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A Pillar Clip Replacement

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by NorthernMITacoma, Jul 18, 2022.

  1. Jul 18, 2022 at 12:31 PM
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    NorthernMITacoma

    NorthernMITacoma [OP] Active Member

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    Soooo.... I recently bought my first Taco and the plan is to build it out some into a camping rig. I won't be going full-bore rock-hopper, especially here in the Great Lakes were our idea of a "mountain" is something over 500 feet tall. More something where we won't be limited to established (over populated) campgrounds - something along the lines of a RTT and "kitchen in a drawer".

    I'm a noob when it comes to mods so I thought I'd tackle some easy projects before moving on to more complicated ones. One of the easy projects this weekend was installing the VLED floor well lights.

    Overall, it was an easy process, it's just that in trying to separate one of the connectors from the white wiring harness clip inside the driver-side A Pillar, I broke said white wiring harness clip. (A pic is included of the piece I broke.)

    I've been searching the Toyota parts list online but haven't been able to find the part number for the replacement clip I need but haven't been able to find the clip or part number. Some of the "renderings" of the parts on the official Toyota site look like they were done by someone's kindergartener (or maybe a great artist for all I know about artwork - which is pretty much nill).

    Any guidance on how to find the clip that is needed to be replaced? Because of the airbag, I don't want to close things up on the A Pillar until all the wiring is secured properly.

    Thanks in advance! (Let the roasting of a noob who can't remove a clip without breaking it begin!)

    Tocoma Clip.jpg


    Sample of an actual "rendering" from the Toyota parts website...

    Toyota Trim Rendering.jpg
     

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  2. Jul 18, 2022 at 7:09 PM
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    Homiec

    Homiec Well-Known Member

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    That's a fun one. It's probably in the 'wiring and clamp' section (https://parts.toyota.com/a/Toyota_2..._52016_6733922/WIRING--CLAMP/674470-8202.html).

    Unfortunately, the last three rows of images won't display for some reason so there's a lot of clips I can't see to try and match. Any chance the part # is molded into the piece? Many plastic bits have that.

    The circled ones below look close, but the drawings like you said are crap. Jeff Lange on this forum is the master of finding obscure part numbers.

    upload_2022-7-18_19-7-11.jpg
     
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  3. Jul 18, 2022 at 7:21 PM
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    NorthernMITacoma

    NorthernMITacoma [OP] Active Member

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    Ahhh - thanks for the link! Thanks for the suggestion on looking for a part number on the clamp - I should have thought of that! lI'll check the pieces parts that used to be the clip to look for the part number. Many thanks!
     

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