turn signal replacement
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Le Mans Master
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From: hagerstown md
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
turn signal replacement
Just bought my 98 C5, and need to replace the front approach/turn signal bulb. How do you get to it? My 88 convert. is a cinch, but the 98 is giving me fits! Manual says to remove the front facia close out, so where is the front close out anyway? I need some help FAST. You can't drive around looking like a cyclops! https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ilies/eek6.gif
Pro
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From: Rochester NY
Just bought my 98 C5, and need to replace the front approach/turn signal bulb. How do you get to it? My 88 convert. is a cinch, but the 98 is giving me fits! Manual says to remove the front facia close out, so where is the front close out anyway? I need some help FAST. You can't drive around looking like a cyclops! https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ilies/eek6.gif
If you just need to replace the bulb, you will be able to look right down through the opening created by removing the shroud and see where the socket is turned into the housing.
Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area (Danville) CA
you don't have to do the headlight method.
i been having this prob. and i drove cyclops style for about 4 months.
what you do is jack the car up in front, (or on the side of the bad bulb), then get under the bumper and on the edge you will see a panel that you can unbolt. they are small 10mm screws i believe.
so take that panel off, reach your hand up and unscrew the bulb housing from the socket. but be careful ebcause there is a tab on the bulb housing that you need to push in before you can unscrew it out.
I hope you can understand my directions. if not, feel free to ask more questions.
good luck.
i been having this prob. and i drove cyclops style for about 4 months.
what you do is jack the car up in front, (or on the side of the bad bulb), then get under the bumper and on the edge you will see a panel that you can unbolt. they are small 10mm screws i believe.
so take that panel off, reach your hand up and unscrew the bulb housing from the socket. but be careful ebcause there is a tab on the bulb housing that you need to push in before you can unscrew it out.
I hope you can understand my directions. if not, feel free to ask more questions.
good luck.
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Ok,
now the 3rd way is to reach in thru the brake duct opening, push the flexible ducting out of the way and reach in an remove the socket as per the previous post....
In both the first method and this one it helps to have long slim arms....
The second is for guys named Popeye.....
now the 3rd way is to reach in thru the brake duct opening, push the flexible ducting out of the way and reach in an remove the socket as per the previous post....
In both the first method and this one it helps to have long slim arms....
The second is for guys named Popeye.....
Le Mans Master
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From: Southern New Jersey, The wet part at the bottom
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
When I did this I was thinking to myself "what was wrong with attaching the lens to the lamp body with a couple of phillips head screws?"
Melting Slicks
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Ok,
now the 3rd way is to reach in thru the brake duct opening, push the flexible ducting out of the way and reach in an remove the socket as per the previous post....
In both the first method and this one it helps to have long slim arms....
The second is for guys named Popeye.....
now the 3rd way is to reach in thru the brake duct opening, push the flexible ducting out of the way and reach in an remove the socket as per the previous post....
In both the first method and this one it helps to have long slim arms....
The second is for guys named Popeye.....
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Thanks for the help guys. Did some looking around the front end last night. Removed the brake duct grill and went in through there. You were all right about the popeye thing. Luckily, I have small hands and the "popeyes" don't start until after my wrists. Got her changed out in about five minutes. Wasn't hard at all. The PITA was getting the duct grill back on. Gotta love this forum!
Instructor
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From: Baton Rouge la
I just replaced my rt side turn sig bulb......word to the wise....spray a little tanning oil on your forearm and it makes the process of reaching from top a snap....2 mins...rem to depress the back side clip on the bulb socket and turn.....
Race Director
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From: Norman Oklahoma - The Only State in the Union with no Blue Counties!
The Stealership...Mark Heitz in Norman OK did the job for me for $35.00! I brought my own long life bulbs from O'Reily's - $ 3.59 for the pair! Way better than hanging your hand up in a place it shouldn't go!
Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area (Danville) CA
screw that. it takes literally 5-10 min. max to do depending on which method you use.
i hate the dealership
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Whatsa matter, can't remember your pubescent high school days?
Drifting
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Also, I did the headlight method. It should be noted that this is actually easy but no one ever said that it doesn't pull straight out like the horizontally, its vertacally in there, well that might have been apparant to most of you in like all of 2 seconds..not me, it took me a LONG time (30 mins) to realize that. I got it out though and back in there, no problem. Next time I think I will do it with the front brake duct push-down method b/c taking that bezel off too much makes me scared of scratching the paint on my bumper. Man was that tough to get back on!
Racer
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OK someone on this forum gave me this so i'm not taking credit. open the hood raise the headlights. The remove the height adjusting bolt. The long bolt with a black rubber bumper. Mark the threads somehow so you can get it back in the right place.
Now i'm not bragging, but i have big forearms, and this still worked. Now you have room to reach down and unlatch the signal housing. I did push it out the air duct housing hole to change the bulb. Put some dielectric (sp?) grease in the socket to keep water out. It takes a little practice but once you know how to do it, it takes about 5 min. to change a bulb. Thanks to whoever figured this one out.
Now i'm not bragging, but i have big forearms, and this still worked. Now you have room to reach down and unlatch the signal housing. I did push it out the air duct housing hole to change the bulb. Put some dielectric (sp?) grease in the socket to keep water out. It takes a little practice but once you know how to do it, it takes about 5 min. to change a bulb. Thanks to whoever figured this one out.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
That is the route I finally took....