Rear Brake Light Clip

[venomx]

Rear brake light clip from the MK2 Yaris is damaged and has to be held in place with black tac ( same as blue-tac but stronger )

What are my options ? There are some 2nd hand ones on eBay but they all look faulty. It is possible to buy them brand new from Toyota on eBay but they want £50 !

Is it an option to go to my local Toyota garage and see if they can offer me one for a decent price ? 

I've attached a picture of the part in question

Thanks 

[flash22]

What size are the holes it clips in to ?

Seems like a common issue

Just an idea - remove the remaining tab and fit some screw plugs  aka screw locknuts to the car and use screws

eg.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323087843646

 

[venomx]

8 minutes ago, flash22 said:

What size are the holes it clips in to ?

Seems like a common issue

Just an idea - remove the remaining tab and fit some screw plugs  aka screw locknuts to the car and use screws

eg.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/323087843646

 

 

Thanks for the useful information.

The picture I posted is from eBay, not mine ( although the design is identical )

If it detaches again then I'll give it a go. How should I measure the size of the holes ? Sorry for the silly question but I don't know much about these things ( but i'm learning )

[venomx]

The holes in the clip look like this..

Without the tabs, would it even fit into place ?

 

[flash22]

You should be able to get a washer down the hole

[venomx]

4 hours ago, flash22 said:

You should be able to get a washer down the hole

OK I'll consider buying that then. Here's some pics...

 

[venomx]

The only question then is, will the silver screws you posted on eBay fit snugly through the clip ? As they could be different sizes as you say

[flash22]

Measure the 2 square holes in the boot lid with a ruler, remove what's left of the tabs/clips, you may need to find a couple of washers to put the screw through

the plugs i posted are an example - these clip in place as you put the screw in, they expand

[venomx]

34 minutes ago, flash22 said:

Measure the 2 square holes in the boot lid with a ruler, remove what's left of the tabs/clips, you may need to find a couple of washers to put the screw through

the plugs i posted are an example - these clip in place as you put the screw in, they expand

I'll measure the holes as soon as I can, thanks.

I meant the screws on the eBay listing may be too large in circumference to fit through this part show on the picture.

 

[flash22]

Remove the old tabs, i will knock up a basic drawing

[venomx]

21 minutes ago, flash22 said:

Remove the old tabs, i will knock up a basic drawing

Yeah I get you, thanks.

So just remove these two clips here ?

[venomx]

From the outside, these parts I pointed to are still intact. I don't think it'd be possible to remove the lower parts of the tabs

[JimmyHay]

2 hours ago, Auris TSpirit said:

had confirmation 100% I wil have the car sometime on the 17th November so a week to go 🙂

Great news, according to the app mine is still in Derby, hopefully not too much longer to wait.

[flash22]

Are all 4 tabs intact ??

[venomx]

10 hours ago, flash22 said:

Are all 4 tabs intact ??

From this angle they are..

https://ibb.co/MkF5ZH6

 

But from this angle only two of them are.

https://ibb.co/dphfT1x

 

[venomx]

I measured the holes in the car.

The left one is 1.1cm and the right one is 0.9cm

[venomx]

Before I buy the ones you posted off eBay. Do the sizes look alright ?

So the holes in the car are as follows:

Left 9mm
Right 11mm

 

The size of the expanding locknuts you posted are..

12.5mm Head
8mm Bottom 

[flash22]

9 minutes ago, venomx said:

Before I buy the ones you posted off eBay. Do the sizes look alright ?

So the holes in the car are as follows:

Left 9mm
Right 11mm

 

The size of the expanding locknuts you posted are..

12.5mm Head
8mm Bottom 

They were just an example

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391433775994

[venomx]

31 minutes ago, flash22 said:

They were just an example

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391433775994

I'd need to source the screws separately for that one right, unless the OEM ones I have fit in there ? As one of the holes is 11mm will that still work ?

Would the first ones you posted not work as one side of it looks flexible

 

I could just buy them both and see which one works

[venomx]

I bought both you posted. 

Put the red one in the left and the white one in the right. Screwed them both in and now it seems to be fixed 🙂