Replacing Front left turn signal bulb???
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Fords, NJ
I did have the pleasure of using a life so it made it easy. My pleasure soon turned to horror when I found 2 very rusted brake lines in the rear.
Cruising
Joined: Mar 2015
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Turn signal bulb problem
I tried your method on my passenger side front turn signal bulb, but couldn't locate the bulb holder. Worse still my hand was stuck in the vent opening for a few minutes before I finally wiggled it free. Is there any difference from drivers side to passengers side?
my drivers side goes out all the time, I need a new light, I use to change them the way SPIVET does, but the fastest way for me to change the bulb is to push the brake air duct in a little and then push it down out the way, then just reach your hand in through there, now it takes me litterally 1 to 2 minutes, it's real easy
Ozzie
here you go I just went out and took a few pics to show what I do, you can also see how many times the bulb actually exploded, stuck inside the light. The plus side to doing it this way is once you unscrew socket, there is enough wire to pull out the duct and change bulb with 2 hands.
Before.............
with brake duct down............
replacing bulb.................
Ozziehere you go I just went out and took a few pics to show what I do, you can also see how many times the bulb actually exploded, stuck inside the light. The plus side to doing it this way is once you unscrew socket, there is enough wire to pull out the duct and change bulb with 2 hands.
Before.............
with brake duct down............
replacing bulb.................
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Calgary Alberta
C5 of Year Finalist (stock) 2019
Both sides are the same. I just changed my bulbs out to LED's on the weekend. The bulb is vertically mounted. If you're changing out the drivers side use your left hand to remove it. My hand BARELY fit, but I managed to change the bulbs no problem. Hope this helps
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: . New York
In this day and age I dont know why anyone would replace a TS bulb with a halogen bulb. Its not the "life" of the bulb that is the problem, its the temp. If your housings arent melted by now...they will eventually be, and at that point, no matter what type of halogen bulb you put in, its gonna go when any water hits it. If they re not melted now....LEDs wil prevent that from happening, and even if they are...LEDs will deal with a drop of water better. the running lights are a no brainer as they are always on.....the TS will blink faster until you put the TS bypass in (takes ten minutes with a beer in one hand) and if you dont get around to the bypass, you wont be hurting anything....just flashing faster.
Just an opinion.
Just an opinion.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Athens TX
Definitely. First time I changed my bulb I had hell getting it out because I didn't know there was a tab and I couldn't feel it. Ended up breaking the slot the bulb sits in. Ended up getting new blinker housing assemblies later anyway so it didn't really matter, but bottom line be careful. A lot of that plastic can be old and brittle.
Cruising
Joined: Jun 2016
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From: Poquoson VA
Tried through the brake duct yesterday, tore up my forearm and couldn't get the socket to release (no grip on detent clip), so I did it the other way by popping headlights up, removing bezel and reaching down from top. MUCH easier and I have smaller hands/wrist, can't imagine going through the ducting. Thanks for the tips.
