Both of my front turn signal bulbs blew, so I went to Autozone to find replacements.
In their computer, it said that the replacement bulb number was 1157, contrary to what this site says as 1156. Naturally, I trusted this site's info because some of the tards that work at this particular Auto Zone don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.
Anyways, I bought both the 1157 and 1156 bulbs and both did not fit. The two little protrusions on the side of the bulb did not line up correctly to the factory bulb housing. Both of the little nubs are directly across from each other on the replacement bulbs while on the factory housing, it calls that the two nubs not be directly across from each other.
Took a few trips to other places that sell bulbs, and none of them fit either.
Do I have to go to Toyota for these bullshit bulbs?
Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G
when i bought my hyper white bulbs to replace the factory orange one, it came like that too so i just sand out one of the protrusions and it works for me
^^Exactly, or you can do what i did, i just got a nail clipper and EASILY clipped off one of the "stubs", just one of them, and it doesnt matter which one, and then i simply put it in and it has been working fine since w/o ne problems!!
Nice, thanks. It was really starting to piss me off, and I have been driving around for a while with rear blinkers that will give people behind me seizures.
So why are the factory bulbs made like this? Just so people will have to go to Toyota for replacements?
Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G
It is 1156 for sure. just sand out the extra prong.
Okay, but there isn't really an extra prong, both of them just don't line up the way they should with the factory housing.
Sanding out one of them won't affect the way the bulb secures itself in the housing will it, because the bulb has to be twisted in, and it is suspended with those two prongs.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force...number one in the hood, G
It is 1156 for sure. just sand out the extra prong.
Okay, but there isn't really an extra prong, both of them just don't line up the way they should with the factory housing.
Sanding out one of them won't affect the way the bulb secures itself in the housing will it, because the bulb has to be twisted in, and it is suspended with those two prongs.
You don't even have to sand or grind down the other nub. Put the first one in at an angle (the bulb at an angle) and the other nub will slide right in.
that's what i had to do when i changed my signal..i did the same way as DaBigTiket did..work perfectly..plus i hated the amber color for signal anyway.
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