Tail light assembly and rear window needed

[Foryst]

ive searched every junk yard in my area and can't find the sr5 anywhere. I am in need of a passenger tail light assembly and the rear hatch window. I'm car-less and in need
Thanks

[marlinh]

where are you located?

[North of 64]

might be easier to find entire rear hatch with good window. Where are you located?

[Petros]

Tail lite assembly and rear hatch window are exactly the same for SR5 and DLX. And even the same on the 2wd station wagon. I might have some spares of these items.

where are you? shipping could be costly, usually better to find local source.

Rear window not too bad to replace, replacing the whole hatch requires changing the key lock, pulling out the wire harness, matching paint,etc. Replacing the glass is much easier. Also, from one production run to the next,they changed the connector type in the rear hatch, meaning even more trouble with rewiring it if you change the hatch unless you get lucky.

[North of 64]

Tail lite assembly and rear hatch window are exactly the same for SR5 and DLX. And even the same on the 2wd station wagon. I might have some spares of these items.

where are you? shipping could be costly, usually better to find local source.

Rear window not too bad to replace, replacing the whole hatch requires changing the key lock, pulling out the wire harness, matching paint,etc. Replacing the glass is much easier. Also, from one production run to the next,they changed the connector type in the rear hatch, meaning even more trouble with rewiring it if you change the hatch unless you get lucky.

I stand corrected Petros

[danzo]

ive searched every junk yard in my area

And where might you be? I've got a rear window and a tail light - not sure which side but I can check. There's a yard near me that may have a T2wd with intact asslights. Let me know if interested.

[Petros]

North of 64, do not feel bad about it, I have done it both ways. On the first Tercel4wd I owned, bought it with a broken rear window, I thought swapping the hatch would be easier too. I thought I would just pull the bolts on the hatch and swap the whole rear hatch. The lock also swaps over easy too, just a big spring clip holding it in. But there is the sprayer, wiper, the defroster and the lic plate light wiring which is a lot more trouble to change out than I would have through. You have to unconnected them and feed the wire around the edge of the window and fight it through the grommet. I gave up and cut it, than spliced the wires back together in the new hatch. But the contacts eventually corroded and made all of the electric stuff operate unreliably after that. I would never do that again.

It looks like it would be hard to remove the rear window, and risk having it leak. but you can remove the rear window without any tools, you just roll the rubber gasket back away from the metal on the inside, work your way around from the corner, and when you have enough of it rolled out the glass just suddenly comes free. An extra set of hands to help hold the glass and rubber gasket in place is nice, but not really necessary.

[Foryst]

I am located in kent washington 98032. Thanks for the replies I've been looking for awhile

[Foryst]

If your located in western washington I can drive to you

[marlinh]

I've found that if you are replacing the hatch, disconnect the wiring from the various components and tie a string around the wiring and feed it through the channel along the inside of the hatch as you gently pull the wiring out through the top. Then leave the string in place. Anchor it so it doesn't fall out till you're ready to feed the other one through. It works pretty slick.

[GLet71]

This link just came up on craigslist, and I noticed rear hatch was a part of the listing:

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/3083758890.html

[T4WDOR]

I have a parts car that i'm only keeping the engine on, the rear window and tail light are fine. Email me at dallasbille@gmail.com. I live in Oregon