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Tail Light Removal

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  • Start date Start date Dec 25, 2007

68Rustangs

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Stupid question but i am trying to remove the light buckets out of my 68. I took off the bolts that hold in the chrome trim pieces but to get the buckets out there are 6 round nuts holding it in. How the heck do you get those off?? I didnt want to attack it with a pair of vice grips....is there a special tool or trick to removing these? Thanks guys and gals.
 

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From my 67 shop manual:
Taillight body - Mustang
1. Remove the spare wheel and tire assembly.

2. Unplug the bulb and socket from the light body.

3. Remove the six plastic covers from the light body and bezel (doors) retaining studs.

4. Remove the six nuts from the light body and bezel (doors) retaining studs.

5. Pull the light body back and off the studs. The light bezel (doors) can be replaced if necessary at this time as the studs are on the bezel and these studs and nuts retain the light assembly to the body panel.

6. Remove the gasket seal from the front of the lens.

7. Remove the six lens retiaing screws from the light body and remove the lens from the light body.

That is it for removal. Assembly is basically the reverse.
 

68Rustangs

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Thanks for the help.I didnt realize they just pry off after you take the bolts off. They were stuck on there pretty good thats why i couldnt get them off by pulling on them. A little help from a screwdriver did the trick.Thanks.
 
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