High-level brake light question

[Echos Myron]

The other night, I noticed that the high-level brake light in my '89 9C1 had finally burned out for the first time since I've owned the car, so I disassembled the housing to find that the bulb was stuck in the socket and I could not remove it no matter which way I pulled or twisted it. Eventually and not surprisingly, the glass of the bulb broke from its base, and I finally managed to pry out the base with needle-nose pliers (which still wasn't easy). There is a slight bit of charring on the socket, but all the wiring appears fine, and the new bulb I installed works as it should.

My question is, should I be worried about the chance of a fire starting now? Also, I didn't notice that this socket, unlike any other Chevy I've changed bulbs on, needs the bulb to be turned to snap into place. It just seems to sit against the contacts and work no matter which way it is turned. Thanks in advance.

[j cAT]

Originally Posted by Echos Myron

The other night, I noticed that the high-level brake light in my '89 9C1 had finally burned out for the first time since I've owned the car, so I disassembled the housing to find that the bulb was stuck in the socket and I could not remove it no matter which way I pulled or twisted it. Eventually and not surprisingly, the glass of the bulb broke from its base, and I finally managed to pry out the base with needle-nose pliers (which still wasn't easy). There is a slight bit of charring on the socket, but all the wiring appears fine, and the new bulb I installed works as it should.

My question is, should I be worried about the chance of a fire starting now? Also, I didn't notice that this socket, unlike any other Chevy I've changed bulbs on, needs the bulb to be turned to snap into place. It just seems to sit against the contacts and work no matter which way it is turned. Thanks in advance.

since the lamp has only one filament, it does not matter how you install it. place some silicone dielectric grease on the bulb base. do this on all your lamps this helps on removal and repels mositure/corrsion..

tail lamps have two filaments brake high watt/ run low watt..this has the KEYED base..