How to remove the interior light of a car?

Reasons for withdrawal

The main reasons for this event may include the following:

• replacement of a damaged diffuser;
• replacing a light bulb with a more powerful one;
• contact check (if the light does not work);
• complete replacement of the lighting device.

In order for you not to damage the integrity of the mounts, diffuser, interior trim or the bulb itself, it is necessary to carefully dismantle it, which we will talk about later.

Proper dismantling

Depending on the make and class of the car, the removal of the interior light can be done in different ways. The reason for this is the different design of the diffuser mounts. Today, products secured with the help of special flags and spring clips are popular. In the first case, you just need to pull the transparent cover towards you. In the second - with the help of a thin minus screwdriver, you need to pry off the cover in specially designated places (we highlighted them in the photo).

We draw your attention to the fact that dismantling must be carried out with utmost care. In order to remove the diffuser, a lot of force is not required, so if resistance arises, it means that you are doing something wrong. It is better to re-view all the joints, perhaps the hole for the screwdriver is hidden somewhere else.

It should also be noted that sometimes the lid is removed on its own, and sometimes together with the "insides". It depends on the design features of the device. As soon as you remove the first obstacle, a new one will appear - a light bulb. Depending on the type of cap The lamps can turn off in different ways: if you press on the spring or simply disconnect the contacts.

Next, you need to remove the interior light of the car with your own hands. Usually it is fixed to the casing with several screws (from 2 to 4) or a mechanical latch. Here you need to be extremely careful, because the battery wiring from the battery is connected to the case. All you need is to disconnect the contacts.

Another important tip - label the wires for yourself, because you have to install the interior light in the old place after the repair work. To do this, you can use electrical tape of different colors or a marker.

Visual video instruction

To your attention a short video lesson where you can see all the subtleties of this event:

That's the whole installation and dismantling technology. As you can see, there is nothing complicated, the main thing is to be extremely attentive and accurate. We also recommend that you read the article: how to remove a spotlight!