{"id":321,"date":"2012-12-15T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomas.w-p.me.uk\/blog\/2012\/12\/change-indicator-lamp-lotus-elise-s1-1998-5-minute-job\/"},"modified":"2012-12-15T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T14:34:00","slug":"change-indicator-lamp-lotus-elise-s1-1998-5-minute-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomas.w-p.me.uk\/blog\/2012\/12\/change-indicator-lamp-lotus-elise-s1-1998-5-minute-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Indicator Lamp &#8211; Lotus Elise S1 1998 (5 minute job)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-A0ZJBWqSjRg\/UMyJPGzKJMI\/AAAAAAAAR5E\/soPiWF9zaEQ\/s1600\/2012-12-15+14.23.44.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><br \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>My indicator bulb broke for the first time since I bought the car in 1998.  A quick google found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotusbbs.com\/lotus-elise-bbs\/changing-front-indicator-bulbeasy-2006030518571824980.htm\">a page that was not too useful<\/a>.  It is actually a quick and easy job as long as you are prepared to lie on the floor.  This is what you buy overalls for.<\/p>\n<p>It was a 5 minute job if you have the bulb beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Tools needed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>some wood (hand sized) to block the wheel arch liner<\/li>\n<li>a spare bulb (standard 21W indicator lamp, SCC BA15s).\u00a0 I bought two from the local garage for \u00a32.50<\/li>\n<li>Your fingers, hands and arm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-A0ZJBWqSjRg\/UMyJPGzKJMI\/AAAAAAAAR5E\/soPiWF9zaEQ\/s320\/2012-12-15+14.23.44.jpg\" width=\"239\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The bulb, for reference<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-i8MDivzPMNE\/UMyHFRRpeoI\/AAAAAAAAR4U\/-2WYOJn38QY\/s1600\/IMG_3188.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-i8MDivzPMNE\/UMyHFRRpeoI\/AAAAAAAAR4U\/-2WYOJn38QY\/s320\/IMG_3188.JPG\" width=\"213\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Don&#8217;t try to undo the two screws.\u00a0 <br \/>After reading the other thread I initially <br \/>looked at this but it is totally unnecessary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HzUQyReVy7U\/UMyHH_iw2pI\/AAAAAAAAR4c\/OFAXsOIvTvc\/s1600\/IMG_3187.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HzUQyReVy7U\/UMyHH_iw2pI\/AAAAAAAAR4c\/OFAXsOIvTvc\/s320\/IMG_3187.JPG\" width=\"213\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Just reach round and pull back <br \/>the liner with your fingers (it has <br \/>a soft foamy rubber flange).\u00a0 <br \/>Block it open with some wood.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"241\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iPrdGB9OHao\/UMyHM9lXc-I\/AAAAAAAAR40\/DZtqhvozlR4\/s320\/IMG_3182.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Enough room for an arm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-entSc4i8o9E\/UMyHJkqJHlI\/AAAAAAAAR4k\/-T_7jjYSwoI\/s1600\/IMG_3186.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-entSc4i8o9E\/UMyHJkqJHlI\/AAAAAAAAR4k\/-T_7jjYSwoI\/s320\/IMG_3186.JPG\" width=\"213\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. This is your target.\u00a0 It is about <br \/>an eighth turn anti-clockwise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-iPrdGB9OHao\/UMyHM9lXc-I\/AAAAAAAAR40\/DZtqhvozlR4\/s1600\/IMG_3182.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fJlqVx7FuZQ\/UMyHLGrAGpI\/AAAAAAAAR4s\/ino53hQNCqs\/s1600\/IMG_3184.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fJlqVx7FuZQ\/UMyHLGrAGpI\/AAAAAAAAR4s\/ino53hQNCqs\/s320\/IMG_3184.JPG\" width=\"213\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. The bulb is on a long lead, so it is <br \/>relatively easy to replace.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cx8P12nNmiI\/UMyHOKJTOEI\/AAAAAAAAR48\/8NRRmJ5uRvo\/s1600\/IMG_3189.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"110\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cx8P12nNmiI\/UMyHOKJTOEI\/AAAAAAAAR48\/8NRRmJ5uRvo\/s320\/IMG_3189.JPG\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. Done!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My indicator bulb broke for the first time since I bought the car in 1998. A quick google found a page that was not too useful. It is actually a quick and easy job as long as you are prepared to lie on the floor. This is what you buy overalls for. 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