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10-30-2008, 11:43 PM | #1 |
How do you pry open the side markers?
Well I wanted to put in my chrome to amber little bulbs in the side markers. I was able to detach the sidemarker, but i can't manage to pry off the plastic cover from the housing. i tried to use a small swiss army knife flathead screwdriver, but i chipped a piece of the plastic off! ARG...
do i just need to grow my finger nails?! these are the side markers i'm talking about. i just own the stock ones, this is a pic of aftermarket ones.. |
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10-31-2008, 12:10 AM | #2 |
Break'em off some.
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you have to cut the "stem" off and you can replace the bulb inside. Then you have to glue it back together.
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10-31-2008, 12:14 AM | #3 |
ohh dude, are you serious..... that is depressing. haha
i know what you mean by the stem. Yah I was lookin at the thing for minutes trying to figuire out a way to "pop" it off. Your way seems like the only way. If you're not pulling me leg... |
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10-31-2008, 12:23 AM | #4 | |
Break'em off some.
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I read that method on here. Its easy, just a PITA. |
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10-31-2008, 12:42 AM | #5 |
Yah seriously. It seems you'd have to operate like a surgeon so you won't cut the bulb or where the bulb connects to the wires. eek. Maybe i'll go for garm's LED sidemarkers. However, those seem a little pricey. They have some knock off LED ones on ebay for like $1.25. haha. Those would probably have everything wrong with them...but you never know!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-W...spagenameZWDVW |
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10-31-2008, 10:05 AM | #6 |
Peter.... get the led sidemarkers from Garm. I recently installed the smoked led side lights he sells. I even did a DIY on the installation with pics. I just haven't had a chance to repost it after the hack.
You can take alot of time and mod your existing ones or just spend $40 and do a painless replacement. I'll post pics of mine lit up at night when I get home this evening. Later.... |
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10-31-2008, 10:45 AM | #7 |
Yah, i had yoour DIY in mind when i was popping mine off. But I knew it got erased. Doh. Let me know when you post it up again!
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10-31-2008, 03:05 PM | #8 |
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hmmmm..
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