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If itβs like old standard ones, hereβs what you do:
See those metal posts at the bottom? Bend them straight down.
Lift the bulb out of the base.
Do the same to a burned out bulb.
Put the new bulb in the old base and bend the posts back up into place.
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Did it work?!
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Awesome! Your tree looks great!
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Those look like press-ins, and they're pretty standard. You could remove the bulb itself like mentioned, or you can remove the whole piece from another set and just press them into yours. I don't know if you'll be able to find individual lights though.
This is what we always did to give new life to our rooftop reindeer. They were also from Costco and it seemed like their bases didn't match any other string.