Tools:

Flathead Screwdriver
10mm Socket & Ratchet

1.) Pop Trunk Open


2.) Pop open the covers (they are marked with a picture of a light bulb) Use the screwdriver to remove


3.) There are only 3 that you need to remove


4.)Use the 10mm Socket to unscrew the bolts holding the tails on


5.) TIP: Once it comes loose, use the socket without the ratchet to manually turn and remove the nuts



6.) Carefully wedge loose the tails using the screwdriver


7.) Remove Tails


8.) Bulb Layout for OEM tails (the JDM tails are on the bottom)


9.) Remove bulbs


10.) JDM Tails with bulbs placed (The bulbs really only go in at certain spots so you really can't "mix" the bulbs


11.) There is one bulb that is not used on the JDM Tails, I just removed the bulb


12.) Place the tails back... Insert nuts into socket. Re-screw tails in.


13.) Place the covers back, and your done

nice write up!

sticky this! lol

do one for the coupes/verts now

nice write up!
moved to exterior forum, and added to the sticky!

>>>>>>Good Job!!

Nice and neat!!>>>>>>

step 6 is a no-no

nice write up. seems simple enough. LOL. my gf has that same Keroppi thing on the back of her celica but she has the pink one.

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I had a hard time trying to remove the OEM tails with out trying to "pry" it loose, if you want to be more careful, you can use a plastic knife.

Awesome write-up man!

I dont get it...what is this write up doing? Is it just installing JDM tails?

I think so. More stickies, the merrier.

This post has been edited by trdproven: Aug 13, 2006 - 4:57 PM

sweet time for me to put my tails on!

>>Awesome writeup, I just need some jdm tails now

~FlamingCelica>>

i did the same thing with my extra bulb i was like what the heck htey all dont plug in and its in the way, snip its gone lil electric tape and we were good to go, now i know htat s not the best or safest thing to do but it was strating to rain, and i wanted to get done, man these tails look so sweet!

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it seems like he decided to do the write up after having the tails already installed.

nice write up btw. i took off the rear plastic panel (and loosened the rear corner panels) and for step 6, i pushed the metal threading to help push the old tails out.


also, i pulled out the usdm ones and kept the jdm ones.

why are there no altezzas for these celicas? :S i've never seen altezzas on a 6gc before :S

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I would like to keep it that way =/.

I think him having the JDM tails already on kinda threw me off...

Thanks so much, this DIY helped me understand what i had to do before doing it, n then gettin stuck etc. !!

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What was the bulb that you took out? what was it for? reverse ? thanks

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or you could just push on the metal studs the nuts were on in the back of the taillight housing like i did when ever i change my lights. that way you eliminate all risk of scratching your paint, or chipping the plastic on the taillight housing.

You can also do like I did: unplug the plug and play usdm connector, pass the bushing through it's whole and remove the usdm wiring. Do the same on reverse with the Jdm wiring. The Jdm wiring has 4 plugs/bulbs.

for step 6, just pull back on the top plastic part with your nails or push it in from the inside. not a screwdriver can damage paint.