Toyota Camry Tail Light Assembly |
Toyota Camry Trunk Release Lever |
Camry Trunk Liner Rivet |
| If you are wondering how to access the rear exterior lights in a Toyota Camry so you can replace a light bulb that stopped working you will first need to open the trunk. The trunk release is located on the driver's
side floor right in front of the seat. Lift the handle with the picture of the car with the trunk open and you should hear the trunk pop. |
Remove Trunk Liner Rivet |
Plastic Trunk Liner Retaining Clip |
Toyota Camry Cargo Net Hook |
| To access the tail light assembly bulbs you will need to remove the trunk liner and the plastic cover that protects the bottom trunk opening.
In order to remove the trunk liner rivets use a flat head screwdriver to lift the center of the rivet which will release pressure on the plastic retaining clip so you can pull it
straight out. You will also need to remove the cargo net hook by pressing in on the center button and then pulling it straight out. |
Remove Plastic Cargo Hook |
Rivet in Trunk Guard |
Remove Retention Clips |
| Remove all of the trunk liner rivets from the plastic trunk guard as well. |
Toyota Camry Cargo Guard |
Cargo Gaurd |
Remove Cargo Guard From Wall |
| Once you have removed the rivets in the Camry trunk liner and the plastic trunk guard you will need to remove the trunk cargo guard by pulling it away from the
interior. You should be able to pull it away with your hands, it is held in by plastic push type fasteners on the backside. |
Toyota Trunk Guard Removed |
Toyota Camry Tail Light Access |
Toyota Camry Tail Light Assembly |
| Pull back the side trunk liner to access the tail light assembly. Remove the tail light wiring harness clip by pushing down on the tab and pulling it straight off. |
Camry Tail Light Wiring Harness |
Remove Tail Light Bulb |
Toyota Camry Side Marker Light Socket |
| Turn the light socket assembly a quarter turn counter clockwise and pull it straight out of the hole. The top bulb is the rear side marker
bulb, you will need to pull the burnt out bulb out of the plastic retaining socket to install the new side marker bulb. The replacement part number for the side marker bulb is the wedge style
168 or 194 mini bulb.
The middle bulb assembly is the Toyota Camry turn signal light bulb and the replacement part number is the 7440 or 7440A amber bulb depending on your model. Please check
your owners manual for the flasher bulb your vehicle requires. |
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Toyota Camry Brake Light Socket |
Toyota 7443 Tail/Brake Light Assembly |
Remove Stop Light Bulb |
| The bottom light socket is the dual mode tail light bulb and brake light bulb. When you have your lights on this bulb acts as your rear tail light marker and when
you push on the brake pedal the combination bulb lights the second filament for the stop light. Once you have removed the rear stop light bulb socket you can pull the dead light bulb out. |
Toyota 7443 White Light Bulb |
New Replacement Tail Light Bulb |
Replace Trunk Liner Rivets |
| The new replacement stop light bulb is the 7443 dual purpose tail/brake light bulb. |
Toyota Camry Trunk Lid Liner |
Toyota Camry Trunk Door |
Trunk Lid Liner Rivet |
| The Toyota Camry reverse light bulbs and the license plate light bulbs are located in the trunk lid and you will need to remove the trunk lid liner to change the back up lights. There were 13
retaining clips or rivets in the trunk lid in the 2012 Camry. Once you have removed all of the plastic push in rivets you will need to carefully remove the trunk lid liner around the safety trunk
release. |
Camry Exposed Reverse Lights |
Back Up Light Bulb Assembly |
Reverse Light Wiring Harness |
| In order to replace the reverse light in the Toyota Camry you will need to remove the plastic wiring harness by pressing down on the tab and pulling it
straight back. |
Remove the Reverse Light Bulb |
Camry Reverse Light Bulb Removed |
Toyota Camry Reverse Light 921 |
Turn the back up light bulb socket a quarter of a turn counter clockwise and pull it straight out of the hole in the trunk lid. Remove the Toyota
Camry reverse light bulb from the plastic bulb assembly by pulling it straight out. The OEM replacement and aftermarket part number for the reverse light bulb is a style 921 clear wedge
bulb. The License plate light bulbs are located in the center of the trunk lid and their replacement bulb number is 2825.
Before you replace the trunk liner make sure you test the new light bulbs first in case the lights are not working after you replace the bulb. Check to make sure you
have reattached all of the wiring harnesses securely. If the lights are still not working you may have a blown fuse or relay. See the
Toyota Camry Fuse Box Location and Diagram for further assistance in finding the fuse or relay location.
Please see
Toyota Camry
Maintenance and Repair Guides for more DIY replacement instructions.
There are many manufactures of these bulbs like Sylvania, GE, AC Delco and Philips. There are also replacement LED tail light and turn flasher bulbs that you may
also want to try made by companies like Putco and Pure. LED bulbs may not work for all replacement bulbs as they may not be bright enough. When installing LED replacement bulbs you may also need
to install an LED Flasher Module and Load Resistors so please do your research before attempting an LED mod.
This how to remove the tail light bulb guide may also be helpful to owners of similar model vehicles like the
Toyota, Lexus and Scion models such as the Corolla, Solara, Avalon, Celica, Corona, Cressida, Matrix, Supra, Tercel, Paseo, Venza, MR2, Yaris, Echo, IS 250, ES 350, GS 350, LS 460, IQ, TC, XB,
and XD. Some newer model vehicles use LED tail light assemblies which you can not replace the individual bulbs in, instead you will have to change out the tail light assembly housing completely.
Before attempting any automotive maintenance or repair please refer to your owners manual for specific OEM guidelines, part numbers and maintenance intervals on when to change the Camry light
bulbs. |
