Modifying The Mounting For The Lamp Housing

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HINT: When installing a new lamp housing, certain adjustments to the lamp housing may be required. This may require modification of the lamp housing.

Fig 1: Identifying Mounting For Lamp Housing & Drill

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Press in the catch holding the lamp housing
Detach and move the wiring and connectors to one side
Drill out the lower cable opening to approximately D=26 mm.
NOTE:
While drilling, check the alignment between the lamp housing and the mounting for the lamp housing.