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YOUR RESEARCHPorsche 996 Interior Dome Light Removal
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Disconnect of the wire harnesses, remove the dome light assembly
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To get to light bulbs in dome light, disconnect all of the wire harnesses, remove the dome light assembly from the trim piece and gently pry out the lens
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Disconnect of the wire harnesses, remove the dome light assembly
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To get to light bulbs in dome light, disconnect all of the wire harnesses, remove the dome light assembly from the trim piece and gently pry out the lens
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I did the led light upgrade and went looking for instructions to remove my 2002 Porsche 996 C4 dome light. There are a number of notes out there that were very helpful, but the one part that left me confused was the locking mechanism on the front of the dome light assembly. So, here are the Porsche dome removal notes and a picture of the dome light assembly. You can insert a small screw driver up into the front (windshield side) of the dome light assembly to depress the two points and it easily slides out. I hope this makes this relatively simple task easier for the next person. By the way - the led light package really puts out a lot more light, so it was a nice upgrade.
Ward
Porsche 996 dome light assembly removal notes from Porsche:
Picture of light assembly showing the clips you are trying to push in:
I did the LED upgrade and love it. That dome light took me a while to take out. I kept wondering if I was breaking something. I was happy to have it out without breaking. Good job on showing the clips
I picked up the Suncoast LED kit. If I hadn't installed it already, I could get some part #'s for you
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/PKLED996.html
talk about overpriced! It�s just interior lightbulbs. My kit works great and also I have a ton of extras.
I bought
this 15 piece kit from eBay
last year. It was $14 when I bought t. Everything worked great.
Ok guys I'm having a really difficult time plugging the dome light wires into the light itself, is there some secret trick or is just my hand eye coordination l. Very frustrating, any advice is appreciated
Mike
Old thread, but anyway here goes
Dome Light Assembly/Sunroof access
Pop out the two opaque oval lenses on the dome light assembly and remove the screws behind them
Pop out the back of the dome light trim from the tabs. Just pull down
To get to light bulbs in dome light, disconnect all of the wire harnesses, remove the dome light assembly from the trim piece and gently pry out the lens
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