Toyota Corolla compatibility

[bidderman1969]

my missus 2002 Corolla's rear lights are currently this.....

rear inside

now, my question is, will these 2005 Corolla's rear lights fit without any problem?

rear insides

I'm about 95% certain these would fit, and look a lot more modern?  found them in a scrapyard today as i was getting an electric window switch set for it, that was £10 (bargain i thought!)  and they want £30 for the pair of rear lights!  sounds another bit of a bargain too!

[bidderman1969]

just went out to the missus' car to see how hard they are to take out, all seems ok, apart from this bit, at the top of the insert where the access panel has been removed, theres a plastic cable holder somehow connected to the top of the nut i need to remove to get that last retaining nut/bolt out to get the light out

[bidderman1969]

bought them now anyway, so cheers for all the input 

[oldcodger]

Do the 2005/6 ones fit in your 2002 ok ?

You will find the 2006 type only have the offside fog light, though there is the bulb holder on the nearside, but it needs a bit of extra wiring to get it working, a mod  I did, easy enough.

Though not a problem I have had, they say the rear light clusters can let water in, so take care with the seals when fitting the new ones, perhaps a bead of silicone if the original seals do not look that good ?

[bidderman1969]

Cheers codg, these are off an 05 so maybe it won't be a problem, shall hopefully find out later!

[RazzerRazor]

On 04/07/2016 at 9:43 PM, bidderman1969 said:

just went out to the missus' car to see how hard they are to take out, all seems ok, apart from this bit, at the top of the insert where the access panel has been removed, theres a plastic cable holder somehow connected to the top of the nut i need to remove to get that last retaining nut/bolt out to get the light out

Looks abit like an earth to me.  Could be wrong tho Buddy.  Nice Mod