DundukovEM

Hi everyone,

I'm working on replacing tail light assemblies.
And could not find the torque specification for the fasteners.
There is a possibility to overtorque them and break the lights. Ask me how I know
I will really appreciate if anyone shares this information.
Thank you!

bravo261

iTrader: (1)

its just a little bolt and nut, just tighten with a small wrench. yeah, you can clearly overtighten, but its not like you're gonna bust out a torque wrench for those little things

DundukovEM

Thanks!
I remember, I've seen somewhere the manual page with torque specs on this bolts and nuts.
It was about 3.9-5.9 N*m or so.
This time I just want to know for sure.

And you guessed right - I'm gonna use torque wrench!

shwalker07

Out of all the things I heard people asking torque specs to, I never heard someone ask for taillight torque specs or snapping off a bolt for over torquing a taillight. I thought this would be a good April Fools day prank or something but I guess I am wrong. I do not even think certified Lexus technicians use a torque wrench on the taillights but in the pursuit of perfection I guess a torque wrench is the way to go for, even for such a light spec.

Do you have a smaller torque wrench that goes that low?

DundukovEM

Yes, I do have small value 1/4'' torque wrench.
it ranges from 2 to 15 Nm with a increments of 0.1Nm. I bought it from Amazon. And it was supposed to be used on the bicycles, for the carbon fiber parts.

And to show that my question isn't a joke, check this out:
http://ft86tech.com/frsbrz-tail-ligh...n-information/

captainva

iTrader: (1)

Just tighten until it is snug. The tail lights are plastic so you'll break the mounting tabs on them long before you'll break the bolt.