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Offline T30GUE

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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2009, 03:18:06 pm »
Who hoo!
Simple minds and all that!

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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2009, 05:51:06 pm »
Had the same problem doing my sidelights, and same as you guys lost a lot of skin on my knuckles  :laugh:

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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2009, 05:53:43 pm »
And the final result!


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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2009, 05:55:16 pm »
And the Osram Nightbreakers - really impressed with them, nice white light.


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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #19 on: November 05, 2009, 01:04:30 pm »
when removing the sidelight bulb holder, do you have to rotate it first or just pull the little bligther straight out???

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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2009, 01:29:06 pm »
when removing the sidelight bulb holder, do you have to rotate it first or just pull the little bligther straight out???

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You don't 'have' to rotate it but it does help to coax it out!  :happy2:

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Re: Removing sidelights - Arghhh!
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2009, 01:36:10 pm »
Cheers nath, took 2 minutes after a set of 'Normal' pliers was found  (couldn't find needle nosers) just a small cheap mod to liven up the sh***y halogen units, they look quite cool   :happy2: