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[Tracyk123]

Decidion...THANK YOU!

Thanks to the pics and advice in this string, I just installed tail light guards today in about an hour (and I am a complete novice that was sweating about this install).

Couple things as modifications (potentially specific to the 08, which I have).

FIRST and most important is that (as Decidion stated) there is a long leader screw/bolt through the nut that you need to loosen on the light, so you absolutely need a DEEP Socket. Mine were about 3" deep on the 10mm and it barely covered the leader and nut. I got my socket at Home Depot.

1. Driver and Passenger side install does not require loosening the back two screws, only the "front-most" screw (the one that you have to get to through the storage doors rather than the bulb replacement doors). There is enough give by loosening only the front screw to wedge the front bracket into the space between the body and the front of the tail light. I used a screw driver and gently pried the light away from the body of the car (very gently so as not to scratch the paint, and it worked...I was amazed).

2. On the 08 model there is a "false floor" in the passenger side storage compartment that pops out easily by hand. This is a great addition since this obviates the need to drill a hole in the plastic of the compartment. The forward screw that you need to get to can be easily obtained on the passenger side by reaching through the storage compartment false floor opening with either a crescent wrench or a ratchet (smaller is better in both cases---these compartments are small).

3. On the Driver side install, just a note...you can get to the forward screw that you need to access somewhat easily by going in through the jack storage door and reaching through and up to the left.

Thank you all for sharing your experience. I feel that it saved me about 3 hours and several trips to Home Depot or Lowes.

TK