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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement

Cars are a primary source of transportation for...

iFixit Library 1997-2001 Toyota Camry Easy 15 minutes Guide 133001
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Cars are a primary source of transportation for many people; when driven for a long time cars can experience wear, and accidents. In this guide, I will show people how to replace their worn out head/tail lights of their 1998 Toyota Camry . It is a priority to have these fixed as soon as possible because it is illegal in all states to have a broken head/ tail lights while driving. The main safety hazard that this fix poses is getting shocked, and that can be prevented by following the first step of the guide and turning the car off. One of the crucial requirement of this fast fix is to simply put on plastic gloves while switching out the head lights.

Step 1

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Make sure your car is turned off and check to make sure the head lights are not on.
Step 2

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Pull the hood lever to unlock the car hood. Pull the safety lever upwards and push the hood of the car open. Put the hood strut (metal rod) to hold the hood up.
Step 3

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Remove the connector (wire) connected to the bulb. Should be on the left side of the car (looking from the front) next to the windshield wiper fluid tube.
Step 4

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Pull out the rubber cover. If maintenance is not done often on the car the rubber cover may get stuck. This can be solved by using tools to push or pry out the rubber cover.
Step 5

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Unhook the metal clip fixing the unusable lightbulb.
Step 6

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Remove the unusable light bulb and place in the new light bulb.
Step 7

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Hook the metal clip back on.
Step 8

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Insert the rubber cover back.
Step 9

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Plug the connector into the new light bulb.
Step 10

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Open the trunk of the car. Remove the 3 screws on the plastic cover using the Phillips #2 screwdriver. All of them will the same length of 19.0 mm, and will not have to be put in back into the exact same positions.
Step 11

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Remove the bulb assembly (twist counterclockwise). The light bulb assembly is located above the center of where the plastic cover (before it was removed).
Step 12

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1998 Toyota Camry Head and Tail Lights Replacement — repair step ⌕
  • Pull the light bulb from the socket.