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Date:         Mon, 8 Jul 2013 18:23:24 -0500
Reply-To:     James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         James Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Marker light tip wanted
Comments: To: Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAJ-pOoa1pLWD7jiRgq14A0bpUiQ8_jnkX5BuyQgVjgLXZDGFvA@mail.gmail.com>
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Anyone of you guys needing some good lamps with good boots, I've got 'em.

Jim

On Jul 8, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM> wrote:

> And if it's like mine, the rubber boot is hard and feels like it's going to > tear or crack as you try to slip it off. Once it's off, the plastic clip > and tube is distorted and brittle from the bulb heat. > Good Luck! > > -Dick- > 78 Scirocco > 87 Vanagon Syncro > 12 Golf TDI > > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 2:50 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > >> At 05:20 PM 7/8/2013, Eric Caron wrote: >> >>> Hi listers, >>> >>> Is it true that this list will help with even the silliest >>> question while leaving the askers dignity intact? >> >> Boy, you're asking a lot. <grin> >> >> >> then risk damaging something I thought I would just ask. How do I >>> expose that tricky little bulb for replacement? >> >> The lamp holder is covered by a thin rubber sleeve that extends all >> the way to the back of the external part of the fitting. You can get >> a screwdriver tip under the lip and start it moving; it then comes >> off pretty easily. There's enough slack in the wires for the boot to >> come off completely. >> >> But now your troubles are beginning. If you have good spatial >> perception I'll describe what you'll find; otherwise you'll be better >> off getting help. >> >> Yours, >> David >>


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