How to Replace Tail Light Assembly 2004-09 Subaru Outback
Created on: 2018-04-27
How to install, repair, fix, change or replace a broken, damaged, burned out, cracked, faded, cloudy or chipped tail light / brake light on 08, 09, 10 Subaru Outback.
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step 1 :Removing the Tail Light
- Remove the Phillips screws from the tail light
- Pop the clips out with a flat bladed screwdriver
- Pop up the cover from the tail light
- Remove the bolts from the tail light with a 10mm socket and ratchet
- Pull the tail light straight back
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step 2 :Installing the Tail Light
- Line up the pins on the tail light with the clips on the car
- Slide the tail light into place
- Tighten the 10mm bolts to the tail light
- Press the cover onto the tail light
- Press in the clips and Phillips screws to the tail light
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Trim Tool Set
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Remove these two threaded clips. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to loosen them. Just kind of turn it and it'll pop up a little bit. Do the same for both. Take our plastic prying tool just kind of get it up underneath there. Pull this clip out. If it doesn't come out that's fine just get the center part out, that basically unlocks it. Use a flat bladed screwdriver here to pop this one out. You need to remove this cover so carefully take the flat bladed screwdriver. Pop it up and take it out. There's two 10 millimeter bolts here. They do have Phillips head openings, but I'm going to use a 10 millimeter socket extension and ratchet to remove them. So start with the top one. These are just threaded self-tapping bolts going to grommets. Remove both of them.
Taillight assembly is loose, just pull it straight to the back. Start pulling it off the clips here and here. And now we have access to the bulbs. Counter clockwise to unlock that bulb socket. Do the same for all of them. Just let them hang and remove the tail lamp housing.
To install the tail lamp start with the harness around here. Install the turn signal bulb. It goes in the lower one. Turn it clockwise to lock it. Brake light bulb. Turn it clockwise to lock it and the same for the side marker bulb.
These two pins here line up with these two clips here. So to push them in, right up against the body with the tail lamp. It snaps into place.
Reinstall the 10 millimeter bolts. Once they get tight I'll just stop. Reinstall the trim cover. One of these clips is broken, this one's still good. It slides in this way. Now there was a clip up here that slid into here. Goes in. Slide it up and around. Push this clip in place, just kind of snaps down. This one push the center in 'cause they came apart and then push this middle part in to lock it.
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