Daytime Running Lights Out

[Lucemdown]

For all the folks that were able to get the bulbs out of the assembly, how in the hell did you do it....

 

Does the inner housing come out? how do you release all four prongs holding the bulb in place short of breaking the existing bulb and breaking the plastic base of the existing bulb?

 

There looks to be some tabs on the outer housing that hold the inner plastic housing that is gripping the bulb in place. Any help would be grand!

 

 

All you have to do is press that tab and rotate it ccw (if looking from the rear of the connector) and this should release the connector from the housing.

 

One thing to be mindful of after pulling out the old bulb, is to take a good look at the inside of the connector. If it is brown/black in color and shows signs of excess heat, you need to make sure to clean up all carbon and oxidation buildup on the contacts prior to new bulb install or you will have to go back in to do the work again sooner than you'd like. Trust me, I've learned this the hard way and replaced bulbs more times than I should have over the last couple of years until I finally "paid attention to detail" and corrected the real issue. Bad connection. From my experience, these bulbs will continue to burnout prematurely until you ensure that you are getting an optimum connection, as with all electronics.

 

Hope this helps.