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After taking off the cargo platforms, the spare tire is revealed. You need to remove this 10mm bolt to remove this trim(for lack of a better term) piece.
To remove the trim piece, there are two tabs located at the top that pop off . Try to pull up from here:
The opposite trim piece comes off the same way; removing the 10mm bolt and pulling up from here:
This next step might be optional. Haven't necessarily attempted this process without doing this, so I remove it just in case. The bolts are 13mm:
Once these three pieces are removed, you have access to the gray trim pieces. The first piece to remove is the one near the hatch latch. I try really hard not to use any tools to remove these parts (unless you're very careful not to damage the trim). When popping up one side of the trim, I just slide my fingers along the weatherstrip and the trim pops up:
On the driver side trim, remove the top two bolts/plastic hooks and the lower metal hangar closest to the rear bumper. The bolts are 10mm
Once removed, pull up on the trim. Again, I just run my fingers up the weatherstripping and it pops off:
Basically, I just pull the trim off about halfway, and remove the smaller piece to access the back of the taillight. When looking at the back of the headlight, you'll find three nuts that are 10mm.
Generally, there's a nut at the top of the light, bottom, and middle. The three nuts look like this:
The nut at the middle of the light has a plastic clip slid over it. Pry/pull it off and you have access to the last bolt. ALSO disconnect the wire harness before pulling the light out
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To give you a better perspective on where the nuts are located:
The same process goes for the passenger side taillight. It's a little tighter so be VERY careful. I've dropped multiple nuts/tools into the wheel-well.
Just remember: