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03-01-2024, 09:41 PM | #1 |
Drives: Yaris manufactured after 2007 Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North America
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SOLVED: Having trouble removing left rear brake/stop light socket to replace bulb
Hello everybody,
I am having trouble removing the left (driver's side) rear brake/stop light socket to replace the bulb. I became aware that the left (driver's side) rear brake/stop light was out a couple of days ago. I bought a replacement bulb, but I cannot remove the socket with the old bulb. I believe that the socket is supposed to turn counterclockwise to be removed. I have attached a couple of pictures of the rear of the socket. The first picture below (entitled StopBrakeLightLeftMy2008ToyotaYarisHtchbck) is an actual picture of the back of the socket (tan color) that I am having trouble removing. I have tried my fingers and some pliers turning counterclockwise without success so far. I don't want to break the socket. I also don't want to remove the entire left rear lens and assembly that contains 4 bulbs, because I had a major leak problem that I solved using silicone rubber cement put on the black rubber gasket between the lens and car body. In fact, I think you can see some of that dried silicone rubber cement above the rear of the socket (gray color). But I do not think that I used so much cement that it is interfering with the socket removal. I have attached another picture, the second picture below (entitledToyotaBrakeLight1) I got off the internet here that shows the general location of the rear of the socket at the top of the group of 4 rear Yaris bulbs. (The guy's finger is pointing at it.) QUESTION: Does anybody have any suggestions as to how I can remove the socket? Am I missing something? Thank you, R. Last edited by RMcG; 03-02-2024 at 05:15 PM. Reason: To add "SOLVED"; there does not appear to be a way to add SOLVED using thread tools anymore |
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brake, bulb replacement, rear |
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