Whats the trick to changing these mr16 lightbulbs?
This is the light:
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...79*15932*15935

The replacement bulbs look like this:
http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap..._GU5.3_36D.GIF


I can't get the old ones out. I got the light assembly thing off
the track but I can't get the bulb out. Is there a special tool
for this?

On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:57:05 -0500, "Kathy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Whats the trick to changing these mr16 lightbulbs?
>This is the light:
>http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...79*15932*15935
>
>The replacement bulbs look like this:
>http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap..._GU5.3_36D.GIF
>
>
>I can't get the old ones out. I got the light assembly thing off
>the track but I can't get the bulb out. Is there a special tool
>for this?
>

The bulb just pulls straight out. You can wiggle it a little to help
slide it out. If it won't come out, the pins may be corroded. You
can take a shoelace or piece of twine (don't use wire) and wrap it
around the bulb a time or two and use that to pull with more force.

HTH,

Paul

"Paul Franklin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:57:05 -0500, "Kathy"
<(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Whats the trick to changing these mr16 lightbulbs?
> >This is the light:
>
>http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...uctDisplay?top
categoryId=15579&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&produc tId=18852&langI
d=-1&parentCats=15579*15932*15935
> >
> >The replacement bulbs look like this:
>
>http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap...454/LPPR3_HDIC
HRO_GU5.3_36D.GIF
> >
> >
> >I can't get the old ones out. I got the light assembly thing
off
> >the track but I can't get the bulb out. Is there a special
tool
> >for this?
> >
>
> The bulb just pulls straight out. You can wiggle it a little
to help
> slide it out. If it won't come out, the pins may be corroded.
You
> can take a shoelace or piece of twine (don't use wire) and wrap
it
> around the bulb a time or two and use that to pull with more
force.
>
> HTH,
>
> Paul
>

well I finally got one out. Getting the new one in is near
impossible. ****in IKEA.

Kathy wrote:
> "Paul Franklin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> On Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:57:05 -0500, "Kathy"
>>
> <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Whats the trick to changing these mr16 lightbulbs?
>>> This is the light:
>>>
>> http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...uctDisplay?top
>>
> categoryId=15579&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&produc tId=18852&langI
> d=-1&parentCats=15579*15932*15935
>
>>> The replacement bulbs look like this:
>>>
>> http://www.lighting.philips.co.in/ap...454/LPPR3_HDIC
>>
> HRO_GU5.3_36D.GIF
>
>>> I can't get the old ones out. I got the light assembly thing
>>>
> off
>
>>> the track but I can't get the bulb out. Is there a special
>>>
> tool
>
>>> for this?
>>>
>>>
>> The bulb just pulls straight out. You can wiggle it a little
>>
> to help
>
>> slide it out. If it won't come out, the pins may be corroded.
>>
> You
>
>> can take a shoelace or piece of twine (don't use wire) and wrap
>>
> it
>
>> around the bulb a time or two and use that to pull with more
>>
> force.
>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>
> well I finally got one out. Getting the new one in is near
> impossible. ****in IKEA.

I don't have them, but is there a way to get the bulb socket to push out
of the reflector shell? Maybe a twist on the socket?
Perhaps you saved the instructions?

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY