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Old 19-02-2006, 12:55 PM   #1
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are you telling me the only way to change a blown brake light is to remove the entire lense assembly on anything EF and above?!?!
Got a call from a mate just this morning asking me how to do it, so i went and had a look at my brothers EL and then my AU, and i cant find any other way than unscrewing the whole lense! Thats got to be the stupidest design ever! My old EA was just a flick of the wrist and the globe was out!

anyways, thats my rant for the day. :

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Old 19-02-2006, 02:42 PM   #2
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Its not really any harder, it's only 2 screws that hold the tailights in and it saves you taking off the inner trims and breaking all those plastic clips.
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Old 19-02-2006, 04:09 PM   #3
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I'd rather take out two screws than deal with boot trims any day...
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It makes assembly easier at the factory.
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Old 19-02-2006, 11:40 PM   #5
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Thoes are all valid points. I guess i was just used to my EA wagon, which was just lift up a grille and twist out the globe socket, but then a wagon is completely different. i just got cut cos i made a dick of myself looking like i knew what i was doing! :
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Old 20-02-2006, 09:43 AM   #6
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Changing the brake light globes on EF/EL is easy as! I think it's one of the BEST designs ever.
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