Why a dental pick ??? Laying in the foot compartment with a arm behind the center console you can fix the sockets Klaus & 05980 with LEDs in door, interior lamps and center panel and red bulbs in instrument cluster, because LEDs are not bright enough > Message: 15 > Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:19:21 -0700 (PDT) > From: Rod Dillman <rhdillman@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Installing LEDs in the AC panel > > When I installed Ba7s in my AC panel one bulb was so far > back in the panel I could not get the old bulb out. It > was clear that if I tried it would get pushed behind the > AC panel and since I was short one bulb I elected to > leave it for later. I reordered another Ba7 and have > discovered a simple, quick and easy way to bring a > recessed socket forward in the AC panel. Using a hooked > dental pick, insert the hooked tip in the small notch in > the side if the socket. There is a notch on each side of > the socket base that the bulb fits in when inserting a > new bulb. Since you twist the bulb to hold it tight, this > notch is empty. By applying slight pressure toward the > side of the socket as you pull outward, the whole base > moves forward. Pull it out until you get it to the point > that you can remove the old bulb. If you don't have a > hooked dental pick you can find them on Ebay for about > $10 a mixed set, or ask your friendly dentist to let you > have one of his cast-offs. You will discover lots of > uses for them. I do not sell dental picks, nor am I a > dentist. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/