taking out tail lights

Alright, the search function isn't working for me right now so bare with me if this is an obvious question. I've been at it all day trying to pry my tail light off to get to the bulbs. I there an easy way to do this? I've taken out all the screws I can find and still nothing.

Alright, the search function isn't working for me right now so bare with me if this is an obvious question. I've been at it all day trying to pry my tail light off to get to the bulbs. I there an easy way to do this? I've taken out all the screws I can find and still nothing.

You need to remove the inside trim. Behind it there are large plastic speed nuts that hold the tail light housings in place.

I've never done it so I can't help you there but i just wanted to say, from that pic in your signature, I freaking love your car

While taking off the RS spoiler, I had to take off the taillights just so I could get more light in there to see what I was doing, remember to pull the light to the outside and they'll lift out, wires and all. I just remember you have to pull it out a certain way, so it doesn't just fall out.
Are you replacing the bulbs?

ct91rs is right. Theres just a plastic trim panel you have to take out and then youll see like 4 plastic nuts that need to be removed. Just make sure you have all of them off before you go tugging on the lenses.

Alright, the search function isn't working for me right now so bare with me if this is an obvious question. I've been at it all day trying to pry my tail light off to get to the bulbs. I there an easy way to do this? I've taken out all the screws I can find and still nothing.


um, dont they just screw in from the 'trunk' area? you might have to mess with the carpet but i dont think you would have to remove the whole housing to change bulbs.

I would think that you have to go from inside the trunk and remove some screws, then you will find the bulb is in a plastic holder that is something like a 1/8 turn twist lock, you just rotate and pull out, get old bulb out. You put the new bulb in and reinstall the tailight assembly.

Although unfortunally I have never worked on camaros before, only a chevelle and trucks.

-Ryan

Yeah....well i figured it out about 5 minutes after I posted...so much for patience, right? haha Thanks anyway guys :smooch:

Yeah....well i figured it out about 5 minutes after I posted...so much for patience, right? haha Thanks anyway guys :smooch:


lol.. good stuff

um, dont they just screw in from the 'trunk' area? you might have to mess with the carpet but i dont think you would have to remove the whole housing to change bulbs.


dude have you ever even looked at a 3rd/4th gen tailiight or hatch??

na he hasn't... let me go move my carpet out of the way to get to my taillights :screwy:

granted on 4th gens it isnt a plastic panel, it IS a sort of capreting peice, but not remoing the housing to change bulbs??? uhhhhhhh wtf

well there's no carpet in the way of the housing screws on third gens...

well we only have 2 of those screws to deal with...