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      04-28-2013, 10:16 PM   #256
rattmobbins
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Drives: '15 Escalade, '07 530 xiT
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: NM

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Finally got mine in today and they look great but holy CRAP what a pain in the ass to install!!! Whoever decided the cooling fins should screw on to the base in the direction opposite of the way you have to turn the light to lock it in should be FIRED!!!

EVERY single time I got it lined up just right I'd start to turn it to get it locked in place and the fins would start coming unscrewed. Ridiculous. Even tried locktite and THAT didn't work either!

Finally managed to get it lined up just right, and then grabbed it from the inside of the fins with needle nose pliers and was able to lock it in place.

OH, and here's another little tip. I also discovered that the rubber grommet/gasket thing they have installed on the bulb is way too thick. I swapped it for the one on the OEM bulb and they went in MUCH easier.
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