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Re: [Healeys] Bulb holder issue

To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Bulb holder issue
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:02:57 -0800
Cc: Austin Healey <healeys@autox.team.net>
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what I have done in other applications i break the glass and then use a
needle nosed pliers to grab the base push and turn it out.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 1:56 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have been struggling with the removal/replacement of the halogen
> taillight bulbs on my car. I simply cannot get q good enough grip on the
> bulb to push/turn and remove it from the bayonet socket.  Unlike later cars
> the glass lens on the 100 is almost flat, the bulb is straight with no
> shoulder and does not project very far beyond the surface of the
> receptacle.
>
> I'm sure there is a trick here--can anyone share it with me?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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n&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (_________________________)</span></div><=
div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div=
><br></div><div><br></div><div>1967 MGB =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.britis=
hcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br>=
</div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica N=
eue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an ani=
mal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please=
 excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words</div></div></div></div></=
div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 1:56 PM Michael Oritt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mi=
chael.oritt@gmail.com">michael.oritt@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=
=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(=
34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:13px">I have been struggling with the removal/replacement of the haloge=
n taillight bulbs on my car.=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)=
;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"=
>I simply cannot get q good enough grip on the bulb to push/turn and remove=
 it from the bayonet socket.=C2=A0 Unlike later cars the glass lens on the =
100 is almost flat, the bulb is straight with no shoulder and does not proj=
ect very far beyond the surface of the receptacle.=C2=A0</span><br style=3D=
"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-s=
erif;font-size:13px"><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,A=
rial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style=3D"color:=
rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;fo=
nt-size:13px">I&#39;m sure there is a trick here--can anyone share it with =
me?</span><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,2=
55)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Ca=
libri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34=
);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px=
">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div></div>
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