1998 - 2003 Toyota Sienna tailgate brake light replacement

This video shows how to replace the somewhat elusive tail / brake light bulb or reverse light bulb in the Toyota Sienna tailgate / liftgate.
Brake / tail light bulb is p/n: 7443
Reverse light bulb is p/n: 921

[@brandonsimon4654]

Thanks! You saved me 75 bucks I was quoted for installation costs! Appreciate it!

[@andrew_ball]

Excellent, I'm very happy it helped out!

[@davidgreen4084]

Mechanics are assholes dude

[@meninomichael]

Great video! Thanks for sharing this with us. You saved a lot of money for everyone.

[@andrew_ball]

I'm happy it helps, thanks for watching!

[@lindseyhall1122]

Thanks for the video. I just changed my brake light all on my own! 😂

[@andrew_ball]

Congratulations, not only do you have functioning brakes lights but also a hearty helping of accomplishment! Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped. Best wishes.

[@dalmarcadde1507]

Thanks this video will help me to replace my 98 sienna back lights.

[@andrew_ball]

I'm very happy this video helped!

[@chiefbeef6047]

Straight to the point 👍super helpful

[@arabcheefy]

Very useful video thank you man

[@andrew_ball]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@robertsamala7735]

Thanks for making this pal! Super helpful.

[@andrew_ball]

I'm happy it helped! I'm surprised Toyota made a bulb replacement this tricky, but I guess they have their reasons.

[@kevinprovost6240]

Thanks, I am always worried about breaking the plastic connectors when I am removing all of the plastic parts to get to items like brake lights......good video!

[@andrew_ball]

I know, the clips always stress me out too! I'm happy the factory usually uses a bunch so if a couple get broken I can still get it back together and I have started buying little bags of clips off Amazon as they are getting really cheap. I'm glad the video helped!

[@RocioL2012]

Thank you for this video , I was able to do it too!

[@andrew_ball]

That is fantastic, good show! Thank you for watching and I'm glad it worked out well. Best wishes!

[@ladiidreamsz9848]

Great videos! 👍 would you happen to know what the little white clips are called? They're the ones on the light assembly that you pinch together so the assembly unclips from the vehicle.

[@andrew_ball]

Hello, thanks for watching! I couldn't find the name of the clips, but if you have a dealer close by, the parts counters has always been good about printing out the exploded assembly diagrams and we work together to determine the parts I'm after. If you don't have access to a local dealer a Google search for a parts diagram may help determine the name. Best wishes!

[@ladiidreamsz9848]

@Andrew Ball thanks so much for the info, I'll check more into it (:

[@Uchiha1808]

Thanks! Very useful 👌 👍

[@andrew_ball]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@mikbronev1319]

Thanks for video. First time writing on here. I own an old Toyota Matrix 2004, basic model. There's an issue with the rear brake light on the right. Left side is fine. Tried to change the bulb. it's not that. Pushing break pedal only lights the left side. I also noticed that when the engine is off, and I turn the headlights to high beams, the lights in the back also light up - and both sides. - all the lamps! I know, this sounds like a mistery. Any advice would be aprreciated. Thx.

[@andrew_ball]

Hello, I have thought about this and only have two ideas. My first thought is that the bulb socket may have been damaged by corrosion if water has ever leaked into the lens, but it would probably be obvious as the bulb you removed would likely have evidence of corrosion. Secondly, I have heard of instances where the tail light wiring harness has a sharp bend or can abrade on the lens mounting screw, but it is odd that it would fail without shorting out first and blowing the fuse, but I have heard of it. Wishing you luck as that seems very strange!

[@poweredbylife8075]

Very helpful video, thanks for sharing!

[@andrew_ball]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@off-roadguys6663]

That was very helpful thank you so much 👍👍

[@andrew_ball]

My pleasure, it always makes me happy to have all the lights working they way they are meant to on my van!

[@manpritsinghkang9969]

Heck yeah! thanks!

[@andrew_ball]

You are very welcome, thanks for watching!

[@johnyang1420]

Are we suppose to touch bulb with fingers?

[@andrew_ball]

Hello, thank you for your question! High performance bulbs like halogen headlight bulbs should not be touched as they get extremely hot and oily deposits from fingers can create an uneven bulb surface temperature which can interfere with the tungsten / halogen gas cycles in the bulb which could shorten its life. For regular tail light and marker light bulbs it does not really matter as they do not get hot enough to allow surface contaminants to alter their lifespan much, but for piece of mind they can be wiped clean after installation.

[@eddiegonzalez8990]

Thanks

[@ChipresDesign]

Geez there is no open latch on the interior rear door....the lift gate exterior latch broke. Can't open it to replace drive side rear light bulb(brake).

[@andrew_ball]

Hello, sorry to hear about that. At the same time I made this brake light bulb replacement video, I also made a video on replacing the rear latch which is part of the playlist this is attached to, hopefully that will help. The interior trim panel on the tailgate can be removed with the tailgate closed, but the rearmost seats would need to be moved forward to give you room to work. Replacing the rear latch takes a little finesse, but it is not too bad of a job and is pretty cheap if you do it yourself. Best wishes and many happy returns!