How do the DRL 4114 bulbs come out? I went to put amber 3157s in place of the 4114s and do the drls-on-with-the-headlights mod, but the socket appears to be a 2-piece construction where the bulb & a mounting barrel comes out, but the bulb won't come out of the barrel socket. I see the groove along the whole base on both sides & the 4 clips that grab into the groove but no way to get the clips pulled back to allow the bulb to come out. How does the bulb come out? Almost looked like 1 end has notches for a special tool to be slid in to release the notches but that doesn't make sense. Why make the whole headlight so easy to remove with no tools needed & 2 long steel rods that just pull out only to make a bulb that needs a special tool to replace. Is there something that I'm missing about them not coming out?

 

No ideas on why the bulbs won't come out? Or any words of advice about something I missed?

 

Mine were melted into the housing. Requires replacement of the bulb and socket. Replacement sockets were $20 from amazon and then I used a generous amount of dielectric grease to keep moisture out

 

Not what I wanted to hear.

So you had to cut the wires & splice in new sockets? Not a big deal to do, just want to fully understand. Or is the barrel piece supposed to come out & just have to new that new piece?

 

The replacement comes with the entire socket assembly and around 12" of wire. I just cut, spliced, and shrink wrapped. 10 minutes max.

 

Yeah...Cut, solder, heat shrink isn't a problem. Just wondered if it was just as simple as as R&R on the barrel piece.

$25/each at Autozone or $19/each at Amazon. But gonna look for used ones first, even though I might run into melted ones too.

Thanks!