So I am answering my own question.
I broke the glass and cleaned the remaining bits and pieces that get left behind. Be carefull not to break off the fine wires.
I clamped a small set of vicegrips onto the positive wire from inside the bulb. This wire is soldered into the small dab of solder that is the positive connection on the outside bottom of the base.
Placed the base on the bench vise with the vicegrips hanging down between the jaws. Touched the dab of solder with the iron and the vice grip droped out with the wire.
Took one of the no good to me adapters that came with the panels and unsoldered the wires.
When the wire fell out of the base, it leaves a tiny hole through the black plastic insulator in the center of the base. Feed the red wire into this hole. Apply very light pressure on this wire while touching the dab of solder on the outside with the iron. Wire pushes through into the solder and you have your connection.
Solder the negative wire onto the brass base
You now have an adapter for a 1156 - BA15S base.
One down, nine to go
Edit: I find that once I put the positive wire into the tiny hole iside the insulator, if I just hold the wire vertical and let the base sit on the wire, when I touch the iron to the dab of solder on the base the wire just slides up into the solder. This helps keep a nice round contact on the base.
