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  1. #1
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    Default Is it just me

    Or is there some trick to installing the halogen bulbs with the two pins in the base? Always a struggle to get them inserted
    Granvil Tracy
    2000 Vantare XLV45, S-2

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    Granvil,

    I have the same problem. I have found that using some DC 4 lubricant makes it easier to install them. Also, if one is particularly difficult I unscrew the fixture from the ceiling and pop the back off. This allows me to hold the plastic clip with one hand and insert the bulb with the other hand.

    They are not easy to install, but opening up the back of the fixture makes it a little easier.
    Tuga & Karen Gaidry

    2012 Honda Pilot

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    I started the job and gave up ! Pins wouldn't go in the holes without bending and breaking, cards with led's were to big, etc. I'm happy with the original bulbs !

    99 Country Coach 45XL
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    Wow....I was hoping I was merely a moron...I'm going to tell Kim to break out the candles
    Granvil Tracy
    2000 Vantare XLV45, S-2

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    Try walking the pins in. meaning side to side, one pin , then the other, a little at a time.
    Gary & Lise Deinhard, 2003 Elegant Lady Liberty, Dbl slide

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    Having just replaced all bulbs with the LED disks I too was struggling. After a few, okay quite a few, I discovered that they go in easist when the bulb is horizontal. This means the end of the bulb without the pins must be pushed up against the reflector in the fixture. I was bending pins and trying to wiggle them in before discovering the receptacle isn't very tolerant to the pins being inserted at even the slightest angle.


    Gil and Durlene
    2003 H-3 Hoffman Conversion

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    Will give that a try as well
    Granvil Tracy
    2000 Vantare XLV45, S-2

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    I replaced all the original halogen bulbs with the flat disk 2-pin LEDs. Once I realized this required some patience, after having lost 3 LEDs due to a broken off pin, a loss of about $30, I slowed down and all was well. I can confirm that the disk must be almost horizontal for the pins to slide into the holes. Having LEDs makes a huge difference and is worth the effort!
    Cheers,
    Ronald

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    Granville, When you become proficient come visit us and do mine please.

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    I HATE those damn things.

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