Tail light assembly removel

[threedogs]

My GLW said that to when I first got my pride and joy. Running joke now , but she had me going , then installed the Patrolapart loom now my reverse lights are like this.
And better in the bush

[Drew]

My GLW said that to when I first got my pride and joy. Running joke now , but she had me going , then installed the Patrolapart loom now my reverse lights are like this.
And better in the bush

Is that the case always ?

[GUIIIpatrol]

Can anyone help out? I have just replaced all my globes in my GUIII Patrol and replaced the dummy lights and wired them up also. However all was going well til I went to replace the Brake light in the barn door with an LED equivalent. But it wont work. A normal globe does, and the LED light works as i tested it in the indicator of the bumperette lights as they are the same globe base in the indicators.

Any suggestions as to why the Barn door wont take an LED light?

[mudski]

That LED globe should NOT work in the indicators as the indicators are sinlge filament type, but in LED, and the tail light globes are double filament, for stop and tail, but in LED. Wrong LED globe that tells me.

[Alitis007]

It didn't work for me either, not sure why but i tried 3 different types and they failed so i just left it as a filament globe same as the indicators because i didn't want to wire in a resistor to make it flash normally!

The only thing i didn't check on the eye level stop light globe was how much voltage it gets, that could be the key but i wouldn't loose any sleep over it lol

[GUIIIpatrol]

Hi mudski think you've mis-read my question. The light in the barn door is a brake light only, single filament. Exactly the same as the indicator. same wattage and all.

However, on a different page but similar topic had more luck and also posted how i remedied the problem.

This is the page: http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...rking-properly

Why Nissan did this with one light only has a few of us scratching our heads.

Hope this help you out Alitis007. It isn't the voltage that's the issue, it's the reversed polarity!!!

Globes will work either way, LED's only work Negatively grounded/earthed.

This is why the LED worked when i put it in the indicator socket and not in the brake light socket before.

[mudski]

Yep sorry I was thinking of the light on mine. I have all lights working on my troll. I forgot about the useless dummy lights Nissan used.

[Bernie 2]

On the GU its in behind the Jack cover on one side and the pull out insert on the other, 2 x 10mm bolts either side ,might need to thump with your palm carefully to dislodge

Thanks for that, undid the bolts but nothing seemed to move and I wasn't game to try too hard incase I broke something. Had the hand up in behind trying to feel what might still be holding it but all I managed to do was take some more skin off my knuckles and increase the frustration level. Then I remembered this forum!!
Your suggestion to give it a thump worked a treat, so Thanks again.

[BrazilianY60]

Just adding a little bit to this old thread.

I have read somewhere that once the two hex screws are done, you need to deal with two aligning studs. Although simple once you know it, what an anxiety control exercise it is to remove the tail light fearing it may break.

So, to add some info here, the GU4 tail light actually has three studs, not just two like the GU1,2,3. I have used plastic pry bars to help pop them out without scouring either body paint or tail assembly itself.

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I hope these pictures help someone else that find this topic.