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Lower part of tail light

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Main Forum' started by ucla107, May 1, 2016.

  1. ucla107

    ucla107 Member

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    Does anyone know how to remove the lower part of the tail lights on the gen 4?


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  2. kithmo

    kithmo Couch Potato

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    It just says visit the dealer in the manual, I guess it's because the lower lights are LED and are part of the lamp unit.
     
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    Did you ever figure this out by chance, I just broke mine as well.
     
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    Me too, do I have to completely remove the rear bumper cover to get at the lower phillips screw on the tail light?
     
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    I actually had mine done at a local collision / body shop. They billed me .9 hours, like $43 bucks. Had to pull the bumper and put it back on. No other problems with having them do it.
     
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    Elektroingenieur Senior Member

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    That’s the procedure in the Repair Manual (more info). As @kithmo mentions, the assembly uses LEDs, so I assume convenient access wasn’t a priority.
     
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    Hey UCLA, wondering if you want to remove the lover tail light assembly to repair, or if you want to modify the tail light. Personally I do not like the ‘mark of Zorro’ vertical squiggle, and have considered modifying it.