well i got a ticket for my white blinkers.. gay.. so I'll be going amber all around 
Anyway, I might as well go amber with a nice touch, so I went and bought the 1157 sockets and I just can't keep the bulb in the metal socket. I think it's in and then i bang it a little to test it and it pops out. I'm thinking, if I hit a bump that bulb will just pop out.
on a side note for NJ residents. the recent bio-terrorism practice went horribly for NJ as a whole state. Hospitals failed horribly and emergency response was horrible. at least for my current area New Brunswick/Edison. Robert Wood Johnson reported there would be too many bodies to get rid of to make space for new dead bodies. anyway. moral of the story-- LOTS of irate, annoyed cops all over NJ, so be careful. they're probably getting their heads chewed off by people above them.
Anyway, I might as well go amber with a nice touch, so I went and bought the 1157 sockets and I just can't keep the bulb in the metal socket. I think it's in and then i bang it a little to test it and it pops out. I'm thinking, if I hit a bump that bulb will just pop out.on a side note for NJ residents. the recent bio-terrorism practice went horribly for NJ as a whole state. Hospitals failed horribly and emergency response was horrible. at least for my current area New Brunswick/Edison. Robert Wood Johnson reported there would be too many bodies to get rid of to make space for new dead bodies. anyway. moral of the story-- LOTS of irate, annoyed cops all over NJ, so be careful. they're probably getting their heads chewed off by people above them.
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hhhmmmm....that's a tough question! I did mine without any problems. Where did you get the sockets? Did you push the bulb in and turn? Don't really know what else to ask or tell you..... Good luck!
got the same ones that were in the writeup in vqpower.com from autozone. i dont think i can glue it in because of the heat generated from the bulb. arg
1)Remove your clearance light housing. It's pretty simple, just pop the hood and remove the screw that holds it in. With a little bit of tugging, you can pull the side closest to the doors (not the front side) out (it goes behind a little plastic flap). look down into the hood and find the little ball joint socket that holds the clearance light in. take a screwdriver (flathead) and pop it out of that socket. there the light is out.
2)Remove the bulb from the light by twisting it and pulling it out. Place the clearance light housing onto the ground.
3)In your hand you should have the bulb in socket connected to the wires for it. The bulb can be removed from its socket by being twisted and then pulled out. do so now.
4)Look at the bulb closely. On the metal base (below the glass) you can see two metal "nubs." Take fingernail clippers and snip the one CLOSEST TO THE GLASS (the higher one).
5)Cut a strip of electrical tape about 2 inches long and 1/4 inch high. Wrap this tape around the spot where the nub was so that it covers the spot (but not the other nub). This is to ensure a secure connection in the socket.
6)Look down into the socket of the bulb. You can see two notches where the nubs were to be secured (one for the higher nub and one for the lower nub). The bulb, however, now has only one nub (the lower one). Heres the tricky part: you want to put the bulb in so that the lower nub (the remaining one) goes in the spot that the higher nub was supposed to (dont worry if the electrical tape gets pushed a bit).
7) Now that the bulb is back in socket, replace the socket in the housing but dont put the housing back on yet. Flip your lights on to make sure that the job worked (I haven't seen it fail when you use electrical tape). Once your confident that it worked replace the housing (make sure its in there!).
8)Repeat on other side.
2)Remove the bulb from the light by twisting it and pulling it out. Place the clearance light housing onto the ground.
3)In your hand you should have the bulb in socket connected to the wires for it. The bulb can be removed from its socket by being twisted and then pulled out. do so now.
4)Look at the bulb closely. On the metal base (below the glass) you can see two metal "nubs." Take fingernail clippers and snip the one CLOSEST TO THE GLASS (the higher one).
5)Cut a strip of electrical tape about 2 inches long and 1/4 inch high. Wrap this tape around the spot where the nub was so that it covers the spot (but not the other nub). This is to ensure a secure connection in the socket.
6)Look down into the socket of the bulb. You can see two notches where the nubs were to be secured (one for the higher nub and one for the lower nub). The bulb, however, now has only one nub (the lower one). Heres the tricky part: you want to put the bulb in so that the lower nub (the remaining one) goes in the spot that the higher nub was supposed to (dont worry if the electrical tape gets pushed a bit).
7) Now that the bulb is back in socket, replace the socket in the housing but dont put the housing back on yet. Flip your lights on to make sure that the job worked (I haven't seen it fail when you use electrical tape). Once your confident that it worked replace the housing (make sure its in there!).
8)Repeat on other side.
awesome writeup for the corner light mod. but I'm referring to the bumper lights. the part that comes amber stock and many change to clears. Thanks though.
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i used the corner light socket and wiring from a 96. it has both wires. I then ground a bit off of the tabs so it would fit into the bumper light. screw those crappy sockets!
man. where woudl i find a 1157 socket that's close to stock-ish? on short notice? i definitely don't want another ticket
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Well, in WA state, we have Advanced Auto Pars stores. That's where i got mine. Schucks, maybe. Since i am not from NJ, I can't help much. Sorry.
just finished it up. hopefully i dont hit a pothole and the bulb pops out. im done with taking out my dc's this is the last mod im doing to them.
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You get an actual ticket or just a fix-it ticket? Cuz that's pretty evil, I've been running around with white blinkers but I've been terrified the entire time of getting pulled over for them.
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cop stated it was a summons with no points. no clue what that means. and FloodShark, you live in cali. you can get away with anything.Originally Posted by FloodShark
You get an actual ticket or just a fix-it ticket? Cuz that's pretty evil, I've been running around with white blinkers but I've been terrified the entire time of getting pulled over for them.
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i dont wanna jinx myself, but both my front and rear blinkers blink white and ive had no problems... theyve been white for over a yr... in both mass and ct