01-03 Tribute. Remove the two screws on the inside lip. The tail light pulls straight out towards the rear. What you can't see is that it is held in by 2 snaps on the outboard side.
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Should be able to remove the nuts from the inside ( inside trunk ) to remove the lite housing.
there is a plastic cover above the tail light held on by two screws. remove that and simply pull the tail light out.
The tail light covers (the painted bezels) are only held on by 3m Automotive, double-sided tape.
If you open the tail gate and look where the tail gate and side of bed go together where the light is mounted you will see 2 screws take them out and the light will come off then unhook bulbs and remove.
To remove the tail light assembly on a 1997 Mazda Protege remove the two screws that are usually covered by the trunk. After that use some force and push on the inner part of the tail light toward the side of the car. There is a clip in the side of the car that requires some force to undo. Make sure you push in the outward direction to either the driver side on the driver side tail light or the passenger side for the passenger side tail light. After that is removed the tail light should be hanging by wires ready for bulb changes. To change the bulbs just twisth the plastic part.
remove tail shaft plate nut, pull shifters out from inside the car, then undo the bolts and it should come off easily enough.
lower your tail gate and you will see two Phillips head screws along the side of the bed where the lite housing is. remove them and then you will be able to remove the whole tail assembly. find the bulb you want to change and then twist the socket out from the back. the bulb will come out with the socket.
behind the drivers side tail fin .Right above the tail lite there is a gas door.
You can access the Nissan taillights from the cargo compartment. Remove the tail light assembly cover. Remove the tail light wiring harness. Remove the tail light assembly retaining bolts.
If the back dash light will light when the brakes are applied but the two tail lights will not light up, there is probably a short in the wiring somewhere. It could also be that the fuse for the brake lights is burned out.