RE: RE: PIAA Xtreme White Was: Silver Stars

From: Rick Barnes (barnesrv@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Feb 29 2004 - 18:29:38 EST


I am a fully grown, 51 year old guy that wears size large gloves, and I get
my hand in there.

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of droo
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 4:56 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: PIAA Xtreme White Was: Silver Stars

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:44:44 -0800, Bill Pitz <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote:

>
> At 09:17 AM 2/29/2004, you wrote:
>
>> Huh? You don't need to remove the headlamp assembly...just reach behind
>> the bulb at each corner of the fender and replace them (1992-2005
>> models).
>
> Uhh, not really sure how you'd do that. The owners manual and FSM both
> say to remove the lamp assembly in order to replace the bulb.
>
> On the passenger side, the back of the headlamp assembly is fully covered
> -- not possible to reach the back of the bulb to get it out that I could
> tell. I can *see* the back of the bulb, but there's only about a 2"
> opening to reach the bulb... not gonna happen. The drivers side is
> somewhat better but not a whole lot.
>
> I must be missing something, Bernd, since I'm sure you know what you're
> talking about -- why the heck does the FSM (not to mention the owners
> manual, for average joe dummy) say to remove the whole assembly?
>
> So you can see exactly what I mean...
>
> Bulb replacement instructions:
> http://www.billpitz.com/bulb.pdf
>
> Step 2 says "Remove headlamp assembly" and refers you to the instructions
> for removing the assembly:
> http://www.billpitz.com/assembly.pdf
>
> (Figure one from the assembly doc. is *exactly* the diagram that's in the
> owners manual in the section that describes bulb replacement.)
>

I concur. I couldnt fit my hands in there. I tried. I have medium hands by
the way. Maybe a small child could do it.

-- 
-Droo

http://www.grandroyal.org/dakota



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