The back light works fine. My plan was to outright switch them out since I have no need for the rear light... Thanks for the info on removal. I figured it was something like that... -Gary > > From: "Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx> > Date: 2003/04/10 Thu PM 11:11:55 EDT > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] Re: Roof Light Disassembly > > You're fortunate; most have long since been damaged by removal and > will not stay in place. The positions are off, on, delay. Off is in > the center position. It is best to remove the fuse or disconnect the > battery before working on it. When you do remove it you will see > that it has a plastic spring-lock assembly that latches over the > hard fiber board liner. That spring latch is on one side only - the > other is stationary. The problem is that one cannot usually tell > which way the light has been installed. The only way I have been > successful is to carefully try to move the entire light mechanism > one direction or the other. The direction it begins to move the most > is against the spring-lock side. I push that way sufficiently enough > to drop down the mechanism and loosen it in the liner. Then, I > carefully pull down and loosen the other side as I bring the entire > assembly down and out. Wires are connected - or should be, so it > takes some careful wiggles and movement to dislodge it. BTW, the > interior light under the rear window is supposed to be an identical > assembly. These light bulbs rarely loose connection or burn out but > rather, the wiring, door switches, or some other component is the > reason for the fault. Does the rear interior light work properly? > They are on the same circuit. > > Harold McElraft - 3354 [moderator snip]