How to Remove a Tailgate Assembly and Tail Light Removal – 2019 / 2020 Subaru Forester

It is an insane amount of work to replace a tail light. We are taking apart the tailgate assembly and one of the last things we get to is taking apart the rear tail lights. The tail lights sit inside the tailgate so everything needs to come apart to get to the tail light. If the dealer wants to charge you an arm and a leg for the tail light replacement, this is why. If you are looking for a specific part then scrub the video to try and find the part you are trying to remove. Watching the entire video will help you see what needs to be taken off in order to get to the part you are looking for. Backtrack your steps to put it all back together. The same way it comes off is the same way it goes back together, like buttoning a shirt. This video shows taking off the sensors, the harness, the plastics, screws, bolts, clips, tailgate latch, tail lights, spoiler, windshield washer motor, tailgate motor and lock mechanism, license plate lights, basically everything down to the bare metal tail gate. We recommend you take a few pictures of the harness along the way if you attempt to do this on your own as a reference for putting it back together. Also, careful when using a panel popper to not pry against the tail light because you will likely chip the tail light. Find a better angle. 2019 2020 and 2021 Subaru Foresters should all be the same. #suabru #cars #diycarrepair Got car questions for diycarhunters.com? Comment below and our team will try their best to answer. Need car parts? We buy our parts from ahparts.com, call them at (916) 859-0027.