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2013 Tacoma Headlight Help

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by tacodane, Nov 16, 2013.

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  1. Nov 16, 2013 at 3:21 PM
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    Trying to take off my headlights, But don't know what exactly is holding them in. If anyone can chime in there experience with them please help..
     
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  2. Nov 16, 2013 at 3:29 PM
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    Try this I haven't taken mine out so I don't have any first had knowledge of it but I did it plenty of times with my 2011.
     
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  3. Nov 16, 2013 at 3:50 PM
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    If it's like the 05-11 it's kind of a bitch, when i replaced my headlights i had to remove part of the front end like the grill, eyelid, bumper cover etc
     
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  4. Nov 16, 2013 at 3:52 PM
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    Did you get the bolt inside the fender? That's the hardest one, then it takes some time to wiggle them out. Make sure to remove the grill & under headlamp bezels
     
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  5. Nov 16, 2013 at 4:04 PM
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    Where are the under headlamp bezels? and that's what im trying to get now with a socket but it wont twist off so I have to go to lowes and get a box end wrench.
     
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  6. Nov 16, 2013 at 4:09 PM
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    Gonna do some derping?
     
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  7. Nov 16, 2013 at 4:13 PM
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    Worse this happened..
    [​IMG] But might as well spend the day tomorrow doing the BHLM
     
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  8. Nov 16, 2013 at 4:15 PM
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    Not exactly sure what I see but think I get it...

    Rating of ZERO on the cool & fun scale!
     
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  9. Nov 16, 2013 at 4:39 PM
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    How in the hell did you do that?
     
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  11. Nov 16, 2013 at 6:24 PM
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    Putting a bulb in and it came out of the socket. It sucks hopefully once I get the headlights off I can shake them out. And yes it happened on both sides
     
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  12. Nov 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM
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    Dang that sucks man, did you get that off of superbrightleds.com?

    If so I am looking at the same bulbs for my corner lights.
     
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  13. Nov 16, 2013 at 6:37 PM
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    Autolumination.com I also got some from csjumper LED in the b/s/t thread
     
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  14. Nov 16, 2013 at 6:38 PM
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  15. Nov 16, 2013 at 6:52 PM
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    05-11 is very easy, and 12+ has a very similar housing.
     
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  16. Nov 16, 2013 at 7:04 PM
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    I hope I can just get the last screw on the back side out tomorrow and shake the bulbs out maybe it'll entice me to mod the head lights
     
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  17. Nov 16, 2013 at 7:10 PM
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  19. Nov 17, 2013 at 9:17 AM
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    Well some good news is that I got my head lights out and the bulbs within them but could reach the bolt on the back side of the head light so I said F*** it and took the front bumper off
     
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  20. Nov 17, 2013 at 9:27 AM
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    Sounds like my normal day! :)

    Kind of a joke where I work that shit just breaks..
     
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