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Subject:Re: Marker light tip wanted
From:James Felder
Date:Mon, 8 Jul 2013 18:23:24 -0500

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
>>