Installing Yashio/Aftermarket Tail lights | S15

[zappandcrew]

Hello world!

 

Looking to make a quick tutorial on how to change out your tail lights in the s15 for a set of aftermarket lights.

 

I have attached a video on the process you can view, and I have written the process underneath! Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.

 

 

Steps to swapping your tail lights.

 

You will need to first start off by finding a nice set of aftermarket tail lights you would like to install into the car. I have chosen a set of Yashio Full LED tail lights (Apart from the reverse light) There are other nice sets out there too such as the dmax type and sex spec types. I prefer the Yashio ones.

 

Tools you will need:

- Phillips head screwdriver

- Flat head Screw driver

- Socket set (a spanner would work too if you don't have any sockets) - Mine was an 8mm socket, but I believe my nuts are incorrect so yours might be 10mm  

- You may also need some side cutters for cable ties if you have any

 

Once you have said set of tail lights and tools ready, we will start off by removing the old tail lights. If you open your boot, you will find the where the boot closes, there is a grey strip which runs from the left to the right of the rear of the boot, pictured below. 

You will need to gently unscrew the Phillips head screws (circled in green), and you will find they cannot be unscrewed any more, just pop them out.

You will then have some clips you need to remove, I have circled the points which need to be removed in red, just pop a flat head screwdriver in the tabs and pop them out.  There are 2 of these on each side. The grey peace should now lift up and out of the way!

Once you have the grey piece out, you will need to remove the 4 nuts holding the old lights in. there are 2 located next to the grommet, and then 2 moving out towards the middle, one is closer than the other. 

I have attached another image below of roughly where the nuts are located if you are looking down on it, you will see when you are working. you will also need to unplug the white connector going to your lights, I suggest you get a small Flathead and use it to push down on the release latch on the connector if yours are old like mine they can become a pain release.

The light should now slide out of its place, make sure you are holding it from the front so you do not drop it

 

Once the light is out, simply reverse the process. If you are installing the Yashio Tail lights like me, you will have a small black box you need to stick to the inside of your boot, and there will be a little plug you need to plug into that too, coming off the lights, simply unplug it to get the cable through the boot and back through the grommet, and then plug it back in once the cables back in the boot

(I am not 100% sure what this box is for, initially, I thought it was just to decrease the current and voltage so that it does not fry the lights, but cannot confirm if this is it's only use. It is quite large and would expect such a device to be much smaller. If you know what this is for I would be curious to know Please let me know)

 

Hopefully, you followed through with the tutorial and the new lights look great! Keen to see the results so post up some photos if you followed my tutorial, or even if you just came across it and you have your own lights

 

If you have anything you think I missed and you would like to add, please let me know, I can add it at any time

 

 

[PranK]

Sweet. Added to DIY list.

[zappandcrew]

1 minute ago, PranK said:

Sweet. Added to DIY list.

Thanks mate  More to come!