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Give yourself a couple of brownie points. That sounds like a good temporary solution to retaining the loose pins as long as the bulb spades went into the pin contacts rather than to the side again. Hopefully at the next bulb change you'll have the same success provided there's been no more heat build-up to cause further deformation.
I didn't force the pins into alignment as you have, but I did try to wiggle them into alignment from the rear as I reseated the bulbs. Unfortunately the problem returned a year or so later, but at least I instantly knew what it was. That's when I went for the replacement sockets.
For a more permanent fix I would have suggested loading the pin sockets from the front with dielectric grease (like SylGlyde from your local auto parts store) to weatherproof the connection and minimize future corrosion. If you remove the bulb now to do that, you may not be so lucky putting it back in. What you can do without removing the bulb to help weatherproof the socket is peel back the rubber boot at the front and back so you can wipe a little dielectric grease under the lips of the boot to get a proper seal. Bit by bit I re-seal all my engine connectors, including the distributor cap and ignition wires. I can blast water with a hose just about anywhere under the hood when I'm cleaning the engine compartment and the car will start right back up, normally without a hickup. That trick was really more important in the 140/240 days when heavy condensation was enough to interfere with smooth operation on a bad day. I'm also under the delusion that I may be able to crash through puddles better than most because of my efforts.
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Dave -940's, prev 740/240/140/120 Never overestimate what little I know.
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