08-01-2005, 09:59 PM
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there are the 2 194 bulbs for the dome light that are in the "condoms"...
i was wondering how i can remove these...
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08-01-2005, 11:23 PM
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are the bulbs soldered into the "condoms"...
i cant pull them out...
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08-01-2005, 11:38 PM
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where my knickers at?
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If you mean the gray plastic thyng that plugs into the board.. no, they're not soldered. The wires that are part of the bulb get melted onto the contacts in the "condom." You just have to either yank the bulb out or you can take a pin like I did and break the wires off the contacts.
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08-01-2005, 11:48 PM
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no the bulbs in the blue "condoms" in this picture
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08-01-2005, 11:55 PM
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why take them out get replacements http://www.superbrightleds.com
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08-02-2005, 12:29 AM
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i need the condom to complete the connection
unless i want them just dangling there
thats what im trying to do is replace them but i cant get the regular bulb out of the condom so i can put the leds in there
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08-02-2005, 12:29 AM
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It's the same thing.. but yeah, lol, it would be just as easy to just replace them.
Well, they look like they function the same way. the wires look like they should be able to be seen on the back of the "condom".. just pick them loose and yank the bulb out.
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08-02-2005, 12:31 AM
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well ive tried to pull them out...
it seemed like i was going to crush the bulb...
how do you break the connection with a pin
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08-02-2005, 12:33 AM
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i dont no it seems to but stuck in there...
ive replaced the 194's in the front under the dash...
they just pulled out....
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08-02-2005, 12:38 AM
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you have the bulbs & condoms out right? look at the back of the condom.. you can see the metal pieces that the wires from the bulbs make contact with? just take a pin and run it between the wire & the metal piece on the condom.
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08-02-2005, 12:38 AM
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they twist and pull out but if you get the replacements from http://www.superbrightleds.com they have the new "condom" already on them no need to try to pull out the old ones to put in the led ones .. they also have ur festoon bulb there the one in back of the dome but just twist the blue part on the bulb it will slide out of the dome.. its the same type they use in the instrument cluster lights .. just twist them they should come right out
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08-02-2005, 12:40 AM
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yeah, i could be wrong, I ve never messed with those particular bulbs but they look the same
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08-02-2005, 12:41 AM
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didnt see any 194 bulbs with the "condom" on that site...
i did see the bulbs that would fit into the condoms though...
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08-02-2005, 12:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by cruisinalero@Aug 1 2005, 10:41 PM
didnt see any 194 bulbs with the "condom" on that site...
i did see the bulbs that would fit into the condoms though...
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http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm
almost all the way down they have the festoon bulb and instrument cluster and gauges bulbs thats the same ones you need to use in the dome lights they may not be blue but their the same ones
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08-02-2005, 12:46 AM
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i dont think the bulb #74 will work for to replace the 194 with the condom...
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08-02-2005, 12:48 AM
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this bulb???
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08-02-2005, 12:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by cruisinalero@Aug 1 2005, 10:46 PM
i dont think the bulb #74 will work for to replace the 194 with the condom...
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trust me its the same thing they have been using these bulbs in cars and trucks for almost 20 years my 85 vw cabriolet has the same ones my 91 gmc truck and my 2002 alreo has in them and i've seen 79 and 80 gmc trucks with them at the salvage yards they are all interchangeable if you need to go check with the dealer but 2 bulbs from then would cost you almost 10 bucks and not be leds... the twist and lock part are all the same size they are just changing the number/intensity of the bulb
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08-02-2005, 12:55 AM
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the thing is that i already have the bulb that goes into that condom...
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08-02-2005, 12:55 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by cruisinalero@Aug 1 2005, 10:48 PM
this bulb???
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yes thats the same kind the number is only telling you the type of bulb the twist and lock is the same size ad the blue ones in ur dome
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08-02-2005, 12:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by cruisinalero@Aug 1 2005, 10:55 PM
the thing is that i already have the bulb that goes into that condom...
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well to get the old one out and put the new one in try taking it out like you would change a x-mas light bulb form its holder bent the two tabs down str8 and put it out :-P put the new one in and bend them back
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