The 2 ''spot lights'' either side of the lamp unit work but the larger bulb does not illuminate - it looks black inside the lens. I cannot easily renew the assembly to replace the bulb, it's so stiff that I'm afraid it will break. I'm quite intelligent & have replaced hundreds of bulbs in the past but is there a knack to this one. Help please!
Standard push/pull fit. You could get access to the bulb by prying off the cover using a plastic guitar pick on the side opposite the cutout. If you want easy access remove the two screws holding the base assembly to the headliner and the light will drop down. Disconnect the plug and take the light assembly inside and work on it in comfort while you have a beer.
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This is what had to be done when we had a used mini come into the shop as a trade in.
Use a flat head screwdriver or similar tool and wedge it between the chrome trim ring and the taillight. The key is to work from the inside of the ring with the screwdriver tip pointing towards the outside of the taillight.
The light is held in by three torx screws (not sure of size.)
There is a single electrical connection that must be disconnected before you can pull the light out.
Reverse the steps for reassembly.
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I am assuming it is the same as the one on my 2004.
First, the hole into which you must stick your hand is too small for many people. Find somebody with a small hand or use a pair of padded pliers GENTLY. I have a pair of angled instrumentation pliers which are meant for this kind of work.
The instructions in your book probably say to turn the bulb holder to the left. But, you wonder, which way is left? Since you are standing at the front bumper facing the car, left means clockwise. In other words, the top of the holder will move toward the left side of the car. That's your right. If you could stand in back of the bulb and housing, you would be turning it counter-clockwise.
The parking lamp is the smaller of the two assemblies which are inserted in the lamp housing. The wiring harness and connector come off by depressing the latch at the back of the connector and then pulling gently. You don't have to detach the connector, but it gets things out of the way.
Now grip the black assembly to which the wiring connector was attached, wiggle it a bit to break it free of the grime that will be there, and then twist it. It is sealed in place with an O ring so it may take some gentle persuading. Pushing it in slightly while twisting sometimes helps.
Once the bulb has been replaced, you can bandage the cuts on your hand you got from reaching through that tiny hole to get to the lamp assembly. :-) BTW--it is best to have no children in the vicinity the first time you try to figure this out unless they already know all the words you are likely to use.
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If it's oem xenon than it should be 2 lamps. Because they had only xenon on the low beam (d2r type), however begin with changing the high beam. That one is inexpensive, so you could check if there are no other problems (like wiring).
Just open your hood and it should be clear how to open the cover for your high beam.
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in the boot of the car, remove the appropriate access panel on the left or the right. There you will see a 10mm tail light retaining nut, remove it. Push firmly on the back of the tail light and it will pop out. (note there are 2 spring loaded wedges so it will go slowly) Push out evenly and disconnect the plug. With it out, there is a retaining clip just unclip it and your bulb backplane will be out and you can replece the bulbs. Do the reverse to install it.
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Are these next to the turn signals or on the headlights? What bulb are you trying to replace?
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