LED Bulb Retrofit For Halo 998 Eyeball Trim

Step 7 Tighten Nuts To Lock Lamp Socket Into Position

Rotate the first nut that you placed on the screw back against the lamp socket to secure the socket into position. At this point, you can tighten the nuts against the lamp socket assembly. The bulb should be held securely in position, but without too much pressure on the light bulb itself.

Comments

[DrJeff]

I don't understand backing the first set of nuts out against the lamp socket. The bulb itself and the 2nd nuts are what holds the socket in place. The first pair of nuts aren't doing anything, and their position -- back or forward -- doesn't do anything. What am I missing?

[jeremybrooks]

It's been a while since I did this. I think I did it this way so that the two nuts hold the socket in place without needing to pull the bulb against the housing. I didn't want to put pressure on the front of the bulb.