Having trouble replacing puddle lights... Help please!!!
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Having trouble replacing puddle lights... Help please!!!
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I was trying to replace my 2008 ES350 puddle lights to LED tonight and ran into some trouble. After successfully taking out the mirror and taking off the screws, I could not pull down the puddle light to take the housing apart. The whole puddle light is just stuck between the black metal frame. I had no room to twist the housing to take it apart so I couldn't reach the bulb. Could you guys help me please!?
These 2 links are the instructions I followed and it seems like mine looks a bit different than theirs.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...light-led.html
I also took some picture of my side mirror.
I was trying to replace my 2008 ES350 puddle lights to LED tonight and ran into some trouble. After successfully taking out the mirror and taking off the screws, I could not pull down the puddle light to take the housing apart. The whole puddle light is just stuck between the black metal frame. I had no room to twist the housing to take it apart so I couldn't reach the bulb. Could you guys help me please!?
These 2 links are the instructions I followed and it seems like mine looks a bit different than theirs.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...light-led.html
I also took some picture of my side mirror.
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I see nothing different than what the first 30 seconds of that video show. The puddle light is sandwiched in between the front and back cover of the mirror. If you remove the screws and use something like a screwdriver to stick through the inside of the cover to the back and push it should pop right off. The cover is only held on by two locking tabs on the top and bottom of the side that is towards the window and the bottom of the housing.
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I see nothing different than what the first 30 seconds of that video show. The puddle light is sandwiched in between the front and back cover of the mirror. If you remove the screws and use something like a screwdriver to stick through the inside of the cover to the back and push it should pop right off. The cover is only held on by two locking tabs on the top and bottom of the side that is towards the window and the bottom of the housing.
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sorry for the dead links. I fixed them already.
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Well, I had an 07. The whole puddle assembly just kinda hung in there like the video. Those connectors are hard to get off sometimes. You gotta squeeze hard, wiggle and pull from both sides and it should come off. If that doesnt work use something to push the connector while your pulling on it like a phillips head.
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Well, I had an 07. The whole puddle assembly just kinda hung in there like the video. Those connectors are hard to get off sometimes. You gotta squeeze hard, wiggle and pull from both sides and it should come off. If that doesnt work use something to push the connector while your pulling on it like a phillips head.
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