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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: PAX532 on February 28, 2023, 06:36:45 pm

Title: Replacing rear tailgate light on 2018 model
Post by: PAX532 on February 28, 2023, 06:36:45 pm

Hello everyone, my first post and looking for some help.

I stupidly managed to punch a hole in my near side rear light cluster, the one positioned on the tailgate. I’ve sourced a new part and trying to fit it, but I’ve hit a stumbling block and for the life of me cannot work out how the unit is removed and replaced. I’ve taken the internal boot trim off, unbolted the one bolt on the old unit. However, at this point I’ve realised that there isn’t enough room to push the old unit away from the boot with some of the body panels blocking this.

Does anyone know the final steps to allow me to either get the unit out, is there a trick I’m missing? or do I need to remove a body panel? If so, how? Really frustrating to get this far and come to a brick wall.

Just to add to my frustration, I’m abroad in Cyprus and don’t have a dealer (don’t think there’s on on the island), or a specialist nearby.

Thanks in advance. 

Title: Re: Replacing rear tailgate light on 2018 model
Post by: hovis on February 28, 2023, 10:15:25 pm

have a look here, may be of some use.
https://mazdas247.com/forum/t/workshop-manuals-for-2018-cx-5.123864503/

Title: Re: Replacing rear tailgate light on 2018 model
Post by: Willpower on March 01, 2023, 09:14:56 am

Whereabouts in Cyprus are you ?

As far as I can see there is a dealer in Limassol and one in Nicosia   

https://www.mazda.com.cy/find-a-dealer

 

Title: Re: Replacing rear tailgate light on 2018 model
Post by: PAX532 on March 01, 2023, 03:55:22 pm

Thanks for the info. The manuals look interesting enough for me to have a stab at it, but nice to know there’s a dealer in Limassol (about 90 minutes away) for when I inevitably cock it up