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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 09:16 PM
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has anyone been able to change bulbs like the owners manual says you can? who has an arm that fits there? i had to drop muffler, cut section out of that brace where rectangular hole is, and then cut a piece out off the cutout for the original mufflers. took me over an hour for 2 cotton picking bulbs and i still have to do other side!
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 09:32 PM
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Just changed my 87 to all 4 LED's lights. Did it through the licence plate hole to get he inboard lights and through the inboard lights to get to the other. stretched fingers reaching the 10mm bolts, scraped knuckles and forearms but it can be done.
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 09:38 PM
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I had to go through the license plate also,

Removed the back up lights

Lowered the spare tire

Removed the spare tire bolt bracket,

Removed the first rear tail light, then accessed the second one through the hole of the first, STILL a BEAR to do.
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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yeah, the book left that out. what kind of LEDS did you use anyway? willing to change bulb but having to deal with a resistor in that limited amount of space?
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Old Aug 15, 2013 | 10:14 PM
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The LED's they sell now are all plug and play. No resistors. There was just a thread on this forum with a great sale on all 4 lights....

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-p...9-shipped.html

I did 2 at a time which cost me more but I replaced my outboard lights first because I had amber turn signal lights from when I had the Vette in England, then changed those lights to LED's.

Pretty sure Mid America or Ecklers has them.
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