Ducati 749R Owner's Manual page 161

Note
Be careful to hold the new bulb at the base only.
Never touch the transparent body with your fingers or it
will blacken resulting in reduced bulb brilliancy.
Refitting
After changing the burnt-out bulb, connect the instrument
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panel connector to the main wiring harness, locate the
instrument panel to the rubber grommets and refit panel.
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E
Refit the bottom cover and the headlamp fairing and
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secure them using the retaining screws. Make sure the
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turn indicator wires are correctly routed in the grooves
inside headlamp supports. 5
fig. 68
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