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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:04 PM
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Replacing ugly orange bulbs...need help!!!

We all know those orange turn signal lights we have on the front headlights (see picture). I bought some replacement bulbs to take care of that problem. But my question is how the hell do I replace them? I took off the screws (see picture), but still wasn't able to remove the headlight.
I'm sure this is a really simple job, but I'm a complete newbie when it comes to things like this. Any help would be great! Thanks
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:08 PM
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whoa whoa...no need to remove the dealihgt..read the manual...it tells u exaclty what to do
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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that is why i'm such a newbie...never though about reading the manual....duh!
Feel like such an idiot.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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i havent replaced any bulbs in my headlights yet, but i doubt you have to take out the whole assembly. all u gotta do is dig your hand in your engine bay and turn the socket of the bulb counterclockwise. you could double check with your manual.. and before you do that, if you have two of those little nubs on your new bulbs, you gotta file one off so that you only have one nub to screw in or else it wont fit right.. someone correct me if im wrong, but thats what i've read and learned about..
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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by tester's aluminum/silver paint pen...and paint the stock bulbs...they look clear but blink amber still
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:17 PM
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all you have to do is twist the connection that goes to the bulb you want to remove, pull out the old bulb, put in the new one (don't touch the bulb itself of the new one), twist back on the connection.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:20 PM
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Why does it sound so easy?....probably because it is!
Thanks guys (& girls, just in case)
Now all I got to do is get home.
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Old Oct 8, 2003 | 04:25 PM
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no prob. if you need more help let us know
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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and if you want to switch out the sidemarkers.. it's really easy to do those too.
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Old Oct 9, 2003 | 05:39 PM
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especially if you have small hands..
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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what colour are you gonna change them too?
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Old Oct 24, 2003 | 05:31 PM
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sorry but if some one knows , were do i found that paint for the bulbs?
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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does anyone know where to be able to just find clear bulbs in general for your front headlights and taillights?

i've done pently of searching on here and ebay, but if anybody actaully knows the right code for a clear bulb, please let me know.

i seriously want to rid my red oz of any orange/ amber color.

**reason for having such issues, is because the pegs are offset and therefore make it harder to find replacement clears ones.

now i know someone mentioned to me because just to sand down one of the pegs and make sue its in there tightly, but that just doesn't sound safe to me. i live in iowa, and the roads suck here, with my luck the bulb would shake lose with time.
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Old Sep 13, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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If you leave a little nub there, like not sanding it all the way smooth, it will stay. I did it to the bulbs in my OZ and had them like that for at least a year, no problems.
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