SL/R107: License plate light assembly removal
01-06-2014, 10:18 AM
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SL 300 '86
License plate light assembly removal
Hi,
I have a 1986 300 SL, and I tried to replace the license plate light assembly, i.e. the parts to which you attach the bulbs. It is inside a chrome-plated cover, a boot trim tab, and I have not managed to remove this. (see the picture)
It is attached to bodywork by several nuts, and even if I remove all the nuts it does not move. Maybe the rubber/plastic seal between the bodywork and the boot trim tab is glued itself due to aging.
Any ideas how I should proceed in order not to break it or scratch anything?
Petri
I have a 1986 300 SL, and I tried to replace the license plate light assembly, i.e. the parts to which you attach the bulbs. It is inside a chrome-plated cover, a boot trim tab, and I have not managed to remove this. (see the picture)
It is attached to bodywork by several nuts, and even if I remove all the nuts it does not move. Maybe the rubber/plastic seal between the bodywork and the boot trim tab is glued itself due to aging.
Any ideas how I should proceed in order not to break it or scratch anything?
Petri
