mdbrandy Posted July 10, 2003 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2003 Ok, so I'm undoubtedly going to feel really stupid when someone tells me, but how do you disconnect the light fitting on the back of the clock? Pic attached with the one I'm talking about pointed to by a red arrow. I didn't want to pull too hard, it just spins around so it doesn't unscrew, and I poked around in the little recess (under the arrow) seeing if that was a release, but couldn't get it to come off. What silly thing am I missing? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambikiller240 Posted July 10, 2003 Share #2 Posted July 10, 2003 Originally posted by mdbrandy What silly thing am I missing? Hi Mark: You aren't missing anything. There is nothing there to miss. It just "pops" out. I wouldn't pull too hard on the wires, but if you can slip a thin flat screwdriver blade under the plastic socket and pry up on one side it will just pop right out, or if you can, grasp the bulb holder and pull while applying pressure to one side as well. It is held in place by an interference fit between the plastic bulb holder/socket and the metal clock housing. Very Lo-Tech. Carl Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbrandy Posted July 10, 2003 Author Share #3 Posted July 10, 2003 OK then, I was just being too cautious. I'll give it a good pull tonight :devious: .Thanks! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EScanlon Posted July 10, 2003 Share #4 Posted July 10, 2003 The recess below your arrow and ON the lampholder, if I recall right, is where you can use a very fine screwdriver to push in the tang on the contact for the bulb. You do this when you need to disassemble the bulb holder to clean the contact.The other possible "recess" isn't one. That's the hole with the green plastic in it. That's the melt pin to hold the bulb lens / mask to the body of the clock.Bambi already said it, you basically push the bulb holder to the side, not pull on the wires.2¢ Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 10, 2003 Share #5 Posted July 10, 2003 While you're there----Just twisting the other lamp sockets will scrub a fresh ground path.Myself,I would do that then install new bulbs.Of course the battery is disconnected.The Alt. Gauge nut and washers are brass and therefore oxidize.At a minimum I would GENTLY!!!! See if they would accept a little snuging down.Remember you are using the gauge post as the focal point for the pressure your wrench applies. Don't hurt the Gauge! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbrandy Posted July 10, 2003 Author Share #6 Posted July 10, 2003 Thanks for the tips. Right now the entire dash is on my workbench downstairs being stripped of everything, so the battery is not an issue :classic: . I'll be refurbing all the connections, lenses, etc as I go through this process, so hopefully I'll take care of some of these issues as I go. Thanks! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbrandy Posted July 11, 2003 Author Share #7 Posted July 11, 2003 Dash stripped, all gauges, wiring, duct work, and brackets out, ready to do something with to make it pretty again :classic: . Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43455 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Camouflage Posted July 11, 2003 Share #8 Posted July 11, 2003 Originally posted by mdbrandy OK then, I was just being too cautious. I'll give it a good pull tonight :devious: . Thanks! ROFL ROFL Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambikiller240 Posted July 11, 2003 Share #9 Posted July 11, 2003 Originally posted by mdbrandy OK then, I was just being too cautious. I'll give it a good pull tonight . Originally posted by Mr Camouflage ROFL ROFL Careful, Mark. Too much "pulling" can cause blindness. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdbrandy Posted July 11, 2003 Author Share #10 Posted July 11, 2003 Originally posted by BambiKiller240 Careful, Mark. Too much "pulling" can cause blindness. And hair on your gauges... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/6954-instrument-light-fitting-removal/#findComment-43525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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