63 31 191 Replacing LED for rear door trim panel light

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Necessary preliminary tasks

Remove REAR DOOR TRIM PANEL .

NOTE: Operation is shown by way of example on the E70. There may be differences in detail in the case of other vehicle models.

Fig 1: Identifying Wiring Harness And Rear Door Trim Panel Light

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Remove sheathing of wiring harness (1) in area (A).

Cut through wiring harness (1) of LED for rear door trim panel light (2) in area (A) and remove LED for rear door trim panel light (2).

Installation:

Adapt length of wiring harness of new LED for door trim panel light.

Connect wiring harness of new LED for door trim panel light using BUTT CONNECTORS to wiring harness (1).

Wrap wiring harness (1) in insulating tape.