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What is this? Front dome light
« on: December 10, 2014, 05:12:52 pm »
what is this metalic tab? it fell out when tried to removed the middle front dome light bulb?
and i managed to blow the 7.5a interior fuse  :sad1: :confused:
the metalic tab what is on the pic with the middle bulb. on the left side of the bulb

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Re: What is this? Front dome light
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2014, 05:36:47 pm »
sorry not really. as it's not telling about the metal tab  :sad1:

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Re: What is this? Front dome light
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2014, 10:31:08 pm »
Its the bulb holder. It connects the bulb to the metal track

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Re: What is this? Front dome light
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2014, 08:22:22 am »
Its the bulb holder. It connects the bulb to the metal track

I'll second that, although some arrows pointing to the exact area would give people a better chance to see what you're talking about.

Does just like that metal strip I remember holding the bulb down. It's under a bit of tension to my memory which lead me to believe it was used to stop the bulb shaking when driving on bumpy roads.

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Re: What is this? Front dome light
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2014, 03:53:47 pm »
this part?
how can i secure it back in place?

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Re: What is this? Front dome light
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2014, 06:05:26 pm »
this part?
how can i secure it back in place?


Genuinely just try bend it! I think something similar happened.

If it starts to feel like it'll snap then stop obviously but the bending is worth a try

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Re: What is this? Front dome light
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2014, 08:08:32 pm »
It's just like a little leaver to pull the bulb out so just bend it back in, should be fine  :happy2: