A lot of people have trouble or dont think they can take apart the puddle lights. A few pictures a just snapped for future people seeking to do the puddle light.The whole process is very simple.
One side of the puddle light has a black tab and the other side has a hole. In this hole is a clip that you have to push in, towards the center of the puddle light, to release the puddle light from the mirror assembly.Push this in and with another flat head pull down from the opposite side.
Once you release the side with the hole, the other side might still be held on like in this picture. Push up the released side a little to level the puddle light in order to be able to release the other side.
Here you see a resistor I welded in place to keep the light off when there is no power to the puddle lights. I used a 4300 ohm resistor because I had some extra laying around since I used these for the interior light circuit as well. I had to wrap some wire around the bottom of the two clips to be able to soldier the resistor on, it would not grab on the two clips.
Just pull the two wites off and the puddle light will be off the rear side view mirror.
The first time I did it, I used 2 pliers and just pulled off. One broke a little but it got the job done. The other side came off a lot easier. You can also use a flat head and make your way around it trying to pry it open. You can also just cut them open with a dremel.
This is the side that broke last time. You can see where the clear plastic part has some black broken pieces attacked to it. Broken or not, as long as you have all the pieces to seal it up completly, it still works. This is not very delicate part so dont worry too much, but dont break in into pieces either. Just use your choice of glue to seal back up when you're done.
Pictures of the puddle light off the car
This is the piece that push in to releae the puddle light when you stick the flat head in the hole
One side of the puddle light has a black tab and the other side has a hole. In this hole is a clip that you have to push in, towards the center of the puddle light, to release the puddle light from the mirror assembly.Push this in and with another flat head pull down from the opposite side.
Once you release the side with the hole, the other side might still be held on like in this picture. Push up the released side a little to level the puddle light in order to be able to release the other side.
Here you see a resistor I welded in place to keep the light off when there is no power to the puddle lights. I used a 4300 ohm resistor because I had some extra laying around since I used these for the interior light circuit as well. I had to wrap some wire around the bottom of the two clips to be able to soldier the resistor on, it would not grab on the two clips.
Just pull the two wites off and the puddle light will be off the rear side view mirror.
The first time I did it, I used 2 pliers and just pulled off. One broke a little but it got the job done. The other side came off a lot easier. You can also use a flat head and make your way around it trying to pry it open. You can also just cut them open with a dremel.
This is the side that broke last time. You can see where the clear plastic part has some black broken pieces attacked to it. Broken or not, as long as you have all the pieces to seal it up completly, it still works. This is not very delicate part so dont worry too much, but dont break in into pieces either. Just use your choice of glue to seal back up when you're done.
Pictures of the puddle light off the car
This is the piece that push in to releae the puddle light when you stick the flat head in the hole