Is it close to twisting in?=A0 I found that a few times I've had to file th=
e bottom contacts down a little so the bulb goes in deeper.
=A0
Jim
--- On Wed, 12/1/10, William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a@att.net> wrote:
From: William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a@att.net>
Subject: [TR] 1157 Turn Signal Bulbs
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 11:17 PM
=A0 =A0=A0=A0I went to change the rear turn signal bulb on my TR3 and the o=
ld 1157 bulb fits fine and the new 1157 is too long and won't go twist in. =
What gives? It seems like any 1157 should be the same as the other 1157's, =
but it's not.
=A0 =A0=A0=A0I think that I bought them at Autozone. I haven't changed a re=
ar turn signal bulb in 13 years. I can tell that I've been here before beca=
use I have about five 1157 bulbs of different makes that won't fit. That me=
ans that I have probably bought them from at least two different sources an=
d probably ended up buying one from the big 3, but it is a distant memory.
=A0 =A0=A0=A0Are there different models of 1157 bulbs and which one fits a =
TR3?
=A0 =A0=A0=A0-Bill in Tehachapi
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