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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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Removing Taillight Lens Covering 02'

i have a 2002..and believe it or not..a bug has gotten on the inside of the left taillight at the bottom right, near the corner where the bumper and trunk edge intersect..i was wondering how i could get this bug out of my damn taillight..i would just need to remove the taillight lens, clean it out, and put it back on..anybody know what to do?
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 12:39 AM
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You can’t remove the taillight lens. Remove the taillight bulb and use vacuum cleaner to suck the bug out.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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thanks man..ill post a pic so everyone can see what it looks like to have a bug in your taillight..lol
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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Can not be done. You'd have to dremmel the plastic out.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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man I have a dead lady bug in my passenger tail light. I hate it.
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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a lady bug ehh..i dont know what kind of bug is in my tail..i honestly dont know what it is..
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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ya i got a spider in my right side tail light also =/
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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see..even bugs and insects are attracted to the maxima..lol

but seriously i want this fixed..i want a clean tail light like i used to have..
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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just take it off the car and tilt it right side up so that the bug falls out the holes in the back...
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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takeing thoes tail lighst can be a messy job with that stock adhesive, and you might have to get new adhesive 2 make sure your trunk doesnt start leaking, i would try to get it out without takeing the lens off, take the bulb out and wrap tape around a screw driver and try to stick it!!! good luck
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by bigsherv
man I have a dead lady bug in my passenger tail light. I hate it.
Tint the tails.

Old Sep 6, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by maxilvr06
just take it off the car and tilt it right side up so that the bug falls out the holes in the back...
how do i take it off the car??

or i could just get 00-01 SE tails..
Old Sep 6, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....=1#post4302218
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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I have a dang Fly in my left Taillight makes me mad.
Old Sep 8, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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Polak, your car makes me so jealous every time I see it..... I mean seriously.
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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Vacuum cleaner works!
I had to enlarge the hole in the back up light for LED socket and I got all the dust out with the vacuum cleaner.
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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here's the critter..
Old Sep 9, 2005 | 11:15 PM
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man I have the same problem , and i wonder how the hell the bug got in there
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