itgrowsind

Well im in the process of changing out my rear speakers but my 3rd brake light is the only thing that stands in my way. Instructions say it easily pulls out well ive been trying to get this thing out ever since i bought the car and have had no luck yet. I cut my finger real deep just trying to pull it out. The light doesnt seem just to be there clipped in seems like theres screwes but maybe im wrong. has anyone had touble before with this also. WEll any help will be appreciated. thanks

swifty562

hey... its my first post!.... i've been reading alot of post and you should too! .... but anyways i'll help cha! !o.O!

tools needed:
1 - flat head
2 - your fingers... lol

its simple... i have a 1992 es300... problem with the 3rd brake light ( high mount break light ) is that its really really hard to get out... so what u have to do is get a flat head and try to make room on both side just enough for your fingers... if you have big fingers its going to be a bit of a problem lol...(had that problem) but yeah once you sqeeeze your finger in just pull towards your steering wheel... so basically pretend that your trying to pull a *** handle as hard as you can... it may seem like its going to break but it wont.. trust me.. so there u have it...

oh yeah tell me if it works.. if not i'll take pictures and show you step by step.

itgrowsind

tried it but had no luck thanks for the help

swifty562

hmmm... have u tried making room in the middle of the plastic and pulling it outward?.

or u can try using a flat head again but this time try sticking the flathead towards the back of the plastic. on both side... or at least one side. and try to jam it out.

xcamryman

I just changed mine last night. I found step by step directions in the forums here at Club Lexus. I used 2 peg board hangers (ya know the kind you hang tools on) I attached vise grips after slipping the hangers under the housing and rotating so they would catch on the inside. Then just a firm quick pull back on the pliers and "pop" it came loose. After that it's simple simon stuff. Just a reminder, Keep the new bulbs clean and free of fingerprints. I also remember reading something about a factory mounted sub-woofer being attatched somehow.

vytran80

easiest way to remove the third brake light is go to trunk and look directly under the third brake light assembly there is a single empty hole. stick a long philips in and pull back letting the tip push the assembly back. this is a quick and easy step that i just did today after finding it out at the lexus dealer. don't be like me scratch the assembly i also took the out the whole back seat to access the rear dash panel ..