Bloody Mk2 lights!

[Ads_172]

I should've expected this from Clio rear lights!

I'm in the process of trying to change my ph1 lights to ph2, and can remove the old lights comfortably, but can't for the life of me get the little 'pins' up to change over the wires, I've tried pulling the wires and also dislodging the metal 'feet' with a screwdriver so small it sits right underneath the metal, but no luck...

Were everyone else's this hard to remove!?! Anyone fancy coming down to Exeter and doing it for me?

:dapprove:

 

[Blue4Ever]

Mate I was the same. Was driving me loopy. Percivere with that screw driver. Slide it in right to the back and then push the screwdriver down so that it prises the silver 'foot' up and out. You will most likely hear a click when it prises out of position and can then be pulled out. They are a pain but once you've done one you'll laugh and the rest will be easy. Just don't be afraid/think you are going to break something, you wont, it does require force.

I'd do it for you but unfortunately I'm in the North west.

 

[Ads_172]

Lol, cheers mate, I'll persevere with it a bit longer. It does feel like I'm going to break something, and with it being important electrics I don't really want to do that!

Will try again on the weekend...

 

[The Big Yin]

Out of curiosity have you lifted up the black plastic flap thats on the plug ???

Are you following fubars guide as its spot on

 

[M1TCH]

http://www.fubarnet.com/clusters.html

 

[Ads_172]

Yeah, am following the guide and have lifted the plastic flap right back, things still won't budge. I'll give it some more force next time!

 

[_Kenny_]

I had problems with changing one light, I snapped one of the wires and had to get a neighbour to solder it for me. They are a bugger

 

[Michael]

You have to lift the small pins(plastic) at the back of the plug, then the pin´s come out very easy.....

 

[Ads_172]

There are plastic pins at the back!?! I'll have a look for those...

 

[Blue4Ever]

^Hmm, not sure about this, may be worth a look but nothing like that when I did mine. :S

 

[The Big Yin]

Yeah the plastic pins need pushed out and then the wires should just fall out iirc these are directly behind the pins you need to have the flap up aswell tho

 

[Ads_172]

So, in this picture... whereabouts are the plastic pins?

Are they actually behind this plug, effectively on the left hand side of the picture?

 

[Blue4Ever]

Sounds like it...

 

[The Big Yin]

If i remember right they are underneath , they are kinda a v shape and if you put a small blade under them it helps the wires come out easily they are not like the clip on the top they just look like a cut out in the plastic

 

[Ads_172]

Ah right, so it's a way of helping you push the metal bits / wires out from underneath?

 

[The Big Yin]

No its kinda like a clip of sorts that holds the wires in place - take a pic of side that is underneath the wires going into the plug and i could show you what i mean - i dont have a clio anymore or i would take some

Once you lift it the wires will pull towards you with ease

 

[Ads_172]

I'm just using Fubar's pics, so not great angles, but do you mean actually under eachof the metal feet, towards the back?

 

[theduck]

the little black pins are on the other side of the plug from that pic, lift them up and the silver pins pull straight out! Really easy once you've done 1

 

[Michael]

What he said^^^

If the picture above is the front then the pins are on the back side of the plug.

Lift them with a small screwdriver and pull the wire out of the plug.

Beware not to break them plastic pins"!!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Aye, was a bit fiddly at first then once one comes out its a doddle. Mind Silvervisions once your done!

 

[The Big Yin]

You manage to do this yet ???

 

[Ads_172]

Lol, not yet, I won't have a chance until Saturday because the missus needs the car for work and I don't get home until about half 9.

I'll investigate on Saturday and let everyone know how I get on!

 

[Day]

If you want give me a call on Saturday and I'll talk you through it!

PM me for my number.

 

[fUbAr]

lol... sorry i guess i should have added that part to my guide.

i thought it was obvious tbh, but i'll add it in to make things easier for everyone

the clip thing you have to carefully spring back is in PINK in the picture below. Its just a strip of plastic with a tooth on it which slots into the metal pin on the wire to hold it there There is a clip for each wire.

what a great diagram!

 

[Ads_172]

Artistic genius!

TBH if I was working out how to change the wiring myself from scratch I'd probably notice the clip, but I have just kinda followed your guide word for word!

Cheers Fubar, and I've PM'd you Day but hopefully that won't be needed now!

 

[The Big Yin]

Dan did you get a 4yr old to knock that up lol

All will become aparent once you start and the second one takes half the time of the forst

 

[Day]

I'm going to do an idiots guide* to swapping the wires around this weekend.

No offence mate lol

 

[Ads_172]

Lol, none taken... well, a little bit!

I'm intrigued as to how I missed these little clips now, I'll have a better look on Sat.

 

[The Big Yin]

They dont look like clips thats why you probs missed them - they are just like cut outs in the plastic and you would probably just think it was part of the moulded plug

 

[Blue4Ever]

Hmmm, don't remember doing this on mine...thats probably what the click was each time I popped one up! Ah well, nevermind!

 

[fUbAr]

http://www.fubarnet.com/clusters.html

ive now updated my guide with much more information. The above clips now feature.

Hopefully its now easy to understand

some of the new photo's added (you can see the clips talked about above):

 

[Ads_172]

Magic! Cheers Fub's, I'll give her a go tomorrow and rate your guide again!

 

[The Big Yin]

Perfect pics Dan thats the bad biys i was talking about

 

[Blue4Ever]

Well...you learn something new everyday and all that..! Didn't even notice them on mine, let alone pull them out!

 

[rock]

thanks fubar - much clearer, my ph2 lights should be here on wednesday.....

 

[Ads_172]

Wow, sooooo easy with those little clips out! Didn't have to even lever the metal feet, they just came out...

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=148045

 

[RuFF21]

haha good job

like the results?

 

[Ads_172]

Yeah, very much so. It's been done so many times before that I knew what it would look like, but I'm still surprised by how much more I prefer the red in the newer lights!

Also makes my 182-style bumper / exhaust fit in a bit better with a more modern back end.

 

[fUbAr]

glad i could be of some use

ps, Fubarnet.com subscription is due soon

 

[Clio 1.216v Dynamique]

Sounds like a bit of a sod