How to Replace Exterior Interior Bulbs 1998-2003 Toyota Camry
Created on: 2016-06-10
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace the exterior and interior bulbs on 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03 Toyota Camry
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step 1 :Changing the Sidemarker
- Pop out the plastic connector from the headlight bracket
- Insert a paper towel and flat blade into the slot between the side marker light and headlight
- Pres on the tab to release the turn signal housing
- Pull out the turn signal housing
- Disconnect the bulb
- Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise
- Remove the bulb
- Pull the bulb out of the socket
- Press the bulb into the socket
- Turn the bulb clockwise
- Insert the socket into place and turn clockwise
- Connect the wiring harness
- Insert the sidemarker light with the slot
- Press the connector into place
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step 2 :Changing the Headlight
- Remove the connector from the back of the bulb
- Pull out the dust shield
- Push down and lift the spring retainer
- Pull the bulb out
- Insert the bulb into place without touching the glass
- Align the headlight tabs
- Push the spring retainer down into its lock
- Press the dust boot into place
- Connect the headlight connector
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step 3 :Changing the Reverse and Inner Parking Lights
- Open the trunk
- Remove the four clips from the liner
- Pull the liner down
- Turn the reverse light a quarter turn
- Pull the bulb off of the socket
- Push the bulb into the socket
- Turn the bulb clockwise to lock it in
- Push the trunk liner into place
- Tighten the four clips to the trunk liner
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step 4 :Changing the Trunk Light
- Push in on the tabs and pull the trunk light out
- Disconnect the trunk light connector
- Open the clasp
- Pull the bulb out
- Press the new bulb in
- Press the clasp into the cover
- Connect the wiring harness
- Snap the connector into place
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step 5 :Changing the Tail Light
- Push in on the center of the bottom right connector
- Disconnect the two quarter turn Phillips connectors
- Remove the inner tail light cover
- Quarter turn to the left to remove the socket
- Pull the bulb out
- Press the bulb into the socket
- Click the socket clockwise
- To remove the tail light, loosen the three 10mm nuts on the inside of the housing
- Disconnect the white connector
- Remove the tail light
- Twist the bulb socket counterclockwise out of the light
- Pull the bulb off of the socket
- Push on the new bulb
- Twist the bulb clockwise into the light
- Insert the tail light into place
- Tighten the three 10mm nuts to the inside of the housing
- Connect the electrical connector
- Install the plastic cover
- Turn the two Phillips connectors a quarter turn
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step 6 :Changing the Dome Light
- Turn the dome switch to off
- Insert a small flat blade into the notch on the dome light
- Slide the dome light cover off
- Pull the bulb off of the socket
- Press the dome light cover into place
- Turn the dome switch back on
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Paper Towels
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Cloth Rags
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In this video, we're just going to do little general demonstration of how to change your bulbs, headlights, markers, tail lights, and interior lights. This is a '98 Camry, pretty much the same for 1998-2003 Camrys.
Most of the bulbs can be reached by hand, but for some you'll need a 10mm socket with a ratchet extension, or a Phillips and flat head screwdriver. You might need a rag to clean some stuff off too. You can always find basic information like how to change your bulbs in your owner’s manual, but in case you don't have yours, we'll show you how to do it.
Using a flat blade screwdriver, pop out the plastic connector at the top of the turn signal. Using a thick paper towel or a rag, protect the inside edge of your headlight and insert the flat blade screwdriver between the headlight and turn signal housings. Push in and pry on the tab to release the turn signal housing. When the tab is released, pull out on the turn signal housing so you can access your bulb.
Push down on the tab to release the connector. Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise and remove it from the housing. Note the high and low side tabs on the bulb as well as the high and low slots inside of the socket. Push down. Turn the bulb clockwise to install. Align the tabs on your bulb socket with the slots in the back of the housing. Turn clockwise to lock it back in. Reconnect your electrical connector. When installing, be sure to line up this tab with this slot and this tab with the keeper in the headlight. When you're sure all the tabs are aligned, snap it back into place. Reinstall your plastic clip connector; snap it back in.
Remove the connector from the back of your bulb and pull out on the rubber dust shield. Push down and lift the spring retainer out of the way. Remove your bulb. Be sure not to touch the glass of the new bulb with your bare fingers. Move the spring retainer out of the way. Align the tabs so your headlight slides into the housing. Push in on the spring retainer. Pull it down into its lock. Reinstall your rubber dust boot. Reconnect your electrical connector.
To remove the reverse lights and inner parking lights, open your trunk. Locate the four quarter-turn plastic clips securing this part of the carpet to the back of the trunk lid. Remove them with a Phillips head screwdriver just a quarter turn. Pull down. Pull the trunk liner down and out of your way. Release the reverse light a quarter turn counterclockwise. Pull the socket out of the housing. The bulb then pulls straight out. Push the bulb back into the socket. Align the tabs on the socket with the housing and a quarter turn clockwise to lock it in.
To release the outer light, a quarter turn counterclockwise. The bulb pulls straight out of the socket. Push the new bulb into the socket. Put the socket into the housing and align the tabs. A quarter turn clockwise locks it back in. The license plate lights snap out counterclockwise and pull straight out of the socket. Pop the new bulb back into the socket. Align the tabs. Reinstall the socket into the housing. Snap it in clockwise. Push your carpet back into place. Reinstall the plastic retainers.
To remove the trunk light, push in on the tabs, pull down, disconnect the connector, open the clasp to remove the cover. The bulb pulls straight out. The bulb pushes straight in. Close the clasp on the cover. Create tabs to the electrical connector and snap it into place. Push in on the center of the bottom right connector. Disconnect the two quarter-turn Phillips connectors that belong in these two holes. Remove the inner cover of the tail light. The inner bulb is the only one that can be removed inside of the vehicle. A quarter-turn to the left; the bulb pulls straight out of the socket. Be sure to pull by the plastic at the bottom so the bulb doesn't break or separate. Reinstall the new bulb. Line up the tabs of the socket with the housing and click it clockwise.
Remove the three 10 mm nuts. Line up the tabs of the socket with the housing, click it clockwise. Remove the three 10 mm nuts on the inside of the tail light housing. Disconnect the main light connector to the tail light. Remove the housing from the vehicle to access your bulbs. A quarter-turn; pull out on the socket. Pull the bulb straight out of the socket. Click the new bulb into the socket. Line up the tabs on the socket and the housing. A quarter turn snaps it into place. A quarter turn counter clockwise. Remove the socket from the housing. Pull the bulb out of the socket by this black plastic so you don't separate it. Reinstall the new bulb until it snaps. Slide the socket into the housing and align the tabs. A quarter-turn clockwise locks it into place. Align the studs on the tail light with the holes in the body. Hold the outside of the housing and start your three 10 mm nuts. Tighten them down with a socket and ratchet. Reconnect the main electrical connector. Reinstall the plastic cover and the fasteners.
Make sure that all of your doors are closed and that your switch is set to off on the dome light. Putting a small flat blade screwdriver in the notch in the cover, pop the lens out of the housing. Pull the bulb out of its socket. Pop the bulb back into the socket. Reinstall the single slotted tab into the switch side. Push the other side up. Turn your door switch back on.
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