Changing tag light bulbs on '80

Gotta love that wiring . . .
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JammerX19
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Changing tag light bulbs on '80

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Can't see a way to get to the tag light bulbs. Looks like a stud with an 8mm nut in the trunk but I can't get a tool onto it due to the way the holes are made. Anybody done this yet?
Jody Farr
'74 124 Spider
'12 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione #13
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Re: Changing tag light bulbs on '80

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mine has 2 studs per light.... the bottom ones on each are a pain... the top ones make the bottom ones seem easy..... i just remember dropping the wrench a lot.... get a bite on it and it would move a bit then the wrench would fall off..... didnt i see a post from you about cool new socket set that slid over the bolt.... that would do it
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Re: Changing tag light bulbs on '80

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81SPIDERMATT wrote:mine has 2 studs per light.... the bottom ones on each are a pain... the top ones make the bottom ones seem easy..... i just remember dropping the wrench a lot.... get a bite on it and it would move a bit then the wrench would fall off..... didnt i see a post from you about cool new socket set that slid over the bolt.... that would do it
Cool new socket set would be great but the angle is such that none of my sockets will get on the thing. The big hole in the body that allows access is cut high enough that all the tools rub on it. It's looking like this is a job for those wrenches that have the hinge at the end of them.
Jody Farr
'74 124 Spider
'12 Fiat 500 Prima Edizione #13
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Re: Changing tag light bulbs on '80

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just went and looked at mine again... i used the closed end of the box wrench... get the whole wrench into the hole then slide the closed end over the bolt and 199 little bitty turns later ...
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