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Old Feb 20, 2017 | 12:48 PM
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1997 FLHT changing turn signals to powdercoat them black.How do I disconnect the sockets out of the light housings? It looks like if I bend those tabs that hold the sockets in ,theyll break when I try to press them back in place to hold new sockets in.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2017 | 11:23 AM
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Old Feb 23, 2017 | 04:12 PM
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I'm hoping someone can answer this. When I did my powder coating I left these chrome as I could not see how to get them apart without tearing them up and I would like to get them powder coated as well. I did make my own special tool by cutting a slot in a 9/16" deep well socket to separate them.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2017 | 08:10 PM
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What condition are they in? It might worth replacing them while in there.
 
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