Tail lights bolt sizes.

Did a dumb thing today. Needed to take out my tail light to check some wiring I have running behind it that I put in years ago. I recently bought a cheap harbor freight torque wrench and figured I should learn to use it on these bolts since they wouldn’t require too much pressure. Not sure if I missed the click or what but I snapped off the bolt head.

now I gotta find a way to extract it and replace it. Hoping someone knows what bolt to replace it with.

 

If it was a 10mm socket you used to remove it.
It's probably an M6x1.0 bolt.

Not sure on the length. Just take the one pout below it and match it up.

BTW, I like to "test" new torque wrenches on a lug nut.

 

If you just have to have OEM and don't want to match stuff up.

https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/p/toyota__TACOMA/Tail-Light-Screw/4127413/9010506287.html

I'm not torquing a tail light bolt.

But most "cheap" ones don't go down below 50 INCH lbs.

Again, just go by feel. I think you'll be much better off.

 

BTW, if you take the bottom one out.
I bet the light will come out like normal.
Then you might have enough bolt sticking out to grab with vice grips.

 

$10 M6 x 25mm Flanged Hex Head Bolts Flange Hexagon Screws, Stainless Steel A2, DIN 6921, 25 PCS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V1QH89L?th=1
I keep a box of these stainless m6x1.0 bolts around in a couple lengths bc they're so common on japanese vehicles.

Don't worry about the one less bolt though. Mine were both like that until I replaced the taillights recently.