rear bulb replacement...

[leggysrx7]

..good evening...

...just noticed that my left side, rear sidelights are blown....i\'ve got a 99 rear spec set up and looking for info on how to get into the bulbs....and the part no. from halfords please....

...guess it cant be that hard too replace..having replaced the drivers handle it\'ll be easy pesy!!!!!!!!!

Oh and it seems (fingers crossed), that my boost issues are sorted....find out for definite next monday when i drive up to Aberdeen...whooooaaaaaaa!!

Marc

[J4P RX]

Its a few screws to undo, then push the whole cluster off to the outside of the car.

Pretty simple.  No idea what bulb it is.

[scooby_si]

if you want & i c my car again tomorrow i maybe able to take bulbs out & see if they say anything usefull on them as i know they are in easy access mode at the minute as the lights & rear bumper are currently off the car...
Si

[Donato]

Take the offending bulb out and get halfords to match it up for you. You might as well get them to work for there money!

[leggysrx7]

...good shout donato...

...thats exactly what i\'ll do...nice wee easy job for my holiday on Friday :-))))

marc

[Donato]

Wish i was off friday!

East kilbride eh? I work in the beautiful town of Wishaw, not far from you...

Was that your car i say parked outside the Garage at wishaw the other day?

Cheers

[leggysrx7]

Its hard to confirm, with the amount of RX7 that seem \'parked\' in the repair bay at the garage...mines was in \'til last tuesday, then again yesterday...

...had some boost and stalling issues, but think we\'ve sorted them..sorry Marc at the Garage has sorted them...

....in on Tuesday for stalling fault...water temp sensor faulty, causin the car to run like the chokes on to long, then leaning out....much fun!!!

Seems to be running great....


Marc
(touching every piece of wood in this house, hope i haven\'t just X\'d my car)

[Donato]

Yesterday morning i passed it about 8am. I had just been to the petrol station at newmains...

Nice looking car mate. You going to rotorstock?

Cheers

Donato

[leggysrx7]

Cheers for the kind words...its always nice for someone to comment that it looks nice, especially when it\'s cost you £\'s to get running properly :-( makes it all worth it!!!


..don\'t think I\'ll make rotorstock...

...didn\'t expect my car to be running that great, so had made plans to take my wife and daughter out for the long weekend...might try and \'adjust\' where we are going though...hehehehe.....

Marc

[leggysrx7]

help!!!!!!!!!

i can\'t get into the rear light cluster....unscrewed three screws to remove a piece of black plastic...then i\'m lost.There was two tiny screws, unscrewed them, but no luck...nothing budges......


please,please,please someone help.......

Marc

PS pics might be helpfully!

[J4P RX]

All you do is unscrew the two or 3 screws that go into the top of the cluster from the boot.  Remove the piece of plastic trim over the top.

Then just push the whole unit towards the outside of the car.

[leggysrx7]

...the whole light cluster just pushes out from the inside out?!!!!....

...oh well,i\'ll give it a go later...if the \'bank holiday\' rain stops :-((

cheers

Marc

[J4P RX]

No, the whole cluster just pushes off to the side.

Its pretty simple, but takes a surprisingly brutal push.  If you dont manage it, I could do it at rotorstock.

[20B_boy]

Yeah, some pop out off without trying , others you end up having  to rip off! I usual latex Rubber gloves and give it a good shove.

As Lee says, some one can do it at RS if u dont ahve any luck.

[leggysrx7]

..cheers for the advice...

..can\'t believe that the bulb replacement is stumping me considering the rear interior was replaced and the drivers door handle fitted.....grrrrrrrr!!

..anyhow the rain is pelting down....maybe tomorrow!!

..im not going to rotorstock, wasn\'t expecting my car to running that great,as she had turbo issues, and made plans with wife and child!

..at this point i\'d like to say a big thanks to Marc at the garage in Wishaw, for repair the problems....anyone in Scotland who needs their rx7 looked at then this is the place i\'d recommend in Scotland. Excellent job!!!!

Marc
(chuffed rx7 owner again!!!)