DIY tail light install?
07-07-10, 10:29 AM
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Easy, don't know if there's one, but I'll try to break it down in a few steps.
1. Remove the spare tire lining and take out the plugs holding the top and front of the left and right carpeted panels. (You don't have to take them all out, only the front half of each panel.) Oh, and pop up the little side trays in the left and right corners. Just the plastic piece.
2. Now just pull the left and right panels out. Make sure you pull out the plugs far enough to not bend your lining when pulling it out. It's fairly flexible and I did not remove my entire lining to access the lights.
3. Unplug your light. If you can't reach the pigtail that goes into the light itself, then undo it from the connector that's being held at the base of your trunk.
3. Take the 10mm wrench that comes with your car tool kit and unscrew the 3 nuts. All you have to do is basically give it a quick turn and then you can unscrew them with your finger.
4. Tap the metal poles that the nuts were on towards the body of your car. Give it a little ompf lol. Just don't smash your actual body.
5. When you get a little gap from the tail light and the body. Put your fingers in and just wiggle back and fourth til it frees up. The main thing holding it is the locking bolt that goes into the yellow insert. When it's your first time it'll be pretty firm and you need to be a little aggressive, but don't go crazy on it.
That's for the corner tails.
forgot to mention to remove the hooks with a phillips. Should have done a DIY when I did mine, but it's really not that hard to do without one.
If I missed anything, please feel free to chime in guys ><
1. Remove the spare tire lining and take out the plugs holding the top and front of the left and right carpeted panels. (You don't have to take them all out, only the front half of each panel.) Oh, and pop up the little side trays in the left and right corners. Just the plastic piece.
2. Now just pull the left and right panels out. Make sure you pull out the plugs far enough to not bend your lining when pulling it out. It's fairly flexible and I did not remove my entire lining to access the lights.
3. Unplug your light. If you can't reach the pigtail that goes into the light itself, then undo it from the connector that's being held at the base of your trunk.
3. Take the 10mm wrench that comes with your car tool kit and unscrew the 3 nuts. All you have to do is basically give it a quick turn and then you can unscrew them with your finger.
4. Tap the metal poles that the nuts were on towards the body of your car. Give it a little ompf lol. Just don't smash your actual body.
5. When you get a little gap from the tail light and the body. Put your fingers in and just wiggle back and fourth til it frees up. The main thing holding it is the locking bolt that goes into the yellow insert. When it's your first time it'll be pretty firm and you need to be a little aggressive, but don't go crazy on it.
That's for the corner tails.
forgot to mention to remove the hooks with a phillips. Should have done a DIY when I did mine, but it's really not that hard to do without one.
If I missed anything, please feel free to chime in guys ><
Last edited by lexy250; 07-07-10 at 10:48 AM.
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