how do I remove this light? 2014 Vista 26HE

[jwcolby54]

I need to remove this type of light. I have a new to me Winnie Vista 26HE. No idea whether these are original equipment though. It is not obvious how to get these out.

 

[Pointyears]

It looks

I need to remove this type of light. I have a new to me Winnie Vista 26HE. No idea whether these are original equipment though. It is not obvious how to get these out.View attachment 1940357

Looks like a self-stick light. Try using dental floss to get behind it.

 

[jwcolby54]

It's wired in to the 12v system

 

[RayIN]

Those covers should come off to replace the LED bulbs. Try squeezing the sides together a bit, they might have projections on them that snap in when the cover is pushed on.

 

[EverettO]

It's wired in to the 12v system

Yeah try dental floss to get under the adhesive. You will need to work it around to pop the light loose. Yes, it is wired, but I think you can get it free so you can splice something else there if you want. Did the light die on you? Almost looks like something with non-replaceable bulbs.

 

[EverettO]

You might also be able to use a trim tool to separate the cover?

 

[jwcolby54]

Yeah try dental floss to get under the adhesive. You will need to work it around to pop the light loose. Yes, it is wired, but I think you can get it free so you can splice something else there if you want. Did the light die on you? Almost looks like something with non-replaceable bulbs.

I think these are the lights that came with the RV. Every light except a couple of tiny little reading lights are these exact things.

 

[Morich]

It doesn't seem to match what is shown on the parts drawings as OEM. they show two different types there.

One way to start on removing something like this is to consider how it was put up there.
It has to have some form of attachment. The question then becomes whether it is adhesive or screwed/bolted on.
You need to start with finding which!

One major difference is that screwed will be held in a limited number of spots, so you can use that if you do a bit of testing.
Using some form of pry bar and gently going around the edge to force it up off the surface will let you find if it is held in just a few spots or if the whole seems to be stuck on.
that lets you move to decide how to separate the two. If adhesive, the cord and cutting the bond is likely a good move.
But if screws in some way, I would begin to look closer for a parting line between the cover and base. One thing we can say for sure is that if it is screwed on, there has to be a break between the base and cover.
That leaves finding that break.

But it may also make a difference in how you move when you consider what you want to do with the light?
Are you wanting it to survive for reuse or just to get it off to throw it away?
If throwing it away, I favor going for a wide flat tool like a wonder bar and popping it off, sooner the better!
But if it is screwed on, there has to be a line where the two separate, so the trick is finding that line.

 

[jwcolby54]

Thanks for the reply. The light style you show above exists in the power cabinet in the basement.

I have "gently pried". If I pull down on one end it doesn't seem to have double sided tape or equivalent, it appears to be held up in the middle of the light. Possibly a screw or a couple of screws in the center. I thought it might be "slid onto" the heads of screws and so I tried pushing it side to side but alas.

I need to attempt a more forceful squeeze along the edge of the translucent cover to see if it has tabs (seems logical) or something to allow me to remove the cover. I suspect it will work that way. If so I may find screws in the middle that hold it up.

I put a 6 pack of 12 oz apple juice in the cabinet above this light. I was working on my computer laptop almost (but thankfully NOT) directly underneath this light. Suddenly, out of my peripheral vision I noticed drip... drip... One of the bottles had a lid on crooked from the factory and when placed on its side it leaked most of the juice out. And down into the false bottom of the cabinet, and from there into the light.

Sigh!!!

I cleaned up the mess in the cabinet and the drip soon stopped and, well, it became less urgent and so I haven't pursued the issue. But I absolutely do want to see how to get at the wiring for these lights anyway, not to mention how to change the bulbs should apple juice cause an early demise...

 

[Morich]

There may be a different thought to consider?
It sounds like you are looking at some form of cover that does snap on. But that can also leave you looking at something somebody broke the little snap in latch and simply glued the cover on. I never want to overlook how badly others may have messed up what I try to do!
Something to consider might be going at it from inside that upper cabinet? I have had electrical troubles in cabinet like that and was amazed at how little holds the floor in the upper shelf to the frame.
you may have a 1 inch or so space between two thin layers of plywood and the upper side might come out much easier than expected as I found my cabinet was put together with about the smallest, shortest staples ever made! Once I got a small screwdriver under the edge of the "floor" of that upper cabinet, it came loose very easily when I worked it really slow and gentle to avoid snapping the thin stuff.
Once into the vacant space between layers of plywood, you are likely to find the wires but also the end of whatever is holding the light on the bottom side.

Maybe as simple then as using pliers or vise-grips to turn the screw to let it go down and out? Or if you have something thin and wide like some form of pry bar, you might go with just letting the screws pull out of the thin wood and move over slightly if you need the same screwholes?

Maybe do a double duty and get to clean up the apple juice at the same time!!!!