lol, its not hard actually now that i did it. i should have just stopped and relaxed so that i could think straight. having have only slept 3 hours that previous night and have had finals all that morning didn't help at all.

Zat_Zuma: thanks a lot for your help, with the manual i was able to get the image i needed and well went through the inside plastic linings and the lights came out without any issue. The plastics however where a pain to take off.

To update the thread, lights are off just waiting for my LEDS to come in later today if not tomorrow and will re-install and take pics.

LOL ..nobody said it would be easy :p

Glad to hear things worked out for you. You should consider doing a DYI to help out others in the future

fixing on doing that later today :tup:

Can you post before and after pix??

yes i can, just need to get back home where i have the pics. its a small detail but i'm all about that.

Holy hell you've got to be kidding me with these tail lights. I thought removal was going to be a breeze like the 350Z. I never imagined having to pull panels in the trunk off just to get to that stupid bolt. I ended up putting it aside since I don't have time to work on it. Plus, it's so frickin hot outside.

^ lol.


any updates batman?

He managed to remove his tail lights. I need to do the same to switch out some bulbs, but I didn't think it would get this involved just to get to a single bolt on each tail light.

^ +1, it isn't half as bad as it seems with my 1st posts of frustration. Would i do it again......i would think about it lol.

Forgot about posting pics but the only diff. from the outside/rear is that the amber bulb that is visible giving off an amber reflection now is gone....so the whole rear blinker unit is clear.

pics up lol.

I like it. :tup::tup:

sorry for the stupid question im new to the forums ... but how do I see your pix?

thanks in advance!!!

:gtfo2:, lol jk.

pics are in the 1st page of this thread in the 1st post :tup:

welcome to the forums.

I looked at some user albums. Is it necessary to remove the rubber trim in the hatch, and then pull the necessary panels? I was thinking about adding sound deadening material at the same time I'll be working on the tail lights.

i would give that a shot, at the time i since i was frustrated i didn't think to do that and i went in through the side of the rear panel with a flat head and caused some stretch marks (not sure how to say it but those white marks that come out on plastic when stretched). sooo now i will be replacing my rear panel.

also you really have to pull hard on those panels...some clips will break but i think its pretty inevitable