fender removal

mufins13 · Samba Member Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: CT

i am in the process of removing the drivers side fender, how do i get the head light wiring harness out of the head light bucket? Rolling Eyes

blarneyman · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject:

You have to get the wires out of the plastic block that connects to the headlight. Then you can work the individual wires through the hole one at a time after you push the rubber tube out.
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mufins13 · Samba Member Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: CT

any tips on getting them out before i break it? Evil or Very Mad

KTPhil · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:43 pm Post subject:

Take a jeweler's screwdriver (or paper clip in a pinch) and jam it into the bulb end of the socket. You can see that there is a space where the asterisk is below. This presses a tang so the wire can be pulled out of the plastic. Push the wire INTO the connector, then insert the driver, then pull the wire out.

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Russ Wolfe · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject:

Make a drawing of how the wires go back into the connector.
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KTPhil · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject:

X2! Yes, not only wire color, but orientation of the metal connector--you want the tangs back where they came from. You might need to bend them back out SLIGHTLY before insertion so they "snap" in tightly.

Russ Wolfe · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

Or, I have complete Dasher head light harness, you can cut the NOS connector off of. They have the right colored wires.
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mufins13 · Samba Member Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: CT

thank you very much im trying to get the car ready for vw school in penn in two weeks its guna be a late night Shocked

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RATTRP · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject:

It's easier just to cut the wires and then solder them back together when you reach that point. Then use the rubber insulated electrical tape and voila... you are back in business. Or the other method works as well, just depends how much time you want to spend to pop the wires out of the plug harness.
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KTPhil · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject:

Here you can see the tab/tang that locks it into the plastic holder:

http://www.germansupply.com/home/image.php?productid=16889

Do it successfully once, and the next ones take five seconds each. You just have to learn the feel of pushing it in to take the tension off the tab, poke the driver in, and pull out.

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mufins13 · Samba Member Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 236 Location: CT

yeah i got it no ploblems thanks again guys maybe some day ill post up some picks that arnt 3 years old shes changed a lot maybe i should start a thread to keep things moving and learn to use punctuation and work on my spellin a bit Wink

Max Welton · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:45 am Post subject:


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