There is no difference in Japanese taillights. I work at the Rav4 plant in Ontario. All parts are built the same and interchangeable. We at times have part shipped from Japan because of local part supplier issues.
Excellent attention to detail with a nice mix of this is how it's done, don't expect perfection with aftermarket and you are good to go, not a lot of rambling, well done!!
This video was a great help! I bought an after-market replacement and did the swap myself. I haven't found the difference in parts yet, will update if I notice it, but what I did note is that if you're shopping for a light and you see "American Built" or "Japan Built", you need to look at your vehicles VIN number. If it starts with a J, it's made in Japan. If it starts with a number, it's american built. I hope that helps!
Yes lol I found them on Amazon I think, it was a while ago . Don't have car anymore. But I found very easy. Panel clips for toyota. They don't have to look exactly same
The problem I'm having doing this is the rubber skirt that hangs a thin strip like flashing that is supposed to go Over the new light assembly. I haven't found a way how to not have it folded underneath. Help please?
I just ordered the outer and inner tail lights. For some reason, the inner is made in Japan. I will let everyone know here if it fit or not on Wednesday or Thursday.
@kenneth hatcher you are correct. This is a great video however the rubber seal needs to be on top of the red part of the tail light. I used a very small piece of wire bent in an L to drag under the rubber seal, as I pushed the tail light down into the holes to secure. Thanks for the video. Good job.
@@kennethhatcher5822 good eye... had no idea what you were talking about until i did this procedure myself. how do you get the rubber seal above the light though? i cannot pop the light under this seal.
