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SirRawlins
May 9th, 2012, 03:57 PM
Hello Guys,

Showing my mechanical incompetence here - I need help changing the sidelight bulbs on my R53.

I can unscrew the indicator bulb no problem at all, and I understand that the sidelight is the small bulb next to it, is that correct?

The indicator seems to have little grippy handle bits on the casing which make twisting it easy, however I can feel this on the sidelights - do the sidelights still twist? or do they just pull straight off?

Understand it will likely need some brute force, so thought I would check before tugging it in the wrong direction.

Thanks,

Robert

harvey94
May 9th, 2012, 06:23 PM
Hi there,

It should just twist off , sometimes as you say it can take a bit of force

SirRawlins
May 10th, 2012, 07:55 AM
Thanks Harvey - Yeah I spent about half an hour scuffing my knuckles last night and still couldn't get either of them to unscrew. :-)

Think I'm going to have a can of spinach for dinner tonight and give it another shot.

Thanks.