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DIY: taillights take apart. lots of pics.

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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 03:47 AM
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thanks i donno what ill do next but if any of you have any ideas feel free to share. im pretty good at figuring out how to take stuff apart without braking it. it also helps that i work at a toyota dealership so if i do brake something i can get it for kinda cheap.
Old Apr 4, 2007 | 03:52 AM
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yes great write up and good pics
Old Apr 4, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Xblozv
thanks i donno what ill do next but if any of you have any ideas feel free to share. im pretty good at figuring out how to take stuff apart without braking it. it also helps that i work at a toyota dealership so if i do brake something i can get it for kinda cheap.
Do an LED retrofit!!!
Old Apr 4, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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While this post is helpful, it is by no means first. I've posted similar procedure last year:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=132513

Others have added alternate method (butter knives) which I added to my original writeup. Yours is just using slightly different prying devices.
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 03:43 AM
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i hadnt seen one before. i didnt think it was first just recent and avalible. i did the same thing to the first set of taillights that i took apart as posted in your thread. weird.
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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Very nice write up
Old Apr 5, 2007 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by n2htwlz
Very nice write up
thank you very much sir!
Old Apr 6, 2007 | 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Xblozv
i hadnt seen one before. i didnt think it was first just recent and avalible. i did the same thing to the first set of taillights that i took apart as posted in your thread. weird.
Great minds think alike!
My write up is in the Tech section under "Tail Light (Clear)".
Old Apr 7, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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to the people that put bad. what could i have done different fro you to understand better??

this is the reason that i put a poll on this.
Old Apr 8, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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i think it was great man. i dont think with pictures and everything that it could be any easier to understand. nice write up
Old Apr 9, 2007 | 02:42 AM
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here is the final product after i painted them.

Old Apr 28, 2007 | 03:22 AM
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Dude...You have 666..the number of the beast on your license plate!
Old Apr 29, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Kahuna
Dude...You have 666..the number of the beast on your license plate!
i was thinking of changing my screen name to "satans wagon"
Old Oct 18, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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bump this to the top, and see what happens with it!?!?!
Old Nov 24, 2007 | 04:32 AM
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bumpety bump bump for a brotha
Old Dec 13, 2007 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Just1n
bumpety bump bump for a brotha
thanks champ!!
Old Sep 8, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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bumping to the top so a buddy can find it easily!!
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