how do i take out my tail lights . I want to take em out my self and drop em off to the body shop to get them painted

 

*Open trunk..
*pop off the plastic center cover below the door handle thing
*Pull back the carpet on each side panel a bit
*unplug all brake and taillight bulbs
* you will see 4 or 5 thin long nuts
*remove those nuts then tap one with a light hammer and you will see it slide back..
*all done

 

thank you ... bc i know on my 07 tl-s ..i had to remove the bumper a little and didnt feel like do it to this one

 

Nope they pop off pretty easily.

I had to pull one of mine to wire up my trailer wiring.

 

Have you actually done this yet?? Cause you are wrong. You cannot unplug anything until the tail light is pulled away from the car. And there are only 3 nuts.

 

Yes i did it last week. Not sure if i could unplug lights before or after but that's the easy part..

Only 3 nuts? maybe..sorry for the accuracy but its pretty easy.

 

No worries, its just better to pass correct information. I would hate for the OP to start tearing shit apart cause he cant find the connectors before he removes the tail lights. Could cause a headache for him

 

no didnt do it yet im gonna do it next week ....my friend at the body shop couldnt do it until next weekend ...will post pics when finished

 

 

Ive been searching and Im no newb. lol. But, is that IT? I had a 3G TL WDP before this and never took the lights out cause I didnt want to drop the bumper. Hmm. So you guys are painting the lights? I thought they had to be melted apart and done from the inside. Help me out. (Proceed to bash. as long as the info gets in there somewhere) lol

 

Yes they pop right out.. takes about 5 min

 

I don't know about painting them... that seems like they would reduce the light output... If I were doing mine, I would take them out and send them to JnC to dremel them open and paint the plastic on the inside and epoxy them back together. Either that or get some tint you can put on them.

 

Spray tinting them does not reduce the light output. I have driven behind my TL and when the lights are you cant see the red that well, but as soon as you step on the brakes its brighter than most taillights on the road.

 

Necro bump for those wanting to replace the rear turn signal bulbs... like myself.. MurkyRiversTL's (post #5) is right, you cannot unplug anything until the tail light is out.

They sure don't make it easy.. but could be worse, I guess

 

You can apply a tint film to the taillights rather than paint them. Just another option.