How To Pull A Truck Tail Light

Applies to: FORD F-150 (All Years) F-250 (All Years) RANGER (All Years), CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (All Years) S-10 (All Years) COLORADO (All Years), DODGE DAKOTA (All Years) RAM PICKUP 1500 (All Years), TOYOTA TACOMA (All Years) TUNDRA (All Years), NISSAN FRONTIER (All Years) TITAN (All Years), GMC SIERRA 1500HD (All Years) CANYON (All Years), HONDA RIDGELINE (All Years), MAZDA B-SERIES PICKUP (All Years)

Truck Tail Light, Universal Series

Pull Tip: This guide will apply to many different truck makes and models, fasteners used may vary slightly

Estimated Pull Time: 5 minutes

Recommended Tools

  • Toolkit for Pull-A-Part used auto part repairs Basic Hand Tools

Instructions

  • 1

    Lower the tail gate

  • 2

    Locate the fasters holding on the tail light housing

  • 3

    Remove fasteners that secure the tail light housing, fasteners may very by make and model

  • 4

    Carefully remove tail light housing

  • 5

    Disconnect any electrical connectors. Connectors may be brittle due to age

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Whenever possible, remove the part from your own vehicle first. Steps and tools may vary based on trim packages or modification to the vehicle by previous owners.

Pickup truck taillight removal: you'll need a general set of tools to remove a taillight. It's recommended that you remove the taillight at home before coming to the yard so you know what tools to bring.

Open the tailgate. Look for fasteners behind the taillight. Ours we're located here and here. Remove those fasteners. With the fasteners removed, you can pull the taillight straight out and disconnect the electrical connectors. But be careful. Ours were very brittle and broke when we tried to disconnect them. If this happens to you, don't worry. It's not your fault. Materials break down over time, and sometimes it's unavoidable.

And that's how you remove a taillight on a pickup.

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