Just did this for both front and back. Needed the martini afterwards.
Tool needs to be plastic or in my
case I used a small stick of hard oak that had been sharpened on
sandpaper to a flat rounded point, like
a screwdriver, but without the potential paint damage.
The replacement rings I used seemed to be rough on the edges, which
made it worse.
John
Phase I BJ8
Randy Dickson wrote:
> Fellow Healeyoids,
>
> I'm having a hell of a time getting that little chrome ring into the rubber
> light housing on the rear turn indicator lights. I got the fronts in fine,
> but I can't get the rears in to save my life. I have spent an hour on just
> one! I'm sick of slipping with the rounded blade of a screwdriver and
> gouging the paint. I got these from AH Spares about five years ago and they
> have never seen the light of day. Did they change dimensions when they
> passed the time/space continuum? I don't know if I need to get other
> ones, use silicone or like lubricant or what. I always had a slightly hard
> time with these on my old Minis and my Cobra (which are identical) but
> NOTHING like the Healey problem. Maybe there is a special tool?????? Help
> is appreciated as how to proceed.
>
>
>
> Randy
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