HowTo replace incandesent pancake bulb

[duggram]

I've had my trailer for 7 years and today the first interior bulb burned out. When tried to pull it out it would not budge and I don't want to break anything. This is a small bulb with a rectangular base. It plugs into a plastic base that wiggles around in its holder. I've pressed and pulled on everything I have access to.

How do you get these bulbs out? 😮

[wa8yxm]

Consider spending the 20 bucks on an LED replacement (I use Eco-Leds about 17-19 bucks a pop) ... If the things perform as advertised... I won't live long enough to change them again.

Put one LED panel (Closeout table 50 cents) in my car for a dome light. VERY BRIGHT (2x at least the normal dome light) only issue is there is a low current through the lamp even with door closed so the LED panel glows softly all the time. (I could fix that.. but why)

I replaced a 10 watt landscape light with a LED panel. Same effect as car save no current when off. (These are puck lights in my bedroom).

I'm slowlly (lamp at a time) going all LED.

[enblethen]

Those are also Halogen lamps in many. Don't touch glass with bare fingers as the oil in your skin will burn right through the glass.

Many are these by ITC. Buld number is shopwn as 819
Halogen lamp

[duggram]

I grabbed it with a pair of 1/4" wide thin nose pliers and gave it good tug. The plastic base came out of its base, but at least then I could get a good grasp on the two and pull the bulb out. And, yes it does look like a wedge base. Thanks for the advice. I hate breaking things and do it often.

[DUNEBUGGYDOUG]

Sounds like a wedge base, it should come right out of the socket.Started using these instead of #1141/1003 and such.

[time2roll]

Try a different bulb in a different fixture to see if it is not corroded into place.

[Gdetrailer]

DutchmenSport wrote:
This should be interesting, "how many RV.net-ers does it take to change a lightbulb?"

at least 5000 RV.netrs to give advice on WD, brake controllers and what brand and type of tires the OP shouldn't use instead of helpful advice of how to remove the bulb... :S :B

Most bulbs as long as they have the flat plastic plug in base should pull straight out but they can get difficult to pull out.

If your fixture has a bulb number listed you can look up the bulb number and take a good look at the base just to make sure it pulls striaight out.

[duggram]

So far two. But we still don't have an answer. Wait, you don't know how to change that type of bulb either?

[DutchmenSport]

This should be interesting, "how many RV.net-ers does it take to change a lightbulb?"