Removing sidemarker lights at the back

Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:10 pm

Hi guys,

Short question. Can anybody tell me what's the best way of removing the light unit wich is at the back of the car on the side just below the side windows?

Want to see if i can put light's in them, but don't want to take half the car of and discover that there's an easy way.

Would be nice if someone replied.

Thanks in advance

Milosz_480 · Post by **Milosz_480** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:44 pm

You can ligthen them without removing, access is from da boot.

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Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 6:31 pm

Great,

Thanks guys, I'll let you know when I succeed

Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:28 am

HEY,

Just got myself some daytime running lights on the back of my 480.
Looks nice, but....... There's a side effect.

When the lights are on there's the light defect controll light that is on the whole time. The system probably doesn't accept the new lights.

Does anybody know what to do about this? Maybe resetting the computer??

thanks

reynolds_p1 · Post by **reynolds_p1** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:50 am

Nope resetting the computer won't do owt!

I'm pretty sure they're measured on the resistance in the circuit (so when a bulb blow the resistance changes activating the warning light)
Putting extra bulbs into the circuit also changes the resistance so thus also activates the warning light.

EASY FIX: remove the bulb from the dash display - this is what ive done!

Or if u feel like a big job... u could wire then to the front day-runners as they are on a different circuit unconnected to the warning light, but its hardly worth all the extra trouble if you ask me!

DWalker · Post by **DWalker** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:34 pm

Hi. I had this problem when I wired up my rear side marker lights. My solution was to rewire them instead to the rear number plate lights - their wiring is easy to get (at the top in the spare wheel well) and those lights aren't covered by the bulb failure warning system - which still works as it should!

David

Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:46 am

Thanks for the last advice.

Makes me having more time to spend on other problems (challenges) of the car

........Like an anoying speedo (on, off, on, off)

It is driving me mad.......

Well, time to go to work again

Williewammes · Post by **Williewammes** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:09 pm

DWalker,

Totally brilliant. It works, no more anoying lights on the dash exept for the normal ones.

Now, lets hope that the speedo will keep working

Thanks again

DWalker · Post by **DWalker** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:17 am

Williewammes

Glad to hear it worked!

David

Red · Post by **Red** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:37 am

another solution:

the "check brocken lamp" unit only compares the resistance between two sides of the car.
so if you connect the sidemarkers symmetrical, the unit wont see any errors. plus you will be informed if a sidemarker bulb is broken

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:12 pm

Red wrote:another solution:

the "check brocken lamp" unit only compares the resistance between two sides of the car.
so if you connect the sidemarkers symmetrical, the unit wont see any errors. plus you will be informed if a sidemarker bulb is broken

Brilliant! So this is why I never had this problem with the 'broken-light warninglight'