front side marker bulbs on a 70 charger

[loudmouthaussie]

My front side marker/blinker bulbs have been blown for ages and its time to fix. went to remove and they seem stuck. everything looks very old and original (rubber boot still on back). I don't wanna break anything! is there a trick to getting them loose? there are two other hex headed knobs on back of light assembly...

Here's the charger after magnum 500s added and rallyes/raised white letter combo sold off. yeah yeah 70's shouldn't have redlines..guess what? I don't care   

[Ghoste]

I can't answer your question but the redlines look great! 

[loudmouthaussie]

ha ha. thanks mate 

[tsmithae]

The sockets are crimped on to the reflector/back IIRC. I do believe that you need to remove the acorn nuts,remove the back, and remove the lenses to replace the bulbs. 

[VegasCharger]

I can't answer your question but the redlines look great! 

There you go again Ghoste changing your avatar, nice one at that 

The sockets are crimped on to the reflector/back IIRC. I do believe that you need to remove the acorn nuts,remove the back, and remove the lenses to replace the bulbs. 

Agreed 

[loudmouthaussie]

thanks for the info guys

[tsmithae]

Anytime!  You have pictures of this '70?   

[b5blue]

Soak socket of bulb with PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench, keep it soaking a few days if you can. No need to remove housing just remove lens. Push in and wiggle bulb back and forth, these tend to crud up with corrosion over the years. Brass bulb base, potmetal casting with pressed on steel bulb socket add lead soldered button, copper wire with a steel spring and you have a recipe for dissimilar metals corrosion. Be prepared to wrap some Emory Paper around a pencil to clean the socket for good contact.       

[tsmithae]

Can you remove just the lense, I thought the screws were on the back side of the housing.  

[don duick]

if remove the plastic lense be super careful  when screwing it back on I cracked one really easily. your car looks great are they cragar magnums ? if so any chance you can post up a close up photo of one wheel?

[TPR]

Looks very nice Tom.
Those do appear to be the Cragar ones Don, click on the image to go to photobucket and cycle backwards through the images for a close up shot.
TPR

[don duick]

Thanks Tim found one

[b5blue]

My bad! Yea screws in rear of housing so nuts-cup-pigtail do come off to get to them. (Sorry!)