Shift indicator light question

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Paramagic
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2012 Mazda 5
hello all. New member here, though I'm pretty active on the Mz3 forum. My sister has a '94 protege ATX and we have a small problem we're trying to fix. The light for the shift indicator (by the gear shift) is out and we can't figure out how to remove the lightbulb to replace it. I've managed to disassemble all of the trim around the shifter and get to the light on the back of tha panel, but I can't get it to come loose. It looks like it just needs to be turned about 3-4mm to release but I can't for the life of me turn the damn thing to get it out.

It's not really a terribly important thing really, just more annoying that it doesn't work and we know it doesn't work rather than we use it and want it. Any thought?
 
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