There are useful old threads on this subject, but I can't find the answers I need, simple though my questions are.
I don't want to damage the wiring, nor be forced to redo all the connections, so I'd like to be able to pop apart and reassemble the existing connectors if possible.
The first picture shows the wiring entering the light assembly on the right side of the car. How do you pull this apart without doing damage?
The second photo shows the wiring on the left side. An unknown PO rigged up a third brake light and I assume the box-like item has something to do with that. What?
The third image is the left connection again. We see that the rubber plug is pulled out of the housing. How should I get this apart? Looks a mess.
I read of methods to remove and replace the rubber drain plug. What plug? Is the hole in the bottom of the housing, below, the place where a plug belongs? That hole lets in plenty dirt and moisture.
Finally, the whole left light housing seems to be bent downward along its top edge, as we see in the picture below. I don't know how it got that way, but dare I try to bend it straight? Pot metal isn't very malleable.
Thanks,
Jerome