Cinquecento/Seicento Cigar lighter secrets

Bulb removal and replacement

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1. Take out and unplug your stereo unit
2. With the aid of a torch or light, reach inside the stereo aperture and unclip the black plastic light shield by hooking a fingernail under one of its 'wings'
3. Unclip the bulbholder as follows...

Because of the tight fit of the 'blip' in the hole, and the friction between the contacts, I couldn't pull the bulbholder out of its socket by hand. However, if you reach into the stereo aperture with a small fine blade of some kind (e.g. a jeweller's screwdriver) you can prise the plug out of the socket with a gentle twist into the join.

The bulb is a simple push fit into the socket. Just make sure its contacts mate with the socket's when reinserting. Then press the bulbholder fully back into position. Remember to refit the light shield, before replacing your stereo.

Then, when you switch on the sidelights, it should look like this...