Rear door light panel removal help

[dandemann8]

Can anyone advise how to remove the rear light panel from the rear door as I've got water inside the o/s clear light cluster, I've removed eight 10mm nut's and the two bolt's located by the number plate but it still refuse's to budge and I don't want to pull any harder just incase I break it

[You've Been Bongod]

bring it ova duncan we will do it

[dandemann8]

bring it ova duncan we will do it

Sound's like a plan only I've got AJ to look after aswell as Amanda's out, could well be a goer next weekend though if Amanda dosn't get back soon.

[You've Been Bongod]

sue will look after junior while we do it if ya want

[bigdaddycain]

Bottom of each corner on the inside of the tailgate dunc... A plastic twist pin, you can't see it, but you'll feel it if you really rummage. Don't lose them! They are damn near impossible to get new one's!

I drilled a small hole underneath the false "reversing light" reflector dunc... (one each side) I couldn't stop the water ingress, so i helped it to self drain with the extra holes Worked too! (drill the housing of the light, not the clear plastic lens part)

[dandemann8]

Bottom of each corner on the inside of the tailgate dunc... A plastic twist pin, you can't see it, but you'll feel it if you really rummage. Don't lose them! They are damn near impossible to get new one's!

I drilled a small hole underneath the false "reversing light" reflector dunc... (one each side) I couldn't stop the water ingress, so i helped it to self drain with the extra holes Worked too! (drill the housing of the light, not the clear plastic lens part)

Cheer's Ste, will have to wait untill weekend now as work as once again commenced, god this working for a living is crap it don't half get in the way of living

[Bogmonster40]

Could you give me a reason as to why you must only drill the inner housing and not the outer clear plastic lens ?
It looks a pig of a job to get into the tail board to get at the lights, just thought it would be easier to drill from outside - besides that if you drill as you said wont the water be draining into the tailboard ???

[daveblueozzie]

I drilled at the side of the lens, the grey part you cant see, at the bottom, no need to remove the back panel.

[bigdaddycain]

Could you give me a reason as to why you must only drill the inner housing and not the outer clear plastic lens ?
It looks a pig of a job to get into the tail board to get at the lights, just thought it would be easier to drill from outside - besides that if you drill as you said wont the water be draining into the tailboard ???

I drilled a small 3mm hole in the lower part of the housing (one per side) At the lowest possible level on the grey (inside) section of the rear panel. It's just about possible without removing the panel depending on how tight the panel is up against the tailgate on that particular bongo.

Consider for a moment that my new shape rear panel is fitted onto an old shape tailgate, the factory cut outs for the lights are for the secondary inner rear sidelights, not for the "dummy" clear lights, which are below, hence holes to releive water ingress won't enter the tailgate unless the bongo is parked on it's roof, not it's wheels

The drilled hole location choice was based on aesthetics really... out of sight, out of mind, yet still does it's job! And it all looks factory fresh, completely untampered with!

[jaylee]

And it all looks factory fresh, completely untampered with!

Are you saying it won't let you down...?!!

[bigdaddycain]

Ooh i didn't say that Jamie! But it doesn't smell of steak and kidney pies!

[jaylee]

Ooh i didn't say that Jamie! But it doesn't smell of steak and kidney pies!

We prefer em like pasties down yer!

[bigdaddycain]

Aye! Crusts n' all!