Question to those that have removed 3rd brake light - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

IronDuke · 02-16-2016, 02:45 PM

Hello, I'm getting my windows tinted Friday. The person I'm using is very reputable. He wants me to remove the brake light because he's broken two of them and is done removing them himself. I have truly read every thread on removing light and/or the rear deck, and know what to do. To those that have done this, which option am I less likely to break something? I'm not the most gentle or patient person when dealing with interior trim and the cheap fasteners that are used, lol. My thanks for any help.

go_a_way1 · 02-16-2016, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by IronDuke

Hello, I'm getting my windows tinted Friday. The person I'm using is very reputable. He wants me to remove the brake light because he's broken two of them and is done removing them himself. I have truly read every thread on removing light and/or the rear deck, and know what to do. To those that have done this, which option am I less likely to break something? I'm not the most gentle or patient person when dealing with interior trim and the cheap fasteners that are used, lol. My thanks for any help.

its not hard to do at all. I have had mine out a few times trying to fix rattles cuz the guy that tinted my window broke it

Just take the trim of the sides and pop all the clips out then it pulls off with a little fighting but not much. its just slightly to big to come out nice (the whole rear deck tray)

danny_d19 · 02-16-2016, 07:13 PM

Remove the rear deck, it's not that hard and gives full access

Irace86 · 02-16-2016, 08:36 PM

Hardest part is removing the rear deck without the plastic rivits tearing from the deck but unless you can figure a way to pull the deck while poking the end of the plastic piece then itll likely come off and need to be glued back on.

thatfilipinoguy · 02-16-2016, 11:05 PM

You don't need to remove the rear deck, you can unplug the light from the trunk and push on the back side of the housing and it will pop out. Once you remove it, it will give the person doing the job enough space to install the tint. I did that and had no complaints during install.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwhM5UWpZU"]How to remove third brake light Subaru BRZ 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

Irace86 · 02-16-2016, 11:35 PM

Hey nice. I never thought of that. But then again, i removed my completely and have an aftermarket 3rd light.

02-16-2016, 02:45 PM	#1
IronDuke Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Drives: 2016 FRS Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Question to those that have removed 3rd brake light Hello, I'm getting my windows tinted Friday. The person I'm using is very reputable. He wants me to remove the brake light because he's broken two of them and is done removing them himself. I have truly read every thread on removing light and/or the rear deck, and know what to do. To those that have done this, which option am I less likely to break something? I'm not the most gentle or patient person when dealing with interior trim and the cheap fasteners that are used, lol. My thanks for any help.

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danny_d19 Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: Whiteout RBv1 FRS Location: BC, Canada Posts: 62 Thanks: 59 Thanked 76 Times in 32 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Remove the rear deck, it's not that hard and gives full access

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thatfilipinoguy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 87 Supra, 13 FRS, 05 FXT Location: Honolulu, CA Posts: 485 Thanks: 229 Thanked 144 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You don't need to remove the rear deck, you can unplug the light from the trunk and push on the back side of the housing and it will pop out. Once you remove it, it will give the person doing the job enough space to install the tint. I did that and had no complaints during install. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHwhM5UWpZU"]How to remove third brake light Subaru BRZ 2012 - YouTube[/ame]

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