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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 02:56 PM
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Is there some trick to getting the tail lights out??

Mine won't budge. I have tried for an hour now. I can get to the upper clip and squeeze it, but the light won't move forward and as soon as I let go, it snaps back into place. I can't even get my hand on the lower clip to squeeze it.

Does anyone have a suggestion?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 03:34 PM
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Did you remove the 10mm nut first?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 04:00 PM
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Yes.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 04:06 PM
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Might just be stuck, did you use a bit of force?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 04:30 PM
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Yes, but evidently not enough. It sounds like there really isn't a trick to it. Maybe I can get my 10 year old nephew to reach his hand in there to release the lower clip...
 
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Old Feb 25, 2016 | 04:47 PM
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I usually just push out and don't touch the clips, just wiggle it out.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2016 | 07:28 AM
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I ended up using a long pry bar on the back side of the lower clips to break them loose, then pushed by hand on the upper clip until the light was loose. They just wiggled out from there.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2016 | 09:12 AM
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Yes, but evidently not enough. It sounds like there really isn't a trick to it. Maybe I can get my 10 year old nephew to reach his hand in there to release the lower clip...
Had my 8 yr old nephew help me .lol
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 02:25 PM
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I usually just push out and don't touch the clips, just wiggle it out.
I had to squezze hand in and pop the clips.
Dont do this @ 2:24...
 
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