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Message: Headlight issue #$^%^*#%#$
Changed By: JM-Stamford,CT
Change Date: June 11, 2015 10:51AM
Headlight issue #$^%^*#%#$
Change Date: June 11, 2015 10:51AM
Headlight issue #$^%^*#%#$
A headlight bulb blew over the weekend. Easy fix - right? Ah, no.
One side went in like butter. No issue.
The other side was a friggin' bear - or worse. First, it was simply jammed. Just jammed. It felt like the service tool "stripped" in the process of removing the light.
But that was not the big issue because a simple deep socket worked just fine.
The big issue was the wiring harness mount had become brittle over the years. Basically the harness terminates at a vertical post. The light cluster slides rearward and the harness is engaged as the cluster slides.
Well, the plug has become so brittle that the edging (the part on which the mounting hardware rides) basically fell apart. The attached image, it is the blue plug which failed. The oval portion edges basically broke off. The main mounting seals are fine - as are the electrical connections.
http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod11157/Headlamp-Connector-Housing-Wiring-Harness-Porsche-986-Boxster---993---996/
As a result, the harness will not remain on the vertical post. Of course clearance stinks and it took about a half an hour to determine what was happening.
The fix was technically easy, but a royal PITA. I had to remove the top part of the vertical post. I had to loosen the inner fender well to get access. Then, and only then, could I get my hand in to manually insert the harness in the rear plug of the light cluster.
Every thing works fine for the moment. But you know I will forget the next time.....
Maybe time to invest in a xenon conversion?
What a nuisance....
One side went in like butter. No issue.
The other side was a friggin' bear - or worse. First, it was simply jammed. Just jammed. It felt like the service tool "stripped" in the process of removing the light.
But that was not the big issue because a simple deep socket worked just fine.
The big issue was the wiring harness mount had become brittle over the years. Basically the harness terminates at a vertical post. The light cluster slides rearward and the harness is engaged as the cluster slides.
Well, the plug has become so brittle that the edging (the part on which the mounting hardware rides) basically fell apart. The attached image, it is the blue plug which failed. The oval portion edges basically broke off. The main mounting seals are fine - as are the electrical connections.
http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod11157/Headlamp-Connector-Housing-Wiring-Harness-Porsche-986-Boxster---993---996/
As a result, the harness will not remain on the vertical post. Of course clearance stinks and it took about a half an hour to determine what was happening.
The fix was technically easy, but a royal PITA. I had to remove the top part of the vertical post. I had to loosen the inner fender well to get access. Then, and only then, could I get my hand in to manually insert the harness in the rear plug of the light cluster.
Every thing works fine for the moment. But you know I will forget the next time.....
Maybe time to invest in a xenon conversion?
What a nuisance....
Original Message
Author: JM-Stamford,CTDate: June 11, 2015 10:37AM
Headlight issue #$^%^*#%#$
A headlight bulb blew over the weekend. Easy fix - right? Ah, no.
One side went in like butter. No issue.
The other side was a friggin' bear - or worse. First, it was simply jammed. Just jammed. It felt like the service tool "stripped" in the process of removing the light.
But that was not the big issue because a simple deep socket worked just fine.
The big issue was the wiring harness mount had become brittle over the years. Basically the harness terminates at a vertical post. The light cluster slides rearward and the harness is engaged as the cluster slides.
Well, the plug has become so brittle that the edging (the part on which the mounting hardware rides) basically fell apart. As a result, the harness will not remain on the vertical post. Of course clearance stinks and it took about a half an hour to determine what was happening.
The fix was technically easy, but a royal PITA. I had to remove the top part of the vertical post. I had to loosen the inner fender well to get access. Then, and only then, could I get my hand in to manually insert the harness in the rear plug of the light cluster.
Every thing works fine for the moment. But you know I will forget the next time.....
Maybe time to invest in a xenon conversion?
What a nuisance....
One side went in like butter. No issue.
The other side was a friggin' bear - or worse. First, it was simply jammed. Just jammed. It felt like the service tool "stripped" in the process of removing the light.
But that was not the big issue because a simple deep socket worked just fine.
The big issue was the wiring harness mount had become brittle over the years. Basically the harness terminates at a vertical post. The light cluster slides rearward and the harness is engaged as the cluster slides.
Well, the plug has become so brittle that the edging (the part on which the mounting hardware rides) basically fell apart. As a result, the harness will not remain on the vertical post. Of course clearance stinks and it took about a half an hour to determine what was happening.
The fix was technically easy, but a royal PITA. I had to remove the top part of the vertical post. I had to loosen the inner fender well to get access. Then, and only then, could I get my hand in to manually insert the harness in the rear plug of the light cluster.
Every thing works fine for the moment. But you know I will forget the next time.....
Maybe time to invest in a xenon conversion?
What a nuisance....