51 41 090 Replacing light strip on door trim panel at front

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove LED for front door trim panel light . See 63 31 180 REPLACING LED FOR FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL LIGHT .

IMPORTANT: Risk of damage
Handle light strip with care.
Do not knock fibre optic cables.

Position new light strip on door trim panel (2) and mark welding spots (1) to be opened.

Drill out welding spots (1).

NOTE: Only drill down to door trim panel area so as not to damage the contact surface.

Feed light strip out of door trim panel (2).

Remove all remnants of plastic from contact surface of door trim panel (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Light Strip On Door Trim Panel And Mark Welding Spots

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Installation:

Carefully feed light strip in area (1) into door trim panel.

Push welding pins (3) through holes into door trim panel and secure with locking washers (2).

Shorten welding pins (3) down to measurement (A).

A = 3 mm

Fig 2: Identifying Locking Washers And Welding Pins Holes In Door Trim Panel

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