Interior Light help needed.

[Quick Red Head]

I have an 86.5 and i cant figure out how to get at the reading lights to replace the bulbs. Anyone replace these bulbs, or have a suggestion?

[Finnon]

pull on it real hard and itll come off. best place to pull on is by the rear view mirror

[GrimJack]

What he said. You'll need to hang off the thing like you want to break it, they are REALLY hard to get off.

[Sl1dewaysSupra]

^ Thats weird, I just used a flathead screwdriver and pushed in on the clips. It still required a little tugging but I didn't need to He-man yank it.

[Guyana00]

What he said. You'll need to hang off the thing like you want to break it, they are REALLY hard to get off.

I wouldn't advise pullin all that hard. The thing practically pops out. No offense Grim.

- Get a flathead
- Pop it into the FRONT of the maplight trim and pry lightly. You could use your hand to avoid damaging the headliner once you get room.
- It will come off easily and the maroon/blue/grey trim is just a cover, not an electrical unit. The Actual unit will remain bolted up by two screws.
- Remove the crapped out bulb, toss it and pop in the new one.
- Be careful to only pry the trim and not the unit since you don't want to break that part, it does not pop off, since it had those two bolts holding it in securely.
- Pop the trim back on by doing the back first and then snap in the front.


^ Thats weird, I just used a flathead screwdriver and pushed in on the clips. It still required a little tugging but I didn't need to He-man yank it.

Damn, 2 minutes, lol. Take it easy bro.

-Shankar

[Finnon]

i tried the screwdriver thing and got nowhere. then in the end i just got pissed off and yanked it and off it came

[Sl1dewaysSupra]

What ever works I guess. LOL.

[Wills7MGTE]

HAHAHA You got pissed off, yasnked it and came huh, wow thats a bit adult for us memebers of Supramania.

[Finnon]

HAHAHA You got pissed off, yasnked it and came huh, wow thats a bit adult for us memebers of Supramania.
lol yeah something like that lol

[Quick Red Head]

thanks for the help guys. I just pulled on it real hard and it came off, why do they make it so hard to get off but so easy to put on? It don't make sense.

[Guyana00]

thanks for the help guys. I just pulled on it real hard and it came off, why do they make it so hard to get off but so easy to put on? It don't make sense.

Lol, I'm not sure, but I think some are different than others, both of mine came off easily for me and some of the people here say say it was difficult, in cluding you. Since I don't doubt you guys, then I'm jus thinkin some are hard and some aren't.

It's like the car I'm parting out. The one I'm keeping...all of the parts are tight and harder to remove or work with. The parts car? Everything comes out easily. For example, After cracking the upper control arm bolts to take out the front shocks, the bolts slid out on the parts car. The good car required some "finesse" :3d_frown: