Brake/tail light part #?

[jesus_man]

I searched here and confirmed how to replace the rear bulbs, but I didn't see any part numbers in the threads. Our LR3 is under warranty, but it seems like such a waste of an hour for me to make the round-trip to the dealer. Any upgrades for the bulbs? LED?

Thanks!

J.D.

 

[jesus_man]

No info on this? I called the dealer and while they will do the repair for free, they want an hour window. That's something we can't afford right now pre-Christmas. I guess I'll take the lens loose and post up what I find about part #'s. Maybe the dealer will allow me to pickup the bulb(s) and install them myself??

J.D.

 

[ryan-in-oregon]

Most local autoparts stores have a book in the lighting section that will give you a break down on what bulbs go where. I have changed some of mine but not a brake light. Also on the Sylvania Lighting site they have a master list of the bulb types for all cars. (not sure where exactly but I have used it in the past)

 

[jesus_man]

I just ran to the parts store and got a Sylvania 7528LL. Original brand was a Philips 12499 or P21/5W.

I looked into some of the LED upgrades, but some said they require another module to get the blinking back to stock speed. I don't think I want to mess with that.

J.D.

 

[Rix92x]

It actually takes less than 3 minutes to swap out the bulbs start to finish. The instructions as you saw were posted on the forum elsewhere. The bulbs can be purchased right off the rack at any auto parts store. You need a nice philps head screwdriver, something to wipe your finerprints off the bulbs, and a couple minutes time. I have changed out both sides now and the truck is only 1 1/2 years old.

 

[jesus_man]

It takes a little more time if the plastic is cold. I was worried about that, but nothing broke.

J.D.

 

[Rix92x]

It takes a little more time if the plastic is cold. I was worried about that, but nothing broke.

J.D.

Glad it went well for you, and now you get the personal satisfaction of mending something yourself!!

Merry Christmas....or Happy Holidays (to be politically correct in wishing you MERRY CHRISTMAS!)

 

[jesus_man]

Yep, I prefer to do things on my own, but when it's more cost effective to let the dealer perform the repair, I'll do that as long as i have warranty.

Thanks for the Merry Christmas! No worries about the PC junk with me!

J.D.

 

[Viper17]

I found the tail light housing extreeeeeeeemely difficult to pull-out (2006 LR3 HSE). And, yes, it pops out straight backwards. The housing is held by two spearheaded type clips that will eventually release when enough force is applied. These two clips are located towards the top and bottom of the housing (i.e. on the opposite side of where the two screws are located).

I couldn't pull it out by hand. There is just no good place to grip the assembly while pulling straight backwards. So, I ended up prying it out using a thin piece of scrap plywood about 1/8" thick (4" x 4"). The plywood provided a much larger surface area compared with using a large flat bladed screwdriver which might break the plastic housing or dent the sheet metal.