How to Replace Taillight and Bulbs 2000-04 Toyota Tundra
Created on: 2011-08-31
Watch this video to learn how to replace and service the tail light and bulbs on your 00-04 Toyota Tundra.
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step 1 :Remove the tail light assembly
- Open the tail gate
- Unbolt the two 10 mm bolts anchoring the tail light assembly.
- Disconnect the wiring harness from under the vehicle and remove the bulbs.
- Service your bulbs at this point or put your bulbs in the new tail light assembly.
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step 2 :Install the tail light assembly
- Plug in the bulbs and wiring harness.
- Clip the tail light assembly into the vehicle.
- Replace the 10 mm bolts.
- Close the tail gate.
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
10mm Wrench
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Needle nose pliers
Brought to you by 1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the internet. In this video we're going to show you how to replace the taillight, either replace the taillight bulb or the procedure for replacing the entire taillight. The only tool you'll need is a 10-millimeter wrench or a socket wrench with ratchet and maybe a pair of pliers and a flat-blade screwdriver.
Starting with your tailgate, open there are two 10-millimeter bolts on each side for each light. You want to remove those 10-millimeter bolts. We'll just kind of speed through removing those. You can use a 10-millimeter wrench or a socket and ratchet like I have.
Once you have those bolts out, pull it firmly. If you're looking to just change your bulbs, turn them counterclockwise. The socket comes out. The bulbs just pull out of the sockets. Your harness goes down into there. Up underneath you want to unplug your connector. There's a tab right here. You press and unplug. Then the connector is held onto the frame. You have to pull it off. Then this clip here that holds the harness on, you pull that off as well. You can get that from 1AAuto. It comes with everything including a harness and plug.
You see my old light is perfectly fine. I'm not going to go through all that changing out of the harnesses and stuff. To re-install I'll move it into place and make sure these tabs go into here and then down there as well. We'll fast forward again as I thread those bolts in by hand first. I might have to push on the light a little bit to get the holes to line up. Tighten them up with the socket by hand. Then tighten them up firm with the ratchet.
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