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Offline marcus

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Removing rear light cluster
« on: October 18, 2011, 10:34:45 am »
As per title.....

How do you remove the rear clusters on a mark 5?

Many thanks  :happy2:
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Re: Removing rear light cluster
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2011, 10:45:17 am »
Easy.

pull the carpet flap back .. undo 2 black plastic bolts (13mm socket off the top of my head) and then undo the clip in plug

for the inner ones (on the tail gate) there is a plastic flap that comes off the inside of the tailgate lining.
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Re: Removing rear light cluster
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2011, 10:47:33 am »
Pull back cloth boot trim behind light

Un plug

Un-do to 2 hex nuts top and bottom

Remove light

Same process really with the boot lid lights

Just abit tight in there, take care not to drop hex nuts

Very easy TBH :happy2:

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Re: Removing rear light cluster
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2011, 10:50:00 am »
Beaten to it by a jedi-knight. May the force be with you :drinking:

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Re: Removing rear light cluster
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 11:03:12 am »
Thanks chaps!
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Re: Removing rear light cluster - Wiring to reverse light
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2011, 08:32:13 pm »
I'm going to install some parking sensors, so will need to take the power from the reverse light feed.

I don't suppose anyone can help with the wire colour for the reverse light?  I could solder a wire directly onto the back of the bulb holder as a last resort. but would rather use the wire.

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Re: Removing rear light cluster
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2011, 09:31:40 pm »
Reverse light is in the tailgate part of the light (N/S)- on plastic hatch cover you'll see a half circle (i think) piece, pull this off and you'll see the rev light bulb holder  :happy2:

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Re: Removing rear light cluster
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2011, 08:50:24 am »
Looks like I'd have to route a wire from here to the sensors, looks like a pain in the backside!
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