parkers LED replacement

[Carbon-Goodness]

hey guys, noobee in need of some help....

got some replacement LED lights for the front parkers, but a little unsure of the installation

do i just pull out the "plug" that has white and green wires going into the back of the headlight assembly? or is that for another light? i had a look at owners manual for the car, but it gave me SFA. tried seachin around here, but nothin too clear....

any help would be greatly appreciated

cheers

PS: is it just me or are the screws that holds the lens cover for the numberplate lights a bi@ch to get off?!?!

[ultrablue]

the parkers are too the side of the main headlights and the holders twist out

[swingn]

Parkers are a real pain to change... Especially if your car has the stock air box.

I landed up having to move the battery & removing the air box to install my parkers... Of course, if you have rather small hands, it's a big deal

Maybe it's a job for the Mrs mate...

[2fast4u]

I just replacedthe parkers with leds and the tailgate numberplate lights with leds as well. My car is Atlantic blue and the blue leds look great and compliment the colour.

It was tough doing the passenger side cos of the battery (I loosened the battery clamp) and forced my hand in there .

Driver side was a lot easier . I just removed the air intake guide thingy( 2 plastic screws)

The tailgate was fiddly but if I can do it anyone can.

Thanks go to Tangcla for the leds.

[drndrn]

PS: is it just me or are the screws that holds the lens cover for the numberplate lights a bi@ch to get off?!?!

screws? i dont remember there being any screws.. :/ I just shoved my hand in the gap and fiddled a little till i found the bulb.

[Carbon-Goodness]

PS: is it just me or are the screws that holds the lens cover for the numberplate lights a bi@ch to get off?!?!

screws? i dont remember there being any screws.. :/ I just shoved my hand in the gap and fiddled a little till i found the bulb.

i thought u had to remove the lens cover for the number plate lights.... iv'e got an MY08 liberty wagon; not sure if its a different setup for the sedan or pre MY08's....

[2fast4u]

PS: is it just me or are the screws that holds the lens cover for the numberplate lights a bi@ch to get off?!?!

screws? i dont remember there being any screws.. :/ I just shoved my hand in the gap and fiddled a little till i found the bulb.

i thought u had to remove the lens cover for the number plate lights.... iv'e got an MY08 liberty wagon; not sure if its a different setup for the sedan or pre MY08's....

In my MY04 Wagon there are 2 screws in each lens cover. And yes they are hard to get out.

Im glad im not the only one who thought that.

[Carbon-Goodness]

In my MY04 Wagon there are 2 screws in each lens cover. And yes they are hard to get out.

Im glad im not the only one who thought that.

well thank god for that - i rekon i almost stripped the head out of each why the fcuk would you use wood screws into plastic?!?!

anywho, am gonna giv the parkers another go now....

[suff]

I have done the parkers in both my MY05 and my MY07, and I have never had to remove any screws from the lights..

Just the airbox and battery.. (pig of a thing to do, but small hands are very handy!)

[Arith]

Guys, the rear number plate lights are accessed via screws and plastic cover on the outside for the wagon, and behind the lining on the inside for the sedan.

Access to the screws can be difficult for the wagon, and requires an extra long screw driver. Plus the screws themselves are quite long so you have to be patient.

The sedan merely needs to pop out like 4 fasteners and you can reach your arm through the liner to replace the bulbs. Just twist and pull.

[suff]

just realised that I need to reed the post properly before replying..

Arith.. I am surprised you didn't use this as further justification of the superiority of sedans!

[2fast4u]

[quote="Arith"]

Access to the screws can be difficult for the wagon, and requires an extra long screw driver. Plus the screws themselves are quite long so you have to be patient.

quote]

yes a long screwdriver would have made it sooo much easier. Anyway a bit of patience (yeah those screws are pretty long) and it makes for a quick cheap mod.

[Arith]

Arith.. I am surprised you didn't use this as further justification of the superiority of sedans!

Haha. In this case the winner is the wagon!

Why? The sedan bulbs have to fit through the metal opening where the plug is. So one cannot use a larger than normal LED bulb for the plate lights.

For light coloured cars, this is usually adequate lighting. However for dark coloured vehicles, there's barely enough illumination to display the plates, especially if the plates are black as well.

Since the wagon allows for the entire cover plate to open and you plug in the bulb from the outside, you can use a larger sized LED. Or even one of those LED plates that have like 9 or 15 rows of LED's. Something like this:

This would illuminate the plate much better than a smaller LED.

[Carbon-Goodness]

well guys, FINALLY did it!

cheers to "ultrablue" for letting me know that the front parkers just twist out - at first i was tryin to just pull the holders out! hehe

the passengers side i found easier to do than the drivers side - twas difficult tryin to negotiate around the air box.... so ended up takin it out! hehe

anywho, am just uploadin some pics now....

cheers to tancla for the LED replacement bulbs, they look schweet as compared to the yellow halogens; and also for peoples help here!

pics soon....

[Carbon-Goodness]

okie dokie, pics as promised....

the "easy parker" done





both parkers done