Removing the gen 5.5 sunglass holder and map light assembly

[woodman411]

Has anyone accessed the sunglass holder/map light assembly for a gen 5.5 Camry? I have searched the forum and came upon camrymanuals.com, and I found the part where it talks about the assembly. It says you can remove it using a taped screwdriver and removing the 5 pegs, but after fidgeting with a screwdriver, I can't find and/or remove them.

I want to access the assembly for 2 reasons - first, I accidently pressed in the side sunglass holder's resistance roller (or something like that, it's black in color), so it popped out and is now loose in the assembly. And second, I want to take it apart and look at the wiring just to see how easy it is to install the Gentex mirror.

* Thanks in advance... WW

[clarkgrizwald]

+1

[JSM1284]

Yank really hard and fast on the side closest to the windshield, Get your fingers under it and in a fast hard motion pull down, Once it pops out of place pull assy towards windshield, it should then drop out.

[charlie_bravo]

The resistance roller is like gold. Toyota doesn't sell it by itself. So if you damaged it or loose it, you can buy a whole new overhead panel($125), or get to go to the junk yard!

[woodman411]

Thanks JSM1284 and 05CamryGuy (PM'ed me). Worked like a charm - the assembly came off in one violent plastic-breaking sound move. Once off, you can see how the Gentex wires can easily slip into the housing from the windshield and access either the maplight or sunroof harness.

charlie_bravo, thanks for the warning. I found that black part and kissed it like gold :-)

* WW

[CharmCityES]

most everything inside the camry can be removed by a small amount of force and basic hand tools....thanks to JSM for the removal instructions! very helpful