I'm going to tint my tail lights today and need help how to remove them exactly. I do not want to mess up any wires or damage any parts in the process.

I could not find a how-to thread for this so I figured I'll ask here.

Thanks!

 

Open your trunk then look around the tail light area. Remove the nut thing that you attach the top of the cargo net to. Pull the carpeting away from the body of the car and you'll see a few nuts holding the light on. Remove them, unplug the harness from the light and it should slide out of its hole. Other side is the same. The reverse lights are pretty self explanatory once you take the black covers off. Third brake light is only held on with some nuts/bolts, remove the trunk lid carpet and it'll be in plain view.

 

dude come on..if you don't know how to take your taillights out
you should not touch anything....

 

^I wanna be you.

 

Ouch. Points were made though.

 

Yo man it is very simple. I just changed mine over Monday to smoked tail lights. First you have to remove the bulbs, they lock in so you have to turn them and then pull them out. On your reverse lights there are 2 screws on each one holding them in. I believe they are 10 mm if I remember correctly. On your break lights there are 2 screws holding in each break light. First you have to pull back the carpet to get to the screws holding the lights in. You really can mess anything up. Just don't try to force anything. Once you have removed the screws, push from the inside and they will slide right out. Then do the opposite to put them back on.

 

if you cant take them out, dont paint them... haha

 

take off carpet.

Unscrew with a 10 mm socket.

Unplug

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please you probably looked for a how-to for like 10 secondds. Theres a how to section. Look harder next time.

 

Dont know if there is a how to for something this simple

But really, just pull up the carpet and look for some bolts, easy as pie

 

what do you guys recommend to get out the brake lights? I removed everything (2 nuts and the lightbulb) but by NO means do these things "slide" out..at least not on mine. Suggestions?

 

^^ give the back a slight tap while pulling on the other side...not hard.

this has to be the easiest thing to do...hope your knowledge goes farther in paint.lol

 

take a little hammer or mallot...& hit the shafts that the bolts screw on to...they should fly right out...

 

yeah once youll get them out youll see why they dont just slide out...they have some weather stripping on them...i think? its been along time sense i painted mine.

 

everyones gotta start somewhere

 

I was hesitant to even bother asking because of dicks that need to get their shots in throughout the course of the day..whatever though I guess ha. I know my way around cars quite well (and I can paint fyi)

 

omg not tryin to bang u out.....just drive the car so someone that knows what there doin if u cant even take them out

truee

 

yall on this site hate way to much on ppl..especually the ss guys cause yall think your better then everyone else...i dont get it...but to each there own

everyones gotta start somewhere and atleast some pp are helpful without hating lol..
its often the simple things that stump ppl the most

 

im not saying anyone "banged" on me..i really dont care. i just asked for some helpful advice on what people have done that have had trouble with getting their own brake lights out. it gets old when you get smart comments though. someone saying that they hope im a better painter than 'light remover?' doesn't help me believe it or not.

i'm new to this particular car, but can do anything to an rx8/rx7. hopefully you guys understand why i'd be hesitant to take a hammer to my car to remove a light.

peace

 

It's all good u gotta start somewhere but lots of cocky ppl on here who don't like to help just waste others time. But looks like U got a hint on how to do it man good luck with ur project

 

^^thanks man..the ingalls should be here wed btw

 

hehe

 

^^yeah Obama blows

 

This^^^

 

idk if the OP will ever see this..