Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 23:47:40 +0000 From: Phil <anonnopsamty.com> Subject: Re: Bad earth on NG900 front fog-light
andrewunix wrote: > Sun, 09 Mar 2003 22:13:28 -0500, nimrodnopsams.com suggested: > : Phil wrote: > :> > :> I suspect this might be a bit of an old chestnut, but does anyone have > :> any suggestions about how to remove the NSF fog-light on an 1997 NG900 > :> SE turbo without dismantling the front of the car in the process? > :> > :> I've got a bad earth, and I can't get at the connection inside the lamp > :> to clean it up from underneath, despite getting it up on ramps and > :> removing the lower panel. I may end up have to replace the lamp, but I > :> still need to get the thing out. > :> > :> Any advice gratefully received! > : > : I have a 1996 900 SE. When the bulb on the fog light needed to be > : replaced, I ended up taking it into the dealer, after spending a fair > : amount of time trying to figure out how to do it myself. From the > : length of time it took at the dealers, I suspect that it MAY entail > : dismantling a good portion of the front of the car. > > What you need to do is remove the entire splash guard from the underside > of the front of the car. Then, if you do enough cursing, you should be > able to get it out. > I can get to the bulb as you describe, but I can't get to the earth connection inside the light unit where the problem is. The bolts holding the fog-light unit in place are screwed in from the front, requiring the front bumper to be removed, which requires the headlights to be removed, which requires... I spend last Sunday afternoon under the car trying to do this, but I can't think of another way without stripping the front of the car.
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