Access to lights on rear tailgate (newer facelifted bongos)

[tigger]

Could some kind person please tell me how I get at the bulbs in the tailgate-mounted light clusters which feature on the newer 'facelifted' Bongo? The main rear light clusters are easy to get into, but I can't see any obvious way to get into these ones so a bit of info would be handy before I start tearing the tailgate apart...

Thanks
Dom

[tigger]

anyone?

[Simon Jones]

Take the tailgate inner panel off http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... gate+light

[tigger]

Aha thanks!

Bloody faff by the look of it!

[Simon Jones]

Has a bulb actually blown? There are only two in there for sidelights: the other 'lights' are just for show.

[tigger]

Actually no (I don't think anyway). But there's some water in it. My plan was to open in and remove the water, then try to seal it up a bit better, maybe after putting LED bulbs in if the nature of the seal was a bit on the 'permanent' side (ie using sealant).

So I went to have a look at doing so, only to conclude that rather than being a 5 minute job it would involve tearing the rear end of the car apart. And so it seems...

[Simon Jones]

Mine has water in too on the offside clear section (without a bulb). It's on the 'to do' list to drill a tiny hole from the rear to allow it to drain away. Good opportunity to squirt some Waxoyl inside the tailgate.