Taillights

[Shmanwell]

Bonjour, je dois démonter les feux arrière de mon BJ40, mais je n'y arrive pas. Avant de forcer et de risquer de tout casser, je voulais savoir s'il ya une agrafe ou quelque chose du genre qui les maintient en place.
Merci.

 

[Shmanwell]

Hello,
I need to remove the tail lights from my BJ40, but I just can't seem to do it. Before I pull really hard—and risk breaking everything—I wanted to check if there’s a clip or something similar holding them in place.
Thanks.

 

[Living in the Past]

Being a BJ40 it has the three lens tail lights. To remove the tail light housing you need to remove the four screws and remove the lens. On the place where two ends screws lens are there two more cross head screws. One higher and one lower. Those hold the housing to the rear frame member. Once those are removed the housing should come off. Gasket may be stuck and holding on.

 

[Shmanwell]

Thanks for the reply, but I didn't explain myself clearly. It's about removing the electrical connector; everything else is disassembled, but I can't unplug the power cord.

 

[B y r o n]

Maybe the pictures in post #5 of this thread will help. I'm not familiar with this connector but assume there are latches on both sides that need to be pushed or pulled to release the two halves of the connection.

 

[Living in the Past]

Should post a date, even better a picture. The plugs changed over the years. There is a tab that has to be pushed in before it will pull apart. I would suggest push together and pull aways a number of times to help loosen the connection before just trying to force it apart even the the tab pushed in.

 

[Shmanwell]

I stopped by today to take some photos.

 

[Shmanwell]

The year 1978. The tail light assembly is not original; the previous owner replaced many parts with Chinese-made products.

 

[charliemeyer007]

There is clearly a locking tab in pic #1. You have to press in at the front and then pull the plug apart. There might be a tab on the other side as well. Pocket flat blade screwdriver can help depress the tab(s) so you can pull it apart.

 

[Engineer8000]

The locking tabs on each side of the plug should be pried outward to allow the connector to come apart. The lock tabs are under the plastic "hoops" and have a slot in them that captures the other half of the connector.

 

[Shmanwell]

It's all good. I managed to take it apart by breaking the tabs. Thanks to everyone for your replies.

 

[Living in the Past]

In the future tabs that have to lift a small screwdriver wedged under the tabs does the trick.

 

[Shmanwell]

Speaking of which, are the electrical connectors near the taillights (the ones I broke) sold separately?

 

[Shmanwell]

Just to clarify, it's the square connector for 4 wires.

 

[Engineer8000]

I would ask @cruisermatt

 

[charliemeyer007]

I saw youtube vid with a trick tool for connectors. Found one on eboy for like $3 delivered, has a straight end and a back claw end I think I can afford one. I bought a kit from Amoron ($20) but I'll be darned if I can find it now.

 

[Shmanwell]

Just to clarify, it's the square connector for 4 wires.

Yes