In order to replace the original soldered-in bulbs with the wedge LEDs, you can either just solder them to the old wires, or you can pull the bulbs out of the plastic wedge mounts and solder directly to the wires–that’s what I do.
Item Tag: AM-2450
VINTAGE AKAI AM-2450 STEREO INTEGRATED AMP & AKAI AT-2450 AM/FM TUNER COMB(7744)
INCLUDES THE AKAI AT-2450 AM/FM STEREO TUNER! TESTED CHANNEL A AND CHANNEL B, BOTH SOUND GOOD. USED A BLUETOOTH RECEIVER AND THE SOUND WAS VERY CLEAN! DRIVES THE SPAKERS GOOD! 45 WATTS PER CHANNEL INTO 8 OHMS WITH LESS THAN 0.1% TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION.