Easy Replacement Guide: Toyota Camry Replace Headlight Assembly
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Is the headlight assembly of your Toyota Camry broken? Don’t take your car to the dealership; fix it yourself! Not sure how? We are here to walk you through replacing it. This step-by-step guide will walk you through removing and installing the headlight assembly on a Toyota Camry from 2012 to 2017. Are you more of a visual learner? Follow along with our video guide!
What you will need
- 10mm socket wrench
- Headlight assembly (Toyota Camry)
Procedure
- Remove the front bumper. If you need help with this step. Follow the step-by-step procedure for removing the front bumper.
Using a 10 mm socket wrench, remove the 10mm bolts on the assembly. There are three bolts on top and one bolt on the side.
- Unlock the tab above the headlight where the bolts were installed; pull the tab up to release it.
- Once the tabs are unlocked, the assembly can be removed from the vehicle.
- Disconnect the electrical connectors behind the headlight by squeezing the tab on the connector and pulling it out.
- You can also remove the light bulbs by simply twisting them counterclockwise.
- Get the new headlight and attach the connectors for the light bulbs by simply pushing the connectors into the light bulbs.
- Line up the new assembly and push in the tabs above it to lock it in place.
- Reinstall the 10mm bolts on the headlight assembly.
Feel free to check out our other troubleshooting and repair guides for more help on your Toyota!
