Driver's door light bulb

[Bashman]

No matter how I ask this, it's going to sound dumb so here goes. Does anyone know how to replace the little bulb in the driver's door? It is burnt out and I thought it would just unscrew but unfortunately the socket is removed that way and the assembly falls inside the door panel. Fortunately I was planning on removing the door panels anyways for new speakers so I retrieved the little sucker but can't figure out how the bulb is removed.

 

[X24]

On mine the part where the wires go in just twists out and then you pull the bulb out of that socket, put a new one in and twist it back in. It's probably different on 1st gens tho.

 

[woodychitwn]

The light in the door isn't the twist-in/twist-out type. It's the push-in/pull out type. So if you twist, you'll remove the socket, and that's not what you want. So just give it a tug and it'll pop right out. That almost sounds painfull...

 

[jimbo74]

the socket itself twists into the door panel... the bulb which should be a 194 sized bulb just pops in.... push in/pull out.... its vard to grab it though, i had to use a pair of pliers on mine.... there isnt enough surface area on the buld to grab with my big ole goofy hands.....

this was on my 94

 

[Crankcase]

Is the socket dark? If it is, the bulb has slightly melted the socket. You have to pull out really hard. I hav had to change lots of those, and it can be a PITA......

 

[Bashman]

Thanks guys. I know all about the socket twist thing now, hey at least I know how easy it is now to pull a door panel.

Crankcase:
The socket is still nice and opague white, not melted.