86 10... Replacing Rear Light

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Release thumb screws (1), slide light guard (2) in direction of middle of car and tilt out towards rear.

Fig 1: Identifying Thumb Screws And Light Guard

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Turn handwheel (1) counterclockwise in direction of arrow and remove base (2).

Fig 2: Identifying Handwheel And Base

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Release nuts (1) and press rear light (2) out towards front.

Installation:

Use new self-locking nuts.

Tightening Torque: refer to 86 10 1AZ . See PLATFORM for specs.

Fig 3: Identifying Nuts And Rear Light

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