Rear window brake light removal.

alanedge · 22nd July 2022, 14:21

Got a dead wasp stuck inside the rear window brake light. I've removed the 2 screws , how do I remove the plastic covers?

xsport · 23rd July 2022, 21:10

i have never removed or fitted one, but i have read about them being a problem to reseat . the clips apparently can snap like carrots. have a search on the google search bar above and read a few posts, before you attempt to remove.

StewartIngram · 24th July 2022, 13:39

Mine was hanging down when I bought the car about a month ago. A spot of Screwfix 'Sticks Like Sh*t' glue round the edge, with penny washers under the nuts a s well (the plastic was brittle and broken), all is now well.

xsport · 24th July 2022, 22:20

i think the posts i read were about opening them up to see why some of the lights were not functioning , or working. yours was a straight forward re-attatch. might look out for some screwfix adhesive next time,always handy..

Arctic · 25th July 2022, 00:21

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Originally Posted by alanedge

Got a dead wasp stuck inside the rear window brake light. I've removed the 2 screws , how do I remove the plastic covers?

Hi Alan.
Now you have removed the two cross screws.

1

You gently pull unclip the small panel.

2

Next remove the electric connector from it's clip.

3

Press in the connector tab and pull it apart.

4

Now undo the two 8-10mm nuts holding the light to the plates stuck to the rear window.

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You can now lower the unit from the window.

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If any of the fixing break they can be repaired i have done an few.

alanedge · 25th July 2022, 14:46

Thanks for advice, done it now.

22nd July 2022, 14:21	#1
alanedge Newbie Rover 75 CDT Classic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Birmingham Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rear window brake light removal, Rover 75 Saloon. Got a dead wasp stuck inside the rear window brake light. I've removed the 2 screws , how do I remove the plastic covers? Last edited by alanedge; 23rd July 2022 at 10:32.. Reason: More info

23rd July 2022, 21:10	#2
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,637 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	i have never removed or fitted one, but i have read about them being a problem to reseat . the clips apparently can snap like carrots. have a search on the google search bar above and read a few posts, before you attempt to remove.

24th July 2022, 13:39	#3
StewartIngram Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur 2.5 V6 auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chatteris, Cambridgeshire Posts: 902 Thanks: 320 Thanked 159 Times in 127 Posts	Mine was hanging down when I bought the car about a month ago. A spot of Screwfix 'Sticks Like Sh*t' glue round the edge, with penny washers under the nuts a s well (the plastic was brittle and broken), all is now well.

24th July 2022, 22:20	#4
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,637 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	i think the posts i read were about opening them up to see why some of the lights were not functioning , or working. yours was a straight forward re-attatch. might look out for some screwfix adhesive next time,always handy..

25th July 2022, 14:46	#6
alanedge Newbie Rover 75 CDT Classic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Birmingham Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for advice, done it now.