Nissan Sentra 2013 Tail Light Replacement

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The steps of replacing a Nissan Sentra Tail light are simple and shouldn't take long. These steps will help you understand how to change a tail light in your Nissan Sentra. They help you understand the basics, so you don't need to go to a mechanic shop and spend money on replacing your tail light.

It's always important to replace or change a tail light in case of whatever problem your tail light has because the tail lights and headlights are one of the important parts of your Nissan Sentra. Therefore, knowing the importance of replacing your Nissan Sentra tail light and understanding how to replace it would help you through situations you would have with your tail light because driving with a broken taillight would put you in an accident.

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To start replacing your tail light, remove the 3 tabs. You don't need any tool to remove them. You just need to pull them out.
Once you remove the 3 tabs, you must remove the trunk carpet where the tail light is located so you can see the wires connected to the tail light. When doing this, be careful not to ruin your trunk carpet because aggressively pulling it out could ruin your trunk carpet.
Pulling the trunk carpet would allow you to see what needs to be disconnected, and you want to pull most of the trunk carpet on that side so you have space to remove the rest of the parts.

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Now that you see all the wires unplug the big tab by gently pushing it down and removing it without messing it up. Disconnecting the big tab is a struggle because it's attached really well, so it would take time to remove, but be very careful because ruining it would ruin your entire tail light.
Once you have the big tab out, start un-screwing those 2 nuts holding the tail light. You would need a vise grip Curved Jaw Locking Piler to unscrew the to 2 nuts.

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Now that you un-screw the 2 nuts start pulling the tail light out with the wire connected with the big tab. When taking it out, you will now be able to place your new tail light.
When taking it out, gently remove it without harming or ruining the wires connected to the tail light bulbs.
Ensure you're not holding the wires or pressuring them cause otherwise, you might ruin it, so you want to be gentle with the wires and tail light.

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Now, put your new tail light on by first putting in the wire of the big tab. It's always important to start with the wires first because they're all connected to the light bulbs that turn on the brake lights and the turn signals.
Carefully push the entire tail light back in once the wires are through the hole. When pushing, please don't push it aggressively cause otherwise, you'll break something from the inside, so you must push it back in gently without pressuring the tail light to go through.
Now that you have put the wires through the hole and pushed the tail light connect it back to the big tab. Which is the central part of the wires, so they flash the lights of your tail light.

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Now screw those 2 nuts back in place, and don't screw it too tight because you're mostly pulling plastic, which is the wire. You don't need a tool. You could put them back and then spin them with your fingers till they tighten.
When screwing them, always make sure you don't drop the screws because the screws are important to hold the tail light and the wires in place.
To avoid dropping the 2 nuts, put your hand over the holes of the nuts when you screw them back in place. This would help, so you don't drop them because dropping them, you'll need to find new ones.

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Pull the trunk carpet back, covering up the wires, and make sure they're pushed in right so you can now put the small tabs back and make sure they're pushed in till you hear a slight click.
When pulling your trunk carpet back, make sure you're putting it back correctly to where the holes of the tabs are, and be sure you are pushing the sides around the tabs cause otherwise, those sides of the trunk carpet will fall off even with the tabs pushed back to their position.
Once you have done that, you are now done replacing your tail light with a new one.