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Old 03-11-2014, 10:05 PM   #1
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Simple Question - Reverse Light Housing

Is there a trick to remove the wiring from the reverse light housing?

I've spun it around and pulled on it with no luck, I don't want to ruin anything.

Thanks for any direction…

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Old 03-11-2014, 10:30 PM   #2
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It has to come out through the front but I don't remember if there is a trick to it or not. I will be removing a couple of the assy's tomorrow and I will take a look if you don't get a reply before then.

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Old 03-12-2014, 10:35 AM   #3
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Re: Simple Question - Reverse Light Housing

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It has to come out through the front but I don't remember if there is a trick to it or not. I will be removing a couple of the assy's tomorrow and I will take a look if you don't get a reply before then.

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I would appreciate that, Thank you.

Any other input is also welcome.
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Old 03-12-2014, 01:45 PM   #4
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Re: Simple Question - Reverse Light Housing

Push it out the front just did it a couple of weeks ago. Are you having a lighting problem? The housing has to ground to work.
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Old 03-12-2014, 06:15 PM   #5
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Push it out the front just did it a couple of weeks ago. Are you having a lighting problem? The housing has to ground to work.
Good Information, Thank you.

I'm not having any lighting problems, just unpluging the wiring for a bed removal down the road.

I will mess with it tonight and you keep you posted, but thinking about it, I'm not sure how I would get the housing off the truck if I pushed the wire though the front? If that any makes sense.
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Old 03-12-2014, 06:19 PM   #6
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There is a connector down inside the wire channel. You just unplug it. You don't have to take the bucket apart.

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Old 03-12-2014, 10:24 PM   #7
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There is a connector down inside the wire channel. You just unplug it. You don't have to take the bucket apart.

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Man, I owe you another beer…these are adding up, lol.

I would have never found that booger, you can't really see it, let alone disconnect it from under the truck and when I pulled the housing out, I wasn't looking in that window behind the brake light assembly. Thank you!

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Old 03-12-2014, 10:28 PM   #8
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Man, I owe you another beer…these are adding up, lol.

I would have never found that booger, you can't really see it, let alone disconnect it from under the truck and when I pulled the housing out, I wasn't looking in that window behind the brake light assembly. Thank you!

Here are a couple pictures for future searches:

I may be down to collect one of these days..... Anyways, glad you got them out with no damage...

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Old 03-12-2014, 10:30 PM   #9
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I'll have to buy him one too then! I was actually planning on posting the exact same question. Thanks guys!!! Gotta love this board!
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Old 03-12-2014, 11:01 PM   #10
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I already owe Leon at least a six-
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