2002 Camry Tail Light Change Help

[aaron_c]

I removed the three screws in my '02 Camry's rear tail light (which my mom busted out ), but still can't get the light out to swap a new one in...did I miss a screw, or do you just have to pull really hard?

thanks for any help, I appreciate it

[Aceventura9586]

Don't you have to take off the rear bumper to take out the headlights?

[LE05]

Originally Posted by Aceventura9586

Don't you have to take off the rear bumper to take out the headlights?

yes, you have to take off the front bumper to take out the headlights, but not the rear bumper to take out the tail lights.

as long as you have all 3 nuts removed, you should be able to pull it out. according to the manual, those 3 nuts are the only thing holding the tail light in. you might try pulling hard... if you break anything on the tail light, its broken already anyway! it could be that the bolts are just getting caught on the edges of the holes, so try wiggling the tail light if pulling does not work.