Btw, you don't even need needle-nosed pliers or anything.

Just your index finger
just put your index finger in the eye looking hole and pull it out

 

The trunk portions of my blacklines do not to seem to want to seat properly in the opening. The wide edge with the tabs is securely attached to the trunk lid, just like in longtran's picture, but the inner edge of the taillight, even though the nut is fully tightened, still sticks out from the rest of the lid. This is on both the left and right units. What's wrong? Does it have something to do with the long white plastic piece that the nut screws on to? I couldn't figure out for the life of me what that piece is supposed to do. I don't see how it anchors the taillight to the inside of the trunk lid. It all just seems to be one self-contained assembly, held in place only by the wiring harness. Please help!! Thanks!

Just figured it out. After completely removing the trunk lid liner and getting up close and personal with the taillight cavity, I saw that the long white piece clamps over a metal lip holding the inner edge in place. Problem solved, and now everything looks great!!
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I don't understand how it took you guys like an hour to take those two plastic pieces out...

I guess it's the KDM that powers me

 

Just did this mod it took me about 15 minutes. I preheated my oven to 200 degrees used a flat head to pop the liner locks out, and a 5/16th deep socket to get the four nuts off then heated my covers up. I used my Index finder to work the pieces out after the glue got warm and they popped right out. Install is reverse of removal. This is a 15 minute project easy, not an hour.

 

i like it kinda looks like the tail lights from the M35/45

 

i did mines lol =D

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good Job, looks good!!

 

think i might do this tomm how are u guys slicing the red flim what kind of tool?

 

BUMP or whatever! to bring this thread back to life!! its a great mod to do.
Im gonna do mine this weekend (hopefully) since ive been winter bound, i need to mod something! its been a long winter...

 

its really easy ..

steps -

1. open hood --- (lol)
2. unhook all lil black clips
3. unhook the blk lever (pull)
4. unscrew out lights.
5. push out light
6. if you want to .. you dont have to .( heat up light with hair dryer)
7. grap red stripe .( u can use ur finger. )
if finger dont fit Plyers ..
8. pull till it brakes off.
9. pull till all of it comes out

ALL DONE N ENJOY

 

i thought this was for the REVERSE lights?... why did you open the hood? hehe

 

lolo my fault lol. the trunk .. .haha

n i open the hood . cause i was just adimiring my 3.5 V6 =D

 

Just did mine. takes about 15min
(tryna post pics now, camera not working)

note:
you have to break/cut the plastic line on one side and then pull it out w/ some needle nose pliers

 

i just did mine tonight it looks a ton better , crazy how the littlest thing can make such a difference

 

Did mine this afternoon. Took all of 20 minutes. How in the hell did you guys get your finger in the hole? (insert joke here) My hands aren't huge, but there's no way my fingers were fitting in there.

I dug at it with a flatend screw driver and pulled them out with needlenose pliers. I didn't bother placing them in the oven to loosen the glue; I just went to town on them with pliers.