Question about clearence light mod (split from sticky)
Re: I have a 95-96 and want to rewire my clearance lights like a 97-99
Originally posted by gepetto
Ok this mod is actually simpler to do on a 95-96, just no one knows how. so here goes:
Stuff you need: Phillips head screwdriver, flathead screwdriver, nailclippers, electrical tape
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.
Thats it! Took me less than 10 minutes to do!
Ok this mod is actually simpler to do on a 95-96, just no one knows how. so here goes:
Stuff you need: Phillips head screwdriver, flathead screwdriver, nailclippers, electrical tape
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.
Thats it! Took me less than 10 minutes to do!
WHATS THE POINT OF DOING THIS, IS THIS SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOUR CLEARANCE LIGHTS BRIGHTER??
Re: Re: I have a 95-96 and want to rewire my clearance lights like a 97-99
the same thing u did with the clearence lights to make them brighter , can u also do that with the signal lights in the front where the clear corners go on the bumper , can u do this to make those lights brighter as well or is the only way to rewire them?
clearence lights
ok i tried doing this mod today but when i pulled out the clearence lights(1157) the end nubs were the same size so i did not know which one to cut , they are exactly the same , is this because they are hyper white bulbs , do i need to get regular bulbs then do the nub cutting??
the clearence lights are the lights next to the headlights right
the clearence lights are the lights next to the headlights right
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Re: clearence lights
Originally posted by 95seMax
ok i tried doing this mod today but when i pulled out the clearence lights(1157) the end nubs were the same size so i did not know which one to cut , they are exactly the same , is this because they are hyper white bulbs , do i need to get regular bulbs then do the nub cutting??
the clearence lights are the lights next to the headlights right
ok i tried doing this mod today but when i pulled out the clearence lights(1157) the end nubs were the same size so i did not know which one to cut , they are exactly the same , is this because they are hyper white bulbs , do i need to get regular bulbs then do the nub cutting??
the clearence lights are the lights next to the headlights right
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Re: Re: clearence lights
Originally posted by MajorMax96SE
The two nubs are on the outside of the metal part of the bulb. They are what lock the bulb into place in the socket. They are not on the bottom of the bulb. The type of bulb will not matter. The nubs are the same size, but one is closer to the top (glass) than the other.
The two nubs are on the outside of the metal part of the bulb. They are what lock the bulb into place in the socket. They are not on the bottom of the bulb. The type of bulb will not matter. The nubs are the same size, but one is closer to the top (glass) than the other.
I snipped of the upper nub and put the bulb in backwards (the bottom nub in the upper slot like the directions say). However, there is no light at all coming on. So I then snipped the other nub off which allowed the bulb to seat at the bottom of the socket. However, only one bulb works. It is brighter but the other bulb does not work at all now. I took it back out and examined the filaments and they do not look broken or blown. Any ideas?
How does the mod work if you put the bottom nub in the upper slot? It doesn't bring the bulb low enough into the socket to make contact with the two points in the socket. Please help me out if you can. Thanks.
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