bulb housing removal

I haven't seen a 64 housing up close, but I would imagine it's similar to a 65. I don't know the correct term, but I call it a — rolled compression seal. If you look at a 65 from the bulb side you will see at the base a ring around the base where the bulb goes in and if I remember correctly there is a small split. You would take a long screw driver and slowly pry up the rolled area until you can wiggle and pull the socket out. The replacement sockets have spring loaded tabs that just push into to housing, which isn't great for an under bumper housing. I have replaced bad sockets on my 65 with the push in replacement sockets and sealed them with the A/C caulking-strip caulking-dum dum, whatever you call it.

I do know there are companies that will rebuild a light properly after a rechroming. I see them advertised in Hemmings all the time.

Here is the type of replacement socket I was talking about, they come in single wire as well.

Just did lights for a 65 and left the sockets in, just took out the wires. The plater didn't say anything about it. I just figured they didn't dip em' that far. But I really haven't looked at em' either.

I got the ones I used at my local NAPA, but this was several years ago. They had them on a display in the showroom up front. The pictures I used yesterday I grabbed off of the Advance Auto Parts website;

shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subcategory_pigtails-sockets_15623

Here is a link to similar ones on JC Whitney;
www.jcwhitney.com/back-up-lamp-sockets/p2018837.jcwx

And believe it or not, Amazon carries all kinds of items like this. Most are from outside vendors, but are backed by Amazon. I've bought a number of things for my truck at Amazon.

Thanks guys I will look into the options. I like the idea of gently bending the "ring" or flange up to get the socket out. I want to find a way to re-install these and bend them back at least good enough to be able to install the bulb. Then use some 3M string sealer to help secure it.