Abstract: A socket includes two hingedly connected integrally molded halves, each having a recess extending therethrough so that when the halves are hinged closed the recesses form a through-channel to enclose a pair of U-shaped contact members having wires attached. Posts in the recess in one half position the contacts, keep them separated from each other, and provide an abutment surface to hold them in place when the bulb is inserted into one end of the channel. Mating latch members on the outside of the socket keep it closed.