How do the lights come out?

rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Well, something I thought would be an easy task, one of my front nav lights toasted the socket so I picked up a couple of new lights-couple screws, couple snip snips, clamp clamp and right back on, right? The screws were as far as I got. I expected there to be sealant there, I looks like the hole that was created for the wiring to come through is completely filled with sealant and it is not coming through- anyone else had similar experience? Also, I am feeling behind the socket by hand through the rode locker and can feel just a big pile and trying to pull at it and peel it off is not working well...How the heck do you get this out?
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    same thing I did,but, the hole itself is not filled from the top down but from the bottom up as you say and the hole itself was actually dry of sealant. Seems that would trap the water and get absorbed into the fiber glass.....anyway, sealed it up best I could and after checking for comments will go finish, thx
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I did the other side which was the one that was bad, it did indeed trap water in the hole. The style of light I had, the socket for the bulb was down in the hole and the trapped water fried it. The new ones which use an auto style festoon bulb, the connections are above the hole so should be better. I also did not try to re seal the hole and now any water that might get in there will go all the way through-its just the rode locker and gets wet anyway!
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Why didn't you go the LED route?
    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
    2022 Cherokee 294GEBG Black Label land yacht. 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cable- I'm replacing two tires and I also have a leak in my out drive I'm working on....just was not the priority I suppose....the ones I purchased were 80 bucks for the pair.  It's kind of like when I go shopping for a tool or replacing something around the house- if I figure it will last for 15 years, I'm good! I don't always need the part that will last for 30...and I figure they burn out at some point and I'm sure expensive to replace...these were a pretty nice design with a much better bulb.
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amazon has the Attwood LED ones for 68 for the pair...

    http://www.amazon.com/Attwood-2-Mile-Mount-Navigation-Light/dp/B001O0DL5G/ref=pd_sim_200_87?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FQC2YTWA1YGVKRF1A9G

    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
    2022 Cherokee 294GEBG Black Label land yacht. 
    Go Steelers!!!
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,077 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amazon has the Attwood LED ones for 68 for the pair...

    http://www.amazon.com/Attwood-2-Mile-Mount-Navigation-Light/dp/B001O0DL5G/ref=pd_sim_200_87?ie=UTF8&refRID=0FQC2YTWA1YGVKRF1A9G

    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
    2022 Cherokee 294GEBG Black Label land yacht. 
    Go Steelers!!!
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
    well, guess I should have looked around a little better! Will keep that in mind!
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