Great clear video ..thanks to you i was able to fix this for under 15 dollars as all i needed was a brown 15 amp roll wire 4mm and just a couple of bolts as i already had a drill .... great quick fix and no more issues since doing this
great video once again loving the content and work mikey..keep it up ..it really helps ppl like me build up the courage to diy knowing that you too knew nothing about working on cars and simply taught yourself how to do so ..gives me great comfort..thank you so much
great video very informative and great instructions..i was able to fix both my tail lights doing this method..i decided to drill and use a bolt washer and spring washer instead as i wasnt good at soldering...worked a treat thank again mikey keep it up
su huynh by fixing your tail lights do you mean that they started flashing again and that the warning signs disappearead or do you mean something else?
After watching this video several times I decided to do it. Mine had same issue however the harness was not damaged or melted. Went with the soldering approach and came out flawless. Attached other end to the nearest ground and vwala. No more error message and light functions. Thanks!!
Nice video ...helped me fix my tail light error codes...i kept getting bulb failure but i knew i just replaced them ..this solved that issue ..thanks for sharing
hey guys so i hope this video helps anyone who is experiencing this problem with their tail lights from melting , inconsistent connection, throwing error codes, or bulbs going out due to this common fault... it really is a very simple fix... my apologies for a quick and crap job on the soldering... make sure if you do solder..do it properly and make a secure and solid connection...i only wanted to show what you need to do ..but i decided to take it abit further as i know alot of ppl are very visual when it comes to an explanation so i did that quickly so i could show what i meant...... wish everyone luck who attempts this ... its much faster then getting Mercedes to do it and honestly ive seen how Mercedes can do a flimsy job themselves ...at least this way you can be sure you did it correctly and it will last above all
thanks so much for this video clip i done mine straight away i had engine management lights powersteering problems light staying on etc because of this problem unfortunatly MB uk dont and wont recall our cars so ive followed your instructions and all done thanks again brilliant job !!
Thanks for the helpful video. Did this on my Mercedes GLK350 without messing or cutting the burned ground wire just drilled the ground and works perfectly even deleted messages !!! 👍🏻👍🏻
Hello friend! I don't know how I missed that video but saw it today and already fixed it. Awesome video, couldn't be explained better! Really easy fix although I had some problems to solder wire to the part of plate - maybe because I put flux on it and it didn't want to 'catch' solder. I work with soldering iron a lot with PCB boards and flux is the must with these but here seems it worked other way because even if I washed flux it got under the plate and when made this place hot, still some flux on the top. I repaired right side which was causing problems and I think I'm going to do the same with left side to be 100% sure problem is solved forever. Thanks for shootout and all the best for you my friend!
I have a 2005 C230k, and I installed LED's all around, the bottom 2 bulbs on both sides tail lights do not turn on, after rewiring the resistor I succeeded in turning on Driver Side which is still flickering, but I would've never thought to rewire a new ground, I'm headed home and trying this!! Thank You!!
Could this be why one of my light bulb whent out for the top part of the back light on,y my botome strips light up revers lights go but the top for my right light when out so my quick fix is take ou the left side too light bulb out to an idea what this can be
Well done. As an electrical fault finder, I zeroed in pretty quick. I bolted through the common frame with 2.5mm wire. Bolted to car frame. Right side fixed. Left side was ok. But going to do the upgrade for peace of mind. But , yes. You got rid of the gal first for soldering. I chose to drill. Regards KevinM
So I just got some sequential LED tail lights and am wondering bc I don’t wanna redo the connectors how you would bolt it to the frame? How did you do this? How did it work? Would this cause electrical issues down the road?
@@SkyBurke-if2in On the right rear side , In where the tail light connections are. There is a welded bolt with other negative connections on it. I made a bigger wire with a crimped lug And bolted it to the car. I bought a new multi pin plugs for the new tail lights from ebay. And connected my new negative wire , to the wire going to the negative pin.
@@kevinmorton4439 as an electrical fault finder, what do you think my problem is? On my OEM taillights the middle strip of tail light is supposed to light up on the right side, but the top strip lights up instead. It works perfectly fine on my left side, but the right is just the wrong lights lighting up. Fast forward and I installed these new tail lights and the problem persists, the wrong blinker lights up. So I have my sequential on my left side but my fog light lights up on my right side for my blinker. Is this a SAM issue? a wiring harness issue? I really don’t believe it’s the tail lights because it’s done the same thing thru 2 sets. Other than that they work perfectly fine. Any suggestions would really help, I’m frustrated I got sequential lights for the right side to not be sequential.
Thanks for the helpful video ! Is it necessary to unplug or cut the original brown ground wire before doing this ? The on in my 09’ is almost burnt out, but not completely
Great video Mikeyz - i have a question regarding the old (thin) grounding wire-after attaching the new (thicker) wire the old one needs to be still connected or can be cut off /removed from connector ?
Thanks for your well video. Have the same issue and this time car is at Mercedes, 418 euros asked. I told them to hang on till tomorrow. I think I'm gonna do this but I have a little question, (may sound silly) The brown og cable, just cut it from where its melted or pull it out frim where it comes connected way back.? Thanks
Hey Mikey! On my 08 W204 I had the dimming problem for about a month and just yesterday it started throwing no brake light codes and since today the indicator light is now also out could it be this issue? Quick question I would like to have a friend do it with soldering but I want to be sure this is the issue is there anyway to test if this fixes it? Could I buy the negative wire and scratch the metal plate and stick it on with tape or anything else before permanently moddifying and drilling a hole in my car could I then also tape it to the frame inside or where do you suggest me to stick it temporary to in the car?
Hey me again thanks a freakin bunch for this video! For me the left taillight was broken and just did this with a nut and a bold trough the tail light assembly! And the ground I put on the existing bolt on the frame with a 10mm nut and everything is working 100% the wire and connector were completely black and burnt
I just left mine at first but u can remove it completely..the fact is u now have a new grounding point and even if it shares the grounding point it doesn't hurt to have x2 grounding points..but fact also is it does need the better grounding point..that's the bottom line... this is what mercedes do aswell
@LIVERZ no probs if u look at most of my comments I always try to reply wen I can to legit questions ..not silly ones like ..my car is limping what do I do? ..I mean I'm not mechanic lol... I'm a simple diyer..N share my experiences with others... so hopefully someone else may learn... I've never said I'm a pro mechanic so I cant diagnose from half way round the world..lol.. but no harm no foul... but simple advice I can always give some..like yours... have a great one N for being part of the channel 😀 👍
At 12:23 in the pic it showed 2 red wires one thicker than the other have you connected the wire somewhere else before the new grounding point or do you just need one wire from the light housing to the new grounding point 🤔🤔?
Did u need resistors for the led's? If not can you give me the link to the ones you bought please? I just got some but for some reason they work if I put them in the front as signal lights but they will give a error and blink when i try them as rear signal lights? Thanx!
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Thank you! I try to buy canbus all the time but I bought these off of aliexpress and even though they say they are canbus they must not be.
it could solve the issue .. this common fault can lead to many different issues ... even what ur describing its worth a try as it is cheap amd easy to do I can't say for sure if it will solve it but it will be preventative maintenance for future
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Hi Mikey! I appreciate your videos! May I ask you if can help me....on an C cdi w204 207 from 2008, with engine off, after one hour left high beam is starting up. On the same time, f32 relay starts up too. Thanks, Cristian
My break lights stay on and get brighter when I press the breaks but i have no actual tail lights. Car is telling me substitute tail lights are on. I wonder if this is a good place to start figuring out what the issue is.
Just had this issue with my W204. The earth in the connector had completly burnt away. I fixed it in a similar way before seeing this video. One issue I had was that I just couldn't solder onto the metal earth on the backing plate even after cleaning it down to bare metal. It just wouldn't tin. I ended up drilling a hole through the metal in a suitable place and fixing the new earth wire with a self tapping screw and crimped ring.
yes that works too... I had a similar issue where the solder wouldnt take that's why I suggested drilling a hole and using a washer and nut and bolt it works just as good but u know how some ppl aren't comfortable with drilling holes etc ..might damage the tail light plate ..etc... so it's just another way u can do it
@@jackmcwhae5984 Yes, as soon as I connected the new earth wire the lights worked again and the dashboard warnings cleared. I didn't need to do anything else. I did have a few spurious warnings in the days following but this was due to me disturbing the corrosion on the bulb connections. I then took all the bulbs out and cleaned the connections which fixed it.
tail lightfuse ? it should be in the rear fuse panel back right or maybe front in engine bay .. I'll have to double check the fuse diagram and get back to you
Hi iv just seen your Video how to do this does it matter what side is it left or right because it’s saying on my car on the left side is not working but it is
ok so I used the bigger eye ring instead of the smaller one but as long as it fits the thread bolt u will be good... there's usually 2 sizes in a variety box.. I used the larger of the 2 ... but remember just use a eye ring that can fit m8 ok
Hya buddy, could this problem cause my small instrument lights to fail ie, window button lights and dash, main lights work but the rear indicators do not flash or come on, thanks
Do you kno the color wires that are the turn signals I bought a trunk light for my w204 and I can connect it to the turn signals so they flash when I have my hazard lights on but I don’t kno which 2 wires are the turn signal wires
ye need schematics so u can see... try typing searching tail light schematics in google and see what comes up i did this last time for the doors and came across a forum that someone was asking about and got my answer about which wires control the lock unlock
I have just sorted this on my mate's Mercedes C220 W204. The total draw on all of these bulbs if they were to be on simultaneously is 9.4A. The 5 large bulbs draw 1.8A each an the 1 side lamp bulb draws 400mA. So you're not going to have any issues with the individual lamp circuits fro a current perspective. But how likely is it, you might ask, you're going to have all of the lamps on at any given time? Not likely. So I don't think it's necessarily a matter of under spec cable for the ground wire. It's not like they all have this problem. If it was you would expect the same issue on the other side of the car. In my mate's case it is just on the left cluster. I think the problem is the crimping on that wire. Too tight. Squashes the copper to such an extent that it reduces the cross sectional area of the cable and therefore dramatically increases the resistance at that point and thus the heat damaging the cable. So I decided to upgrade the brown ground wire to 20A cable and solder the connector to the cable instead of crimping. Just on that cable. I then spliced that new cable to the original brown cable using a WAGO splicer which is good for 32A. Probably a little bit of overkill. A decent crimp on the original brown wire would probably be fine. I just wanted to make sure it didn't happen again given it's my mate's car not mine. Anyway. Thanks for the video.
no resistors for your led bulbs? i got a clk w209 came with some depo clearish led tail lights and the bottom lights are off right blinks then stays off and got right tail light light msg but not the left and its also off ,, i need to spend some time with it
if u use all led then u may need resistors to control current to tail light .. I don't use any and all is fine .. but that's only cuz I use just parking lights, you only need led resistors if you cant get error free canbus bulbs, thats what i got error free canbus led bulbs thats why i can use them and no errors
Hey many I did this yesterday and it worked. But today I went to turn on my car and it was dead. Is there any possible reason for this? I believe I followed it all correctly. I did the screw method and not the soldering method. Maybe I left a light on last night and did not see. Has to leave for work and can’t do anything to it right now. Going to try to jump it tonight. Could use some help or maybe some possible problems and solutions thank you.
u must have left something on ... did u wire something wrong by any chance? which left a light on ? this fix shouldn't cause your battery to die gor any reason
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I wired it correctly/exactly how to it was done in the video. And the lights worked correctly after that. Now each time I have to jump start the car to even get it to run. Every time I jump it works fine but does not run the next morning. I got a new battery 3 months ago so it couldn’t be an old battery. One of my buddies who is into cars says he thinks something might have shorted out or burned in the fuse box. I made sure no lights were left on last night after I got it to run and used it for a little bit. This morning it was still dead. Any idea what could be the problem?
the issue to begin with is the lack of size of the ground cable ..even if u change the pcb or any part it will still malfunction overtime as it's prone to due to the gauge size issue of the ground cable ... so that must be done
@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks for the info. I don't have much experience, can I drill and put the cable at the same spot that you did or do I have to check with the multimeter?
sorry to hear that its hard to say what ur issue actually is without being there to actually diagnose.. imo u may have another underlying issue or a bad bulb ... consider having it looed at by a pro
it very well could be but as I stated it won't alwaya fix the issue.. sometimes it a case of trial and error try it and see if it does fit it... u can just ground the tail light and see if it solves the issue.. check the tail light plate and plug for damage melting etc
Great video if the brown wire is corroded but my problem is slightly different. Hope you will help me. 1995 W202 C280, both turn signals work fine when headlights are off. When headlights are on, right turn signal works but not the left. All the fuses are fine. Please help.
hey mate so sorry.. im not too sure what that would be ..sounds alot like a switch or a relay is faulty... cuz wen u say it works fine wen lights are off... and wen on one doesnt seems like a relay ... relays are like switches and they cut off power wen needed.. a d aounds like a faulty relay.. look up which relay i. the fuse panel is for ths tail light and or headlights
Hi Mikey. I did exactly what you suggested and even confirmed continuity at the end with everything plugged in but I still get crazy indicator warnings on my dash about headlights. i swapped all bulbs and verified they are on. i wonder if the cable i bought has the amperage. it’s from southwire - primary wire 20ft 14-19 green. says nothing about amps.
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks for the reply. I'm sure it's the related problem because it's a 2011 C300 and my friend never took care of the recall when she got the notice many years ago. The exact messages are "Check rear left sidemarker lamp" and "check front right parking lamp". It's been there for ever for her and I figured it would be an easy fix after watching your video. I ordered the exact same multimeter that you had. After my first message, I went out and bought another wire, this time from an autoshop which is a 14 gauge wire with 17 maximum amp. I put eye lets on both sides and swapped out the cable from today but same problem. What I am confused about is this. I noticed everyone places the black wire tester on the connector where the brown wire connects, then they use the red wire tester to touch a spot on the plate and listen for a beep. That's how I determined where to drill. The problem is should it beep when you have the black wire tester on any of the other connectors (not just where the brown wire goes)? I get the same beeping no matter which connector I touch with the black wire tester. When it's all connected and put back in place I stick in the black tester into the brown slot with the brown wire and the red tester on where I grounded and it beeps. I move the black tester to any other color wire and it still beeps. So I'm confused why the beeps are the same no mater which wire I'm testing.
and follow up to your question. At this time I'm not sure how to tell amps. When I test, I get 3 numbers that come up with the beep on the multimeter and I'm not sure which is amp or what the numbers mean. I just listen for the beep which seems like what others are doing.
@@tas4092 I get that ....what I meant is ... are u getting 12v consistently to your tail lights... cuz if your not that would throw errors or cause flickering etc... u can test by using multimeter vlack goes toground and then the red goes ro the wire u want to test .. put multimeter in voltage mode should have 20v setting ...turn dial to that and test
@@tas4092 sounds like u have a short somewhere ... so wen u touch the brown wire and backplate what ur looking for continuity meaning that ... that wire is connected to what your touching ..if it doesn't beep means it doesn't have a connection between the 2 points ...
My left tail light has the dimming problem the bulbs don't burn out nor do any codes come up but it is significantly dimmer, so by using this method can i simply leave the brown wire in the original harness the way it is? So i just ad this new cable and ground it to any bolt point on the car?
the point is to create a new ground point because the current isn't enough to handle the amount of current .. so u remove the factory ground brown wire completely and create the new one
do you really need that soldering pencil melter thing I do not own one of these. I saw a video of someone else screwing it in place without soldering it.
Hi you see the bulb top left that is the only bulb you have that isn’t LED…. I’m having problems with that bulb on mine in that I have 5volts at the bulb holder but neither a standard bulb or an LED will work ?? Firstly do you know exactly what bulb that is ie a tail light or fog light or what and any ideas why mine doesn’t work either side of car?? Help !!
honestly not too sure ..sounds like a loose cable ..but start with fuses relating to the tail lights .. thenni would scan for errors .. usibg a mercedes specific obd2 scanner tool.. like a icarsoft or xentry DAS ... THEY WILL DEFINITELTY be much better as they are very precise and give alot of info on what the issue may be and if u still can't find it I would seek advise from an auto electrician not just a mechanic but an auto electrician ... bid difference veteran auto electrician and normal electrician
I tried this and it didn’t work, is there a relay for the brake lights? The middle one in the back never went out and still works but the main tail lights don’t
u fortunately u may have an underlying issue .. this doesn't fix all electrical faults relating to the tail lights just thr main ones with error messages dimming of tail light melting and overheating .. of this doesn't solve your problem u need to scan and try find the problem so u know what to do next .. I hope this is helpful in some way.. try scan for dtc and narrow down the issue.. then go from there
its behind the tail light behin thecarpet u can reach inmide once you remove the tail ligt there is a bolt stickingout on the lhs.. or u will have t just pull back saome carpet so u can reach bare metal
Is there a way you can show how to replace the actual harness clip? Mine is entirely burned through - but can't seem to find just the clip - only those with cables attached. I called Merc and they said there was no recall on this unfortunately. So have to do myself.
Hello there.i have a 2008 c300 my tail lights will not turn off even when the car is off I have to unplug them everytime i get out the car if i dont wont the battery to die
u have a short somewhere .. u need to find where the short is .. it might be easier to take it to a local mechanic auto electrician to help find the issue ..they have specialise tools that will locate the issue
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ hi I did everything you recommended ( even booked in for a engine software update recall) but now my rear right indicator only flashes once. Any clues? Ps Mercedes service centre said go to auto electrician 😒
have u done this fix? if not do it and see how u go..check your wiring harness for melting due to over heating of the cables ... then check fuses and cables for shorts
honestly cant say for sure would have to do sometesting , u can always do a trial and error test by using another 10amp cable to 15amp and hold it in place of how it would be installed and see if it works/helps , a merc scanner tool like icarsoft designed specifically for merc is a good tool to troubleshoot with , it can pin point certain issues, i would start with that
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ alright so I bought a new tail light it works but after a while of using the led stops for a second then works. I got these codes for the car B164615 The out put for the right rear turn lamp is faulty. A short circuit to battery [+] or an open circuit exist B280315 The right inner stop lamp and tail lamp is faulty. A short circuit to battery [+] or an open circuit exist.
@Gta tuner Guy yes seems like the common fault and ur symptoms are like what ppl described except usually they can see physical damage to the plug harness
Please give me some advice and help. I am 70+ years old and my old 1990 350dsl Mercedes will NOT pass inspection here in Louisiana. Here is the problem. 1990 Mercedes 350dsl When I turn on the parking lights the tail lights work, BUT when I turn on the head lights the Drivers side tail light goes out.
firstly hello sir and welcome to the channel ..happy to have u here and thanks for taking the time to watch... if u could like and sub greatly appreciate it... as i always state im no professional me hanic ..im a simple at home diyer...but can do what i can to help ... usually when something like that happens it's a relay ..I check the relays first and fuses then I would check the wires and ensure there is no short anywhere in the line ... but cuz u then it on a d it cuts out ..tells me it' could be a relay related issue..I'm just guessing here .. obviously it's hard to diagnose without being there to see and hear and test things.. I'm not a professional mechanical but that's where I would start friend...then if u can get a scanner tool to check for dtc codes that would could narrow down the issue and point u in the right direction ...
Hi Mikey I drilled a hole and copied your video to completion but it didn't work my warning sign is still there. Could the reason be I need a whole new tail light instead.
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ The issue is that the rear indicator isn't working and this is causing the warning sign to pop up. The plug looks fine nothing is melted I think a mechanic replaced the brown wire with a yellow one a while back before I got the car but I always wondering what was the problem so I tried your method and it still isn't working. Could it be the SAM chip in the tail lamp?
@@jackmcwhae5984 hmm I couldn't day off the top of my head ... it would take me to do trial and error to find out what's wrong.. get a scanner tool or get it scanned and hopefully the dtc will show u more of what it could be
My tail light connector is completely gone, not just the earth connector pin, and affecting continuity to some of the bulbs. I reckon I need replace the whole connecor. Can you advise how to remove existing cable/pins from the connector and repace them in a new connector? I obviously need include the fix to in effect replace the earthing wire as per your video. Thanks
ok so you. an always buy a new connector via ebay or aliexpress and simple cut and solder or even use butt connectors... that way it's an easy cut splice solder..or use butt connectors... either way as long as u follow the way the harness plugs in u won't go wrong but if u wanted to remove the existing pins u would need a pin like tool or u can buy a plug harness removal tool they sell for about 10 dollars or less online I used it in my video about changing out the 12v cigarette lighter port to a dual usb port with battery display
Great clear video ..thanks to you i was able to fix this for under 15 dollars as all i needed was a brown 15 amp roll wire 4mm and just a couple of bolts as i already had a drill .... great quick fix and no more issues since doing this
great video once again loving the content and work mikey..keep it up ..it really helps ppl like me build up the courage to diy knowing that you too knew nothing about working on cars and simply taught yourself how to do so ..gives me great comfort..thank you so much
great video very informative and great instructions..i was able to fix both my tail lights doing this method..i decided to drill and use a bolt washer and spring washer instead as i wasnt good at soldering...worked a treat thank again mikey keep it up
su huynh by fixing your tail lights do you mean that they started flashing again and that the warning signs disappearead or do you mean something else?
After watching this video several times I decided to do it. Mine had same issue however the harness was not damaged or melted. Went with the soldering approach and came out flawless. Attached other end to the nearest ground and vwala. No more error message and light functions. Thanks!!
well done
great video buddy keep it up ... love how informative you are and u take your time to explain every detail; you can ...
thanks very much mate your support is really appreciated.... much more to come
Thanks for this video, I remember paying over $350 for fixing the right side of my C300 in 2015, I just fixed the left side for
most welcome
Thank you Sir for this video, just saved me a huge headache. Doing this to the wife's car this weekend!
The best instructional videos hands down. Thank you Mikey!
don't make.me.vlush brother. seriously ur too kind ...honestly I'm just happy ppl are finding use from these videos I post
Nice video ...helped me fix my tail light error codes...i kept getting bulb failure but i knew i just replaced them ..this solved that issue ..thanks for sharing
hi i have the issue on the dash says my tail light doesnt works but it actually works, thats the issue u had and it solved it? thanks in advance
@@sebastiannavagonzalez4437 hi did you ever solve this issue
Thank you! You’re a life saver ! I just realized that I had a recall by Mercedes for my car and I got it fixed for free 👌🏾
Glad it helped!
hey guys so i hope this video helps anyone who is experiencing this problem with their tail lights from melting , inconsistent connection, throwing error codes, or bulbs going out due to this common fault... it really is a very simple fix... my apologies for a quick and crap job on the soldering... make sure if you do solder..do it properly and make a secure and solid connection...i only wanted to show what you need to do ..but i decided to take it abit further as i know alot of ppl are very visual when it comes to an explanation so i did that quickly so i could show what i meant...... wish everyone luck who attempts this ... its much faster then getting Mercedes to do it and honestly ive seen how Mercedes can do a flimsy job themselves ...at least this way you can be sure you did it correctly and it will last above all
Do I have to do both side tail lights?
@@PoliceMafiaTV only if both are experiencing issues but to be safe i would do both esp considering its a easy fix
Thanks
@@PoliceMafiaTV most welcome mate
Hi do we leave the factory 5amp ground connected as is,? and just add another ground ?
thanks so much for this video clip i done mine straight away i had engine management lights powersteering problems light staying on etc because of this problem unfortunatly MB uk dont and wont recall our cars so ive followed your instructions and all done thanks again brilliant job !!
well done
Thanks for the helpful video. Did this on my Mercedes GLK350 without messing or cutting the burned ground wire just drilled the ground and works perfectly even deleted messages !!! 👍🏻👍🏻
awesome to hear
Thanks bro. I didn’t have soldering iron so I used aluminium duct tape which worked just fine. Thanks to you for the instructions 🙏
ur so welcome bud ..happy to help any fellow w204er
Thanks for sharing buddy
ur most welcome
Thank you, you helped me a lot, thank you, this mercedes R350 2007 always had a problem with the light, thank you
welcome
Hello friend! I don't know how I missed that video but saw it today and already fixed it. Awesome video, couldn't be explained better! Really easy fix although I had some problems to solder wire to the part of plate - maybe because I put flux on it and it didn't want to 'catch' solder. I work with soldering iron a lot with PCB boards and flux is the must with these but here seems it worked other way because even if I washed flux it got under the plate and when made this place hot, still some flux on the top. I repaired right side which was causing problems and I think I'm going to do the same with left side to be 100% sure problem is solved forever. Thanks for shootout and all the best for you my friend!
awesome work friend... glad to hear you habe solved the issue..well.done mate...
Very clear and good info...keep it up love the channel well done man
Great video, and very informative for the exact problem I'm having ( and did not want to deal with Mercedes if it was an easy fix ) Thank you mate!!!
I have a 2005 C230k, and I installed LED's all around, the bottom 2 bulbs on both sides tail lights do not turn on, after rewiring the resistor I succeeded in turning on Driver Side which is still flickering, but I would've never thought to rewire a new ground, I'm headed home and trying this!! Thank You!!
ur welcome matey
You sir are a life saver!! Period..!
just sharing what I've learnt owning this car..I'm just glad it could help
thanks man, just fixed my problem from the knowledge i got from your vedio 😊
well done congrats
Thanks mate, it worked for me as mine had totally failed. 👍
I used the screw option and earthed it to car.
Could this be why one of my light bulb whent out for the top part of the back light on,y my botome strips light up revers lights go but the top for my right light when out so my quick fix is take ou the left side too light bulb out to an idea what this can be
it cpuld br the problem check for melting or a flimdy connecrion with your rear harness tail light connector make sure its a splid connection
Thank you so much bro for this video. I was able to fix my tail light because of this video. God bless u bro
most welcome which way did u do it drill a hole or solder
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I didn’t use the drill method, I used the soldering method
@@Kolawolebekes nice
Well done. As an electrical fault finder, I zeroed in pretty quick. I bolted through the common frame with 2.5mm wire. Bolted to car frame. Right side fixed.
Left side was ok. But going to do the upgrade for peace of mind.
But , yes. You got rid of the gal first for soldering. I chose to drill.
Regards KevinM
So I just got some sequential LED tail lights and am wondering bc I don’t wanna redo the connectors how you would bolt it to the frame? How did you do this? How did it work? Would this cause electrical issues down the road?
@@SkyBurke-if2in On the right rear side , In where the tail light connections are. There is a welded bolt with other negative connections on it. I made a bigger wire with a crimped lug And bolted it to the car. I bought a new multi pin plugs for the new tail lights from ebay. And connected my new negative wire , to the wire going to the negative pin.
@kevinmorton4439 well done
@@kevinmorton4439 as an electrical fault finder, what do you think my problem is? On my OEM taillights the middle strip of tail light is supposed to light up on the right side, but the top strip lights up instead. It works perfectly fine on my left side, but the right is just the wrong lights lighting up. Fast forward and I installed these new tail lights and the problem persists, the wrong blinker lights up. So I have my sequential on my left side but my fog light lights up on my right side for my blinker.
Is this a SAM issue? a wiring harness issue? I really don’t believe it’s the tail lights because it’s done the same thing thru 2 sets.
Other than that they work perfectly fine.
Any suggestions would really help, I’m frustrated I got sequential lights for the right side to not be sequential.
so helpful, thanks a ton!
bro u are so welcome
Thanks for the helpful video ! Is it necessary to unplug or cut the original brown ground wire before doing this ? The on in my 09’ is almost burnt out, but not completely
@@lilinstagram9041 once u do the new ground u can simply remove the old ground
@@MIKEYZVLOGZthanks !
Do you don’t have to do anything with the old wires? Just put in a new wire?
u can disconnect them or leave it its ok regardless
Worked perfectly. Thanks brother.
good to hear man
Nice
thanks buddy
Is it a 5mm or 6mm bolt on the car panel?
This video helped me fix my car thank you very much good sir
Thanks Mikeyz, problem solved.
great news mate well done I'm just happy it helped
Great video Mikeyz - i have a question regarding the old (thin) grounding wire-after attaching the new (thicker) wire the old one needs to be still connected or can be cut off /removed from connector ?
can be removed
🙏
Thanks for your well video. Have the same issue and this time car is at Mercedes, 418 euros asked. I told them to hang on till tomorrow. I think I'm gonna do this but I have a little question, (may sound silly) The brown og cable, just cut it from where its melted or pull it out frim where it comes connected way back.?
Thanks
yes u can cut it off and make new ground
Hey Mikey! On my 08 W204 I had the dimming problem for about a month and just yesterday it started throwing no brake light codes and since today the indicator light is now also out could it be this issue? Quick question I would like to have a friend do it with soldering but I want to be sure this is the issue is there anyway to test if this fixes it? Could I buy the negative wire and scratch the metal plate and stick it on with tape or anything else before permanently moddifying and drilling a hole in my car could I then also tape it to the frame inside or where do you suggest me to stick it temporary to in the car?
Hey me again thanks a freakin bunch for this video! For me the left taillight was broken and just did this with a nut and a bold trough the tail light assembly! And the ground I put on the existing bolt on the frame with a 10mm nut and everything is working 100% the wire and connector were completely black and burnt
Thank you Sir, you are a life saver
I'm glad it worked for u my friend
hey Mikey I'm about to try this way so are you saying once I do all this the tail lamp right side indicator will start working?
Excellent video, many thanks
You are welcome!
this really helped. thank you for posting.
u r welcome
What do you do with the original brown grounding wire that goes into the connector. Do you just leave that slot empty
I just left mine at first but u can remove it completely..the fact is u now have a new grounding point and even if it shares the grounding point it doesn't hurt to have x2 grounding points..but fact also is it does need the better grounding point..that's the bottom line... this is what mercedes do aswell
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thank you for your help and replying!
@LIVERZ no probs if u look at most of my comments I always try to reply wen I can to legit questions ..not silly ones like ..my car is limping what do I do? ..I mean I'm not mechanic lol... I'm a simple diyer..N share my experiences with others... so hopefully someone else may learn... I've never said I'm a pro mechanic so I cant diagnose from half way round the world..lol.. but no harm no foul... but simple advice I can always give some..like yours... have a great one N for being part of the channel 😀 👍
Great video man 👌 helped so much can I do both sides as both mine are just earthed off
yes u can do both. glad u liked it and ithelped
At 12:23 in the pic it showed 2 red wires one thicker than the other have you connected the wire somewhere else before the new grounding point or do you just need one wire from the light housing to the new grounding point 🤔🤔?
Just one wire from light plate to ground point of the car... same scenario for other side
Did u need resistors for the led's? If not can you give me the link to the ones you bought please? I just got some but for some reason they work if I put them in the front as signal lights but they will give a error and blink when i try them as rear signal lights? Thanx!
if u make sure the leds are canbus error free they should just work ..u. aht use normal leds ..they must be canbus ones
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Thank you! I try to buy canbus all the time but I bought these off of aliexpress and even though they say they are canbus they must not be.
Mikey only my rear right indicator isn't working if I do this will it start to flash again or will it only just get rid of the warning signs
it could solve the issue .. this common fault can lead to many different issues ... even what ur describing its worth a try as it is cheap amd easy to do
I can't say for sure if it will solve it but it will be preventative maintenance for future
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ hi sorry Mikey so in the video what was this new wire really doing? and what part does the brown ground wire control of the car.
Are those error free canbus led bulbs or regular leds bulbs? Can you share where to buy those Leds bulb. Thanks
Error free always aliexpress
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Hi Mikey!
I appreciate your videos!
May I ask you if can help me....on an C cdi w204 207 from 2008, with engine off, after one hour left high beam is starting up. On the same time, f32 relay starts up too.
Thanks,
Cristian
My break lights stay on and get brighter when I press the breaks but i have no actual tail lights. Car is telling me substitute tail lights are on. I wonder if this is a good place to start figuring out what the issue is.
What did you do with the old earth wire did u just tape it up with insulation tape
ye tape it up or cut it off
Thank you brother! It worked for me!
glad to hear it mate
Great video this just saved my @$$ took to a couple mechanic in my area didn't even want to touch it because it had the little fire
great to hear
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thank you for this video keep up the great work
@@Droptheworldghost cheers
Just had this issue with my W204. The earth in the connector had completly burnt away. I fixed it in a similar way before seeing this video. One issue I had was that I just couldn't solder onto the metal earth on the backing plate even after cleaning it down to bare metal. It just wouldn't tin. I ended up drilling a hole through the metal in a suitable place and fixing the new earth wire with a self tapping screw and crimped ring.
yes that works too... I had a similar issue where the solder wouldnt take that's why I suggested drilling a hole and using a washer and nut and bolt it works just as good but u know how some ppl aren't comfortable with drilling holes etc ..might damage the tail light plate ..etc... so it's just another way u can do it
Mike Foster when you did this did your indicator start flashing again when you put it on and did the warning sign go away with it
@@jackmcwhae5984 Yes, as soon as I connected the new earth wire the lights worked again and the dashboard warnings cleared. I didn't need to do anything else. I did have a few spurious warnings in the days following but this was due to me disturbing the corrosion on the bulb connections. I then took all the bulbs out and cleaned the connections which fixed it.
@@mickfoster7140 Absolute Legend I'm now gonna try this today
great video, just one question: Can i cut the original brown cable and only use the soldered one?
yes
thanks for this video my friend - do you know how to find the fuse for this light?
tail lightfuse ? it should be in the rear fuse panel back right or maybe front in engine bay .. I'll have to double check the fuse diagram and get back to you
Hi, Enjoyed your video but all I got was a very faint glow in all 3 bulbs like a low voltage. The left side works fine, Any ideas ? thanks.
it could be due to this ..u need to.check voltage using a multimeter
Hi iv just seen your Video how to do this does it matter what side is it left or right because it’s saying on my car on the left side is not working but it is
yes that due to the wire being too thin its not reading the right current therefore sending the error message
Can you please let me know what is the size of eye ring connector ? Thanks for such a detailed video.
ok so I used the bigger eye ring instead of the smaller one but as long as it fits the thread bolt u will be good... there's usually 2 sizes in a variety box.. I used the larger of the 2 ... but remember just use a eye ring that can fit m8 ok
and ur welcome ... thanks for stopping by
Hya buddy, could this problem cause my small instrument lights to fail ie, window button lights and dash, main lights work but the rear indicators do not flash or come on, thanks
thank you..save me a lot of money..
glad to hear it ?? awesome mate
Do you kno the color wires that are the turn signals I bought a trunk light for my w204 and I can connect it to the turn signals so they flash when I have my hazard lights on but I don’t kno which 2 wires are the turn signal wires
ye need schematics so u can see... try typing searching tail light schematics in google and see what comes up i did this last time for the doors and came across a forum that someone was asking about and got my answer about which wires control the lock unlock
Hi Mikey.....what do I do with the old brown wire that is attached do I cut it ?
Yes u can cut it and remove it alrogether cuz the purpose is to make an entire new ground
You are awesome !!
Yes sir,can you plz help me about my 3rd break ligth, malfunction what is the common cause, I have c200 kompresor 2009
I have just sorted this on my mate's Mercedes C220 W204.
The total draw on all of these bulbs if they were to be on simultaneously is 9.4A.
The 5 large bulbs draw 1.8A each an the 1 side lamp bulb draws 400mA.
So you're not going to have any issues with the individual lamp circuits fro a current perspective.
But how likely is it, you might ask, you're going to have all of the lamps on at any given time?
Not likely.
So I don't think it's necessarily a matter of under spec cable for the ground wire.
It's not like they all have this problem.
If it was you would expect the same issue on the other side of the car.
In my mate's case it is just on the left cluster.
I think the problem is the crimping on that wire. Too tight.
Squashes the copper to such an extent that it reduces the cross sectional area of the cable
and therefore dramatically increases the resistance at that point and thus the heat damaging the cable.
So I decided to upgrade the brown ground wire to 20A cable and solder the connector to the cable instead
of crimping. Just on that cable. I then spliced that new cable to the original brown cable using a WAGO
splicer which is good for 32A.
Probably a little bit of overkill. A decent crimp on the original brown wire would probably be fine.
I just wanted to make sure it didn't happen again given it's my mate's car not mine.
Anyway.
Thanks for the video.
for the w204 I got a rear left indicator error on the dash. Mine is an 09 with the LED turn signal. Any suggestion on what to do? TIA
Can u plz help to tel how to fix bright light switch nd wiper plz
u mean high beam switch the indicator? what I wrong with it ? broken ?
no resistors for your led bulbs? i got a clk w209 came with some depo clearish led tail lights and the bottom lights are off right blinks then stays off and got right tail light light msg but not the left and its also off ,, i need to spend some time with it
if u use all led then u may need resistors to control current to tail light .. I don't use any and all is fine .. but that's only cuz I use just parking lights, you only need led resistors if you cant get error free canbus bulbs, thats what i got error free canbus led bulbs thats why i can use them and no errors
Hey many I did this yesterday and it worked. But today I went to turn on my car and it was dead. Is there any possible reason for this? I believe I followed it all correctly. I did the screw method and not the soldering method. Maybe I left a light on last night and did not see. Has to leave for work and can’t do anything to it right now. Going to try to jump it tonight. Could use some help or maybe some possible problems and solutions thank you.
u must have left something on ... did u wire something wrong by any chance? which left a light on ? this fix shouldn't cause your battery to die gor any reason
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ I wired it correctly/exactly how to it was done in the video. And the lights worked correctly after that. Now each time I have to jump start the car to even get it to run. Every time I jump it works fine but does not run the next morning. I got a new battery 3 months ago so it couldn’t be an old battery. One of my buddies who is into cars says he thinks something might have shorted out or burned in the fuse box. I made sure no lights were left on last night after I got it to run and used it for a little bit. This morning it was still dead. Any idea what could be the problem?
Thank you , it was very helpful
welcome
Isn't easier to just replace the tail light board (lamp carrier) ??
the issue to begin with is the lack of size of the ground cable ..even if u change the pcb or any part it will still malfunction overtime as it's prone to due to the gauge size issue of the ground cable ... so that must be done
@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks for the info. I don't have much experience, can I drill and put the cable at the same spot that you did or do I have to check with the multimeter?
y can do exactly what I did and drill a hole there as that is a ground spot...
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks a lot I appreciate it
Good ideas clear instructions
Hey buddy after doing this exactly I still get the warning on my dash , do I have to get it cleared ? Regards
sorry to hear that its hard to say what ur issue actually is without being there to actually diagnose.. imo u may have another underlying issue or a bad bulb ... consider having it looed at by a pro
Hey
It was so nice to find this video, thank you.
Do you know if this problem is actually a recall or not?
Thanks
ive heard it is but only in the state, but iv asoheard some mecedes dealers are doing it free
Mikey, I'm getting a rear center brake light fault code, do you think its the same ground issue ?
it very well could be but as I stated it won't alwaya fix the issue.. sometimes it a case of trial and error try it and see if it does fit it... u can just ground the tail light and see if it solves the issue.. check the tail light plate and plug for damage melting etc
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ no damage at the plug. The third brake light works it just throws a code once in a while. Weird.
@@bradt2420 could be
Great video if the brown wire is corroded but my problem is slightly different. Hope you will help me. 1995 W202 C280, both turn signals work fine when headlights are off. When headlights are on, right turn signal works but not the left. All the fuses are fine. Please help.
hey mate so sorry.. im not too sure what that would be ..sounds alot like a switch or a relay is faulty... cuz wen u say it works fine wen lights are off... and wen on one doesnt seems like a relay ... relays are like switches and they cut off power wen needed.. a d aounds like a faulty relay.. look up which relay i. the fuse panel is for ths tail light and or headlights
Hi Mikey. I did exactly what you suggested and even confirmed continuity at the end with everything plugged in but I still get crazy indicator warnings on my dash about headlights. i swapped all bulbs and verified they are on. i wonder if the cable i bought has the amperage. it’s from southwire - primary wire 20ft 14-19 green. says nothing about amps.
find out how many amps the wire produces ... ur talking about tail lights not headlights? u might have a different issue.. have u scanned for codes
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thanks for the reply. I'm sure it's the related problem because it's a 2011 C300 and my friend never took care of the recall when she got the notice many years ago. The exact messages are "Check rear left sidemarker lamp" and "check front right parking lamp". It's been there for ever for her and I figured it would be an easy fix after watching your video. I ordered the exact same multimeter that you had. After my first message, I went out and bought another wire, this time from an autoshop which is a 14 gauge wire with 17 maximum amp. I put eye lets on both sides and swapped out the cable from today but same problem.
What I am confused about is this. I noticed everyone places the black wire tester on the connector where the brown wire connects, then they use the red wire tester to touch a spot on the plate and listen for a beep. That's how I determined where to drill. The problem is should it beep when you have the black wire tester on any of the other connectors (not just where the brown wire goes)? I get the same beeping no matter which connector I touch with the black wire tester.
When it's all connected and put back in place I stick in the black tester into the brown slot with the brown wire and the red tester on where I grounded and it beeps. I move the black tester to any other color wire and it still beeps. So I'm confused why the beeps are the same no mater which wire I'm testing.
and follow up to your question. At this time I'm not sure how to tell amps. When I test, I get 3 numbers that come up with the beep on the multimeter and I'm not sure which is amp or what the numbers mean. I just listen for the beep which seems like what others are doing.
@@tas4092 I get that ....what I meant is ... are u getting 12v consistently to your tail lights... cuz if your not that would throw errors or cause flickering etc... u can test by using multimeter vlack goes toground and then the red goes ro the wire u want to test .. put multimeter in voltage mode should have 20v setting ...turn dial to that and test
@@tas4092 sounds like u have a short somewhere ... so wen u touch the brown wire and backplate what ur looking for continuity meaning that ... that wire is connected to what your touching ..if it doesn't beep means it doesn't have a connection between the 2 points ...
Thank you for making this video. :)
more then welcome
My car leave the break lights on and shows break light problem in the dashboard, will this new ground helps? Thank you!
yes it should
My left tail light has the dimming problem the bulbs don't burn out nor do any codes come up but it is significantly dimmer, so by using this method can i simply leave the brown wire in the original harness the way it is? So i just ad this new cable and ground it to any bolt point on the car?
the point is to create a new ground point because the current isn't enough to handle the amount of current .. so u remove the factory ground brown wire completely and create the new one
How do u put the wire in the eye ring?
u use a crimp tool and a r
eyelet connector and crimp the wire to the eyelet
This happend on my 2012 c300 and the back plate is a little different, still not working:(
Jus the bottom led is very dim to not lit on at all
I will keep trying and update
do you really need that soldering pencil melter thing I do not own one of these. I saw a video of someone else screwing it in place without soldering it.
u can screw if u want either way is fine..as long as u get a connection
Ok to use 17 amp wire? Have some left over from another project
yes that's fine
Hi you see the bulb top left that is the only bulb you have that isn’t LED…. I’m having problems with that bulb on mine in that I have 5volts at the bulb holder but neither a standard bulb or an LED will work ?? Firstly do you know exactly what bulb that is ie a tail light or fog light or what and any ideas why mine doesn’t work either side of car?? Help !!
top corner should be the parking light
honestly not too sure ..sounds like a loose cable ..but start with fuses relating to the tail lights .. thenni would scan for errors .. usibg a mercedes specific obd2 scanner tool.. like a icarsoft or xentry DAS ... THEY WILL DEFINITELTY be much better as they are very precise and give alot of info on what the issue may be and if u still can't find it I would seek advise from an auto electrician not just a mechanic but an auto electrician ... bid difference veteran auto electrician and normal electrician
I tried this and it didn’t work, is there a relay for the brake lights? The middle one in the back never went out and still works but the main tail lights don’t
I really appreciate the video tutorial!
u fortunately u may have an underlying issue .. this doesn't fix all electrical faults relating to the tail lights just thr main ones with error messages dimming of tail light melting and overheating .. of this doesn't solve your problem u need to scan and try find the problem so u know what to do next .. I hope this is helpful in some way.. try scan for dtc and narrow down the issue.. then go from there
I have a proble my tail lights on my s430 are not coming on at all
Can you show the left side getting done . And I can’t attach to metal as it all carpet , and I can’t see anyway of taking the Capet of . Thanks
its behind the tail light behin thecarpet u can reach inmide once you remove the tail ligt there is a bolt stickingout on the lhs.. or u will have t just pull back saome carpet so u can reach bare metal
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ thank you . So well explained . Visio great ,
@@margaretfindlay9948 thx and most welcome
Is there a way you can show how to replace the actual harness clip? Mine is entirely burned through - but can't seem to find just the clip - only those with cables attached. I called Merc and they said there was no recall on this unfortunately. So have to do myself.
yes unfortunately u do
Hello there.i have a 2008 c300 my tail lights will not turn off even when the car is off I have to unplug them everytime i get out the car if i dont wont the battery to die
u have a short somewhere .. u need to find where the short is .. it might be easier to take it to a local mechanic auto electrician to help find the issue ..they have specialise tools that will locate the issue
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ ok thank you soooooo much.will do
Thanks, great help!
welcomen
for silver white looks much nicer unless u prefer blue
Thank you. So good!
cheers buddy.. hope it helped u out
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ hi I did everything you recommended ( even booked in for a engine software update recall) but now my rear right indicator only flashes once. Any clues? Ps Mercedes service centre said go to auto electrician 😒
@@jacquibee761 in that case u might have another issue .. sorry to say
Where can I find the type of wire that I need
any hardware or home depot store or even automotive store..just ask for a 15amp wire
Mikey does this work on Mercedes C200
yes it would all w204s are wired the same as they have same extrerior
Hi. My tail light is flickering while the car is off and draining the battery. Will this fix this issue?
I don't think so.. sounds like another problem . your tail lights should not be on when car is off
thanks mate
more then welcome friend
I don’t have blinkers or break lights help
have u done this fix? if not do it and see how u go..check your wiring harness for melting due to over heating of the cables ... then check fuses and cables for shorts
Okay I don’t have blinkers that’s it, idk we did check all fuses
Also Mikey can electric tape work instead of soldering?
yes that's fine
Did u try with electric tape? Does it hold?
Hey man my led turn signal is not working would this be the cause?
honestly cant say for sure would have to do sometesting , u can always do a trial and error test by using another 10amp cable to 15amp and hold it in place of how it would be installed and see if it works/helps , a merc scanner tool like icarsoft designed specifically for merc is a good tool to troubleshoot with , it can pin point certain issues, i would start with that
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ alright so I bought a new tail light it works but after a while of using the led stops for a second then works. I got these codes for the car
B164615
The out put for the right rear turn lamp is faulty. A short circuit to battery [+] or an open circuit exist
B280315
The right inner stop lamp and tail lamp is faulty. A short circuit to battery [+] or an open circuit exist.
@Gta tuner Guy yeah sounds like a short ... do a trial and error with a 15 amp wire and see if it solves it
Do u think the wiring will fix the problem
@Gta tuner Guy yes seems like the common fault and ur symptoms are like what ppl described except usually they can see physical damage to the plug harness
Please give me some advice and help.
I am 70+ years old and my old 1990 350dsl Mercedes will NOT pass inspection here in Louisiana.
Here is the problem.
1990 Mercedes 350dsl When I turn on the parking lights the tail lights work, BUT when I turn on the head lights the Drivers side tail light goes out.
firstly hello sir and welcome to the channel ..happy to have u here and thanks for taking the time to watch... if u could like and sub greatly appreciate it... as i always state im no professional me hanic ..im a simple at home diyer...but can do what i can to help ... usually when something like that happens it's a relay ..I check the relays first and fuses then I would check the wires and ensure there is no short anywhere in the line ... but cuz u then it on a d it cuts out ..tells me it' could be a relay related issue..I'm just guessing here .. obviously it's hard to diagnose without being there to see and hear and test things.. I'm not a professional mechanical but that's where I would start friend...then if u can get a scanner tool to check for dtc codes that would could narrow down the issue and point u in the right direction ...
Hi Mikey I drilled a hole and copied your video to completion but it didn't work my warning sign is still there. Could the reason be I need a whole new tail light instead.
before u did this what was the issue ? and did it look like any of the plug is melted or damaged
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ The issue is that the rear indicator isn't working and this is causing the warning sign to pop up. The plug looks fine nothing is melted I think a mechanic replaced the brown wire with a yellow one a while back before I got the car but I always wondering what was the problem so I tried your method and it still isn't working. Could it be the SAM chip in the tail lamp?
@@jackmcwhae5984 hmm I couldn't day off the top of my head ... it would take me to do trial and error to find out what's wrong.. get a scanner tool or get it scanned and hopefully the dtc will show u more of what it could be
My tail light connector is completely gone, not just the earth connector pin, and affecting continuity to some of the bulbs. I reckon I need replace the whole connecor. Can you advise how to remove existing cable/pins from the connector and repace them in a new connector? I obviously need include the fix to in effect replace the earthing wire as per your video. Thanks
ok so you. an always buy a new connector via ebay or aliexpress and simple cut and solder or even use butt connectors... that way it's an easy cut splice solder..or use butt connectors... either way as long as u follow the way the harness plugs in u won't go wrong
but if u wanted to remove the existing pins u would need a pin like tool or u can buy a plug harness removal tool they sell for about 10 dollars or less online I used it in my video about changing out the 12v cigarette lighter port to a dual usb port with battery display
@@MIKEYZVLOGZ Many thanks - I'll aim to find a plug harness removal tool as you suggest. Appreciate your swift reply and advice. Thx again