Foglight Corrosion
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Foglight Corrosion
Ok, went to change one of my foglight bulbs, and when I pulled the bulb, one of the nodes didn't come out. It is now wedged into the socket and will not come out. Is there a good way to remedy the problem, or do I need a whole new socket?
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Originally Posted by markwb
Isn't there any way you can get it with needle nose pliers? Maybe I'm not understanding your problem.
P.*. No offense but you do know that the gray plastic part closest to the bulb is part of the replaceable bulb, not part of the socket, right? (This might not be obvious if you haven't bought your replacement yet.)
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Andy,
I understand the hardware end of the fog light lamp & socket. I guess I didn't understand the term "nodes", which I'm assuming is one of the flat pins in the oval shaped portion of the bulb. I'm guessing that the node or pin is broken off flush in the socket of the wiring harness for that particular fog light. I thought there may be enough pin there to get with a needle nose pliers and pull out of socket or something like that, apparently not.
I understand the hardware end of the fog light lamp & socket. I guess I didn't understand the term "nodes", which I'm assuming is one of the flat pins in the oval shaped portion of the bulb. I'm guessing that the node or pin is broken off flush in the socket of the wiring harness for that particular fog light. I thought there may be enough pin there to get with a needle nose pliers and pull out of socket or something like that, apparently not.
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Originally Posted by markwb
I'm guessing that the node or pin is broken off flush in the socket of the wiring harness for that particular fog light. I thought there may be enough pin there to get with a needle nose pliers and pull out of socket or something like that, apparently not.
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