Removing tail light

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veasnalong

Discussion Starter · Oct 24, 2010

I seem to have problem with removing the tail light.
First i remove the two srews some how can not slide it out,,, is it slide torward the back direction?? i did follow the owner manual as well and don't want to damge the paint.

just hopping someone can step up to the plate and help.

thanks in advance

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leek69

· #2 · Oct 24, 2010

veasnalong said:
I seem to have problem with removing the tail light.
First i remove the two srews some how can not slide it out,,, is it slide torward the back direction?? i did follow the owner manual as well and don't want to damge the paint.

just hopping someone can step up to the plate and help.

thanks in advance

Just yank it out, for there are pins/clips that are holding it in place and feels like you will break em but you will not. You will see whay after you get one out. They do not slide out as a person would expect.

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 24, 2010

leek69 said:
Just yank it out, for there are pins/clips that are holding it in place and feels like you will break em but you will not. You will see whay after you get one out. They do not slide out as a person would expect.

yank out to what direction?? to side way or torward the back?

leek69

· #4 · Oct 24, 2010

veasnalong said:
yank out to what direction?? to side way or torward the back?

To the back and little to side...it will not break

leek69

· #5 · Oct 25, 2010

veasnalong said:
yank out to what direction?? to side way or torward the back?

Well?.........

CCT

· #6 · Oct 25, 2010

After removing the 2 screws I found pulling the bottom straight out to the side of the car first helped me get them out.

Stand alongside the rear fender(s) and grab the bottom lip and pull out toward you.

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #7 · Oct 25, 2010

thanks to eveyone with help.
i tried earlier damaged some paint along the tail light but i'll try again later.

pgarci01

· #8 · Oct 25, 2010

Yea C. described it best. Don't stand behind the car and pull towards you. Stand next to the tail light and pulled the light towards you.

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #9 · Oct 25, 2010

kind of confuse here

pls take alook at fig. 1 is it this way??

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veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #10 · Oct 25, 2010

pls take alook at fig. 2 is it this way??

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veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #11 · Oct 25, 2010

this pic look from the top View

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veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #12 · Oct 25, 2010

thanks every one,

problem solved

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #13 · Oct 25, 2010

For those who need to remove Taillight or don't know please see picture how to:
the picture shown with the hatch is closed

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CCT

· #14 · Oct 25, 2010

Just got to this Veasna.....and looks like you succeeded. I found pulling from the side of the car best for me...you found pulling sideways but from the end of the lens best for you.
glad to see you succeeded.
C.

pgarci01

· #15 · Oct 25, 2010

same here I just logged in but looks like you got it lol

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #16 · Oct 25, 2010

I just replaced the back up light with see pic.
looks ok not much of a different just abit whiter then stock bulbs

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pgarci01

· #17 · Oct 27, 2010

Pics please! On my '08 sedan i bought 7440 PIAA bulbs that weren't LEDs but produced a pure white light. But they were 60 bucks which is why I went with the much cheaper LEDs lol... Might look into those again hopefully they're cheaper.

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #18 · Oct 27, 2010 (Edited)

pgarci01 said:
Pics please! On my '08 sedan i bought 7440 PIAA bulbs that weren't LEDs but produced a pure white light. But they were 60 bucks which is why I went with the much cheaper LEDs lol... Might look into those again hopefully they're cheaper.

PIAA 7440 more brighter with 27 watts,,, what i got only 24 watts i noticed the brightness not much different from original also it just a bit whiter. i would pick up PIAA brand instead if they have in local area store but no one carry.

will take picture tonight no point of take pic during daylight.

veasnalong

Discussion Starter · #19 · Oct 28, 2010

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pgarci01 said:
Pics please! On my '08 sedan i bought 7440 PIAA bulbs that weren't LEDs but produced a pure white light. But they were 60 bucks which is why I went with the much cheaper LEDs lol... Might look into those again hopefully they're cheaper.

here some pics you asked for.

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pgarci01

· #20 · Oct 28, 2010

Those look great. Nothing like the stock bulbs and ridiculously bright.

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