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All Things Fiero => Tech Tips, Tech Questions => Topic started by: GTRS Fiero on November 30, 2018, 06:17:03 pm

Title: Ash tray light repair
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 30, 2018, 06:17:03 pm
Where the ash tray light socket attaches, the bulb had melted the plastic, so the socket doesn't sit right.  Is there a way to fix this without replacing the entire center console skeleton?
Title: Re: Ash tray light repair
Post by: Fierofool on November 30, 2018, 08:40:32 pm
You would probably be better off to not fix it.  Those little bulbs put out a lot of heat and are part of the reason that the shift surround buckles in that area.  They are really ineffective in lighting the inside of the ashtray, too.   Same holds true for the cigarette lighter bulb.  It causes the soft vinyl above the lighter to buckle up. 
Title: Re: Ash tray light repair
Post by: GTRS Fiero on November 30, 2018, 08:44:25 pm
They are LED, now.  The heat doesn't burn my fingers.
Title: Re: Ash tray light repair
Post by: GTRS Fiero on December 19, 2018, 06:09:38 pm
My Fiero is mostly stock.  Most non-fiero people wouldn't know it isn't stock.