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IJW84

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How do u change out the bulbs in these? I tried to pry or pop out the lens with a screwdriver. That doesn’t seem like the right way to donit. It looks like it will break,
Can’t find how to videos and the manual doesn’t say how

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Never occurred to you to drop it....?
 

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Yes use a tiny flat head and on one side of the lens you can pop it out using the flat head screwdriver


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First time I popped mine out when I was replacing the bulbs with LEDs I was sure that I was going to break at least one. But surprisingly, if you put the screwdriver in just right and tweak, the lens will pop down. Just don't over force it. 18° F ???? Where the heck are you? They importing Rams to Siberia?
 

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If it is 18 degrees in your cab I wouldn't be prying on any plastic parts. Maybe warm them up with a hair dryer or just run the truck with the heater on high.
 
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How I accessed the bulbs. Is there led bulb this size.? It’s very small

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That is a 'T10' sized bulb. Very popular size. I have them in the running lights on my dually fenders as well as bath room vanity lights in my trailer. I picked up a batch of 34 just like that on ebay for under $2.00 and they have silicon over the led which is kind of different. Depending on how bright and what color you want, I would shop them on ebay with a US based seller for the best deal and quickest delivery. You took the long way to reach your bulbs, but you didn't break any lenses and that's all that matters. By the way, you can get CAN BUS bulbs which makes it easier to plug and play or the good old LED which will also work but have to be plugged in properly. Easy to do. Just turn the light on and try it. If it lights, push it all the way in. IF it doesn't light up, turn it 180° and push it in and it should light this time. The wife and I always make a bet when we do LEDs as to who gets it right the first time. Odds are 50/50 LOL and yet she always wins. Good luck and don't hesitate to come back with more questions.
 

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I forgot to mention-my 2005 uses the bullet shaped 41mm Festoon bulbs in the overhead and that's what shows for yours in the parts manual that I looked at. I'm surprised it's using T10 bulbs, but they're all readily available in LED. BTW-number of SMD's is not a direct relation to brightness. SMD=surface mounted diode. I have some single SMDs that are brighter than 8 SMDs.
 
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Sounds awesome! Thank you


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