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Rear Combination Light Assembly: Disassembly: Disassembly

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  1. REMOVE TAIL AND STOP LIGHT BULB 
    1. Turn the tail and stop light bulb and rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in the illustration, and disconnect them as a unit.
      Fig 1: Removing Tail And Stop Light Bulb
      GTY303063Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the tail and stop light bulb from the rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly.
  2. REMOVE REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULB 
    1. Turn the rear turn signal light bulb and rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in the illustration, and disconnect them as a unit.
      Fig 2: Removing Rear Turn Signal Light Bulb
      GTY303060Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the rear turn signal light bulb from the rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly.
  3. REMOVE REAR COMBINATION LIGHT LENS GASKET 
    1. Remove the rear combination light lens gasket.
      Fig 3: Removing Rear Combination Light Lens Gasket
      GTY298469Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      NOTE:
      • Be sure to remove all the traces of the old gasket from the body.
      • Do not reuse the removed gasket. Be sure to install a new rear combination light lens gasket to prevent water ingress.
  4. REMOVE SIDE MARKER LIGHT BULB 
    1. Disconnect the side marker light bulb and rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly as shown in the illustration.
      Fig 4: Removing Side Marker Light Bulb
      GTY303062Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the side marker light bulb from the rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly.
  5. REMOVE REAR COMBINATION LIGHT SOCKET AND WIRE SUB-ASSEMBLY 
    1. Disconnect the connector and remove the rear combination light socket and wire sub-assembly.
      Fig 5: Locating Rear Combination Light Socket And Wire Sub-Assembly Connector
      GTY306195Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
  6. REMOVE REAR BUMPER UPPER RETAINER 
    1. Remove the 2 screws.
      Fig 6: Locating Rear Bumper Upper Retainer
      GTY298661Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Disengage the guide and remove the rear bumper upper retainer.
  7. REMOVE REAR LIGHT GASKET 
    1. Remove the rear light gasket.
      Fig 7: Removing Rear Light Gasket
      GTY300749Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
      NOTE:
      • Be sure to remove all the traces of the old gasket from the body.
      • Do not reuse the removed gasket. Be sure to install a new rear light gasket to prevent water ingress.
  8. REMOVE BACK-UP LIGHT BULB 
    1. Turn the back-up light bulb and rear light socket and wire in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in the illustration, and disconnect them as a unit.
      Fig 8: Removing Back-Up Light Bulb
      GTY303120Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
    2. Remove the back-up light bulb from the rear light socket and wire.
  9. REMOVE REAR LIGHT SOCKET AND WIRE 
    1. Disconnect the connector and remove the rear light socket and wire.
      Fig 9: Locating Rear Light Socket And Wire Connector
      GTY300493Courtesy of © TOYOTA, LICENSE AGREEMENT TMS1002
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