Jacuzzi J-400 Pillow Light/Holder Replacement

[seb101]

I need to replace the pillow holder/light on a J-400 due to the original having snapped and creating a leak point when the water level is high.

I have the spare part but having removed the side from the tub I'm frustrated to find this part is almost completely inaccessible.   Aside from an inpenetrable layer of thick foam insulation the part is also directly above the main support structure of the tub shell.  As the pillow holder sits inside the tub 'edge' its also impossible to access from the reverse angle.

What would you do in this situation?  The only thing I can think is to cut a section out of the wooden tub structure out and then replace afterward with some splicing plates.  This seems extreme, or is it par-for-the-course for tub repairs?

Thanks.

 

The part is at the upper end of the grey ribbon cable you can just see at the top of the photo.

[seb101]

So the answer to this one turned out to be... yes, just get a saw and and get on with it

I used an oscillating saw tool to cut a section out of the wooden support and that created enough room to dig out the insultation and with some swearing and finger strain, get the old light out and put the new light in (it goes through the hole where you can just see the daylight at the top of the image).  I then wedged the wooden section back in and secured it with some metal jointing plates.