docking light cover removal

[tr220]

I have a 2006 220 with factory docking lights. I have the MR16 led bulbs to replace the stock halogens. My question is how do the faceplates come off, or rather what comes with them? There appears to be a ring attached to the housing somehow that probably holds the glass lens in place. Does all of that come off together after you remove the 4 mounting screws and pry the face plate off? Would you start prying from the back or front or ? I have seen a picture of the plate under the cover and the stamped retaining ring holding the bulb in place with 2 springs. That part looks doable. I just don't want to break something getting to that point.

To make things easier, the boat lives on a lift. Would I be wise to wait until I pull the boat for maintenance or is it easy peasy?

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[SAB220]

If I remember its just a face plate and then once the face plate is off then there is a opportunity to take the whole light assembly out. You have to remove some covering inside the boat also. However. suggest you replace the halogen bulb with a halogen bulb because it a halogen fixture. Halogen fixture gets a Halogen bulb. LED fixture, gets a LED bulb and LED result. Again if I remember the standard OEM Cobalt docking light was readily available. The LED docking fixture required modifying the hull and for docking lights I'm not doing that. Good luck

[Bfun220]

Here you go, just make sure you have the correct sized replacement. No, you do not need a LED fixture.

[Bfun220]

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[tr220]

Thanks. That helps a lot.