HaraldHardrada
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Ok, this is probably a stupid question but I don't want to damage a wiring connector on my truck so here it goes...
The driver's side tail lamp (OEM led version) on my RAM 2500 Power Wagon cracked while off-roading, so I bought a new MOPAR tail LED lamp unit to replace it with.
My question --- Is the red tab not supposed to slide out to release the joined ends linking the tail lamp assembly to the truck wiring?
The owner's manual does not mention any special steps required, it seems written for the traditional bulb version of the tail lamps -- not the premium LED ones that my truck came with from the factory -- and it just says disconnect the connectors. I've tried squeezing down and pulling them apart, prying with a screw driver, and any means to get that red tab to move at all --- but the plastic seems brittle and starts to crack if I apply any significant pressure.
Maybe I made the wrong assumption that the red tab is some sort of release mechanism that is intended to slide in / out?
I don't want to damage the connectors, but the little SOB will not budge. Trying to move it with a flathead screw driver cause it to start cracking. None of the YouTube videos I have come across some this exact connector mechanism. Search this topic I see that another member here ended up breaking his wiring connector swapping out a tail lamp, so I am trying to avoid that.
Apologies in advance for the bonehead questions and boring thread, but if anyone has swapped out a tail lamp with this style connector I would love to hear from you.
The driver's side tail lamp (OEM led version) on my RAM 2500 Power Wagon cracked while off-roading, so I bought a new MOPAR tail LED lamp unit to replace it with.
My question --- Is the red tab not supposed to slide out to release the joined ends linking the tail lamp assembly to the truck wiring?
The owner's manual does not mention any special steps required, it seems written for the traditional bulb version of the tail lamps -- not the premium LED ones that my truck came with from the factory -- and it just says disconnect the connectors. I've tried squeezing down and pulling them apart, prying with a screw driver, and any means to get that red tab to move at all --- but the plastic seems brittle and starts to crack if I apply any significant pressure.
Maybe I made the wrong assumption that the red tab is some sort of release mechanism that is intended to slide in / out?
I don't want to damage the connectors, but the little SOB will not budge. Trying to move it with a flathead screw driver cause it to start cracking. None of the YouTube videos I have come across some this exact connector mechanism. Search this topic I see that another member here ended up breaking his wiring connector swapping out a tail lamp, so I am trying to avoid that.
Apologies in advance for the bonehead questions and boring thread, but if anyone has swapped out a tail lamp with this style connector I would love to hear from you.