The bulb in the top of the left-most bumper (lamp 46 - the plastic has Gem's face) is out, and I'm trying to replace it. I've done a lot of simple maintenance, but this is being really, really fussy.

Issue #1: this particular bumper requires you to unscrew the posts holding in the whole bumper assembly (of course - the other two that still work have two simple little screws holding on the plastic...). I tried taking off the nuts underside, but I still can't get the posts to release - I'm starting to strip the screws. I can *almost* bend the plastic enough to be able to get the bulb out, but I'm worried about breaking it. Any tips?

Issue #2: i'm not sure how to replace this specific bulb. It's listed in the manual lamp matrix as a Stern 112-5024-08, which should be a standard 555-style white lamp... but it's got a very particular shape, designed to be poking through the bumper plastic. Looking through various part sites, I haven't been able to find an exact match. I'd like to it to match the other two bumper bulbs, if possible (though I could replace all three if I had to).

Any tips from Tron owners on replacing those bumper bulbs, this one in particular?

Thanks!

I just realized that I never replied to this. It's the top-bumper lights (there are two of them out now) - see attached.

I'm having trouble getting the tops off, but the bigger issue is that the light is a very specific shape (see, the bit sticking out of the top). The listed bulb (the one you linked, which I also found in the manual) is not shaped like that.

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