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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 10:20 AM
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Does anyone have a schematic or diagram on how to change the puddle lights on an 2011 ES350?
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 11:59 AM
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I'm interested on that too.
Waiting' for nevernu...
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 12:11 PM
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Guys use the search function! I've answered this question multiple times. Theres even a thread answering crwmlw for the same question back in August of `14.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...lp-please.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...le-lights.html
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 12:42 PM
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I don't see a DIY that tells me how to remove the cover...

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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 01:19 PM
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What!? Its in the first link I posted. The theres a picture DIY and a DIY video which is literally the first thing you see when you open it....
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 02:25 PM
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I don't see the DIY that tells me how to remove the cover...
I just noticed your signature. I'm almost afraid to ask, but what is one who drives an Audi? Lol.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 02:29 PM
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I just noticed your signature. I'm almost afraid to ask, but what is one who drives an Audi? Lol.

A hardcore hick.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 02:35 PM
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What!? Its in the first link I posted. The theres a picture DIY and a DIY video which is literally the first thing you see when you open it....

In that video I see a IS mirror. Then I see a 2013 mirror. Are they the same?
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A hardcore hick.
Ouch! I'm dumping my current rides first thing in the AM.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 02:59 PM
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^Hahahaha that was brutal!

They're essentially the same throughout all the models.
4 screws hold the side mirror body together and the mirror is held in by metal clips and a plastic hinge at the top.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 04:02 PM
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I removed the glass and replaced the bulb but while I tried to push it back - crack.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LjeksesES
I removed the glass and replaced the bulb but while I tried to push it back - crack.
Yikes, that's tough. It may be expensive because the mirror is heated.

Breaking the mirror glass was always my biggest worry when I installed my LED turn signal covers. But I lucked out.

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Im guessing you were having trouble getting it back on, got frustrated and then tried to brute force it? Those mirrors are pretty sturdy... You just have to be patient, keep your hand spread out and sort of massage the mirror back on with a circular wrist action. I always put quite some force into it and have never broken a mirror. Done it on 5+ cars now.

Sorry to hear it didn't go so well for you...
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Yikes, that"s tough. It may be expensive because the mirror is heated.

Breaking the mirror glass was always my biggest worry when I installed my LED turn signal covers. But I lucked out.

Over $200. That's an ouch.
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Originally Posted by xanderES
Im guessing you were having trouble getting it back on, got frustrated and then tried to brute force it? Those mirrors are pretty sturdy... You just have to be patient, keep your hand spread out and sort of massage the mirror back on with a circular wrist action. I always put quite some force into it and have never broken a mirror. Done it on 5+ cars now.

Sorry to hear it didn't go so well for you...
I had to do it a couple of times with more force. Be careful because you may think that it's on securely, and then a day later it "pops" off!
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