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How do you remove the clear interior lens? There is a bug located in the light that has made this it's burial site. Here is a pic of the light. The model is a '06 Cabrio MCS. Thanks for any help.
The lens is plastic welded and doesn't come off separately. You can unclip the entire light panel, turn it over and shake out the bug through the bulb opening.
Use a credit card to pry up a corner of the panel near one of the reading light buttons. You will be able to tilt down the panel and remove it from the opening. Look at the first few photos in this document: http://www.fes-auto.com/upload/doc/3...r_Guide_EN.pdf. Once the panel is free, remove the middle bulb holder by twisting it, then turn the panel over and shake out the bug.
How do you remove the clear interior lens? There is a bug located in the light that has made this it's burial site. Here is a pic of the light. The model is a '06 Cabrio MCS. Thanks for any help.
That's funny. I have a dead bug in the tail light. Haven't figured out how to remove it yet... or maybe I'll leave alone as I'm sure its spirit is hovering around the car, protecting it.
If you have a 1st gen MINI, you access the back of the lights by removing both rear panels. You have a tool kit in there - look for either a 10 or 13 mm wrench. Not sure exactly which size but that wrench is there to remove the silver/gold colored nut at the back of the rear light housing. After the nut is removed. release the additional tabs holding the light into the fender. The housing comes right out. You can then remove the light bulb panel attached to the back of the housing and get access to that bug....I cleaned all the bulbs doing this as they become real dusty.
When tightening back up, reverse process and dont over tighten that nut, just a little tighter than snug - just to keep a good seal so water does not get inside.
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If you have a 1st gen MINI, you access the back of the lights by removing both rear panels. You have a tool kit in there - look for either a 10 or 13 mm wrench. Not sure exactly which size but that wrench is there to remove the silver/gold colored nut at the back of the rear light housing. After the nut is removed. release the additional tabs holding the light into the fender. The housing comes right out. You can then remove the light bulb panel attached to the back of the housing and get access to that bug....I cleaned all the bulbs doing this as they become real dusty.
When tightening back up, reverse process and dont over tighten that nut, just a little tighter than snug - just to keep a good seal so water does not get inside.
