Can I purchase this little copper wire fastener somewhere or do I have to buy an entire socket?
Here is a link to what I assume is the entire socket for my 1969.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000050G
thanks
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Hi x,
I tried unsuccessfully to do what you're trying to do.
I ended up buying new sockets.
Regards,
Alan
The single wire socket is easy to find; the double wire socket is harder to find.
I tried unsuccessfully to do what you're trying to do.
I ended up buying new sockets.
Regards,
Alan
The single wire socket is easy to find; the double wire socket is harder to find.
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No need to replace anything.
Just pull the center wire thru a little more leaving the socket on,
then bend the wire into a little "T" shape and solder that T.
Better connection than original and will last forever.
Just pull the center wire thru a little more leaving the socket on,
then bend the wire into a little "T" shape and solder that T.
Better connection than original and will last forever.
