Okay everywhere i go people say that a 194 sixe bulb fits a 98 malibu sidemarker. I CANNOT even force the bulb in. It looks like they fit but the bulbs are a little too wide... Sylvannia's web site says that its a size 24. Noone carries them and at the auto stores Pc's say a 194 fits. Am i just not pushing them in hard enough....should i just sand some plastic off the sides till they fit?

are you talking about the light/reflector on the front sides of the car?