Toofart said <<I'm nowhere near my car now, but I believe you can fit a socket on the center portion of the wingnut. >>
I am near my car so I went out in the garage and looked (it's as cold as a witch's elbow out there, BTW!). You are correct!! There is a hex in the middle that I hadn't noticed. An 11mm socket fits it (or 7/16" if you're a traditionalist).
A question for Rpaulg87: When you look at your tail lights at night, do the new 'Long Life' bulbs show any difference in brightness from the others? I was concerned that they might not be as bright.
Bill
I just went out and replaced the driver side rears as well, but I did look prior to installing them, the LL bulbs seem identical in brightness to the old ones from what I can tell (comparing right side new to left side old), but even so it's only 10$ for 4 of them (replace all turns on rear), and they are easily just as bright, or brighter..I can't tell a difference, but they def don't seem darker, crystal clear and bright, if anything I'd say they are slightly brighter..I think all Sylvania does it use a better "coil" as it looks beefier than the stock one did when I eyed it, which would explain why it handles vibrations\shock better than the stock bulb.
I did have to remove the kicker sub to access the left side, but it was just one bolt + velcro, however the left side light, just as the right, required a bit of "prying" to get it loose, I really think what's happening is the harness is stuck...as it's always the part towards the electrical harness that won't turn pull out, but got it and they all check out, since these bulbs are supposed to last a LONG time, hopefully I won't have to do it again for a very long time.
I can't even imagine how hard that center light is to replace...looks like it requires entire removal of the light\trim, in the manual it says "Take to dealer for Center bulb replacement"
3057 - standard
3057ST SilverStar: The brighter, whiter signal light. Up to 30% brighter light, up to 20% whiter light and up to 10% farther and wider.
3057LL SYLVANIA Long Life miniature bulbs perform twice as long as any standard miniature bulb. Designed for durability, lower maintenance and greater safety.
I'd imagine 3057 ST is brighter at the sacrifice of lasting shorter, but if you installed those I believe you would over-power the center light at night...LL's are plenty bright, at the very least as bright as stock, I looked at the voltage\life differences, and the LL's have the same voltage..life is the main difference, 1-5k (standard) vs 10k (long life) in hours.