FZD panel won't lock back in place

fatjoez · 04-30-2016, 09:59 AM

I pulled out my interior driver dome light panel (FZD) to do wiring.

I seem to have bent the 2 pins in the process.

Anyway to get this back in or bend it back into shape or do I need to find another panel spare and take the pins out?

fatjoez · 05-02-2016, 04:19 AM

Update: I bent the pins back to the way they are supposed to be.

To do this I unscrewed the 4 star torx screws on the back of the FZD and the light housing dropped out.

After that I used a flathead to push up the little prong holding the clips into the plastic FZD and pulled the clips out.

Then I bent the clips with a plier to almost full U shape bend & put them back in.

FZD clipped back in PERFECTLY.

04-30-2016, 09:59 AM	#1
fatjoez student 226 Rep 911 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bermuda Triangle iTrader: (0)	FZD panel won't lock back in place I pulled out my interior driver dome light panel (FZD) to do wiring. I seem to have bent the 2 pins in the process. Anyway to get this back in or bend it back into shape or do I need to find another panel spare and take the pins out?
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05-02-2016, 04:19 AM	#2
fatjoez student 226 Rep 911 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bermuda Triangle iTrader: (0)	Update: I bent the pins back to the way they are supposed to be. To do this I unscrewed the 4 star torx screws on the back of the FZD and the light housing dropped out. After that I used a flathead to push up the little prong holding the clips into the plastic FZD and pulled the clips out. Then I bent the clips with a plier to almost full U shape bend & put them back in. FZD clipped back in PERFECTLY.
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