How To Replace Upper Rear Reflector 2003-12 Volvo XC90
Created on: 2012-09-04
Watch this video to learn how to replace the upper rear reflector on your 03-12 Volvo XC90.
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step 1 :Accessing the Tail Lights
- Open the tailgate
- Open the tailgate cover
- Slide off the tailgate cover clips
- Lift out the tailgate cover
- Pull out the tailgate corner panel
- Pull off the access panel
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step 2 :Removing the Tail Light
- Remove the two 10mm nuts from the tail light
- Pull the tail light out and down
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step 3 :Removing the Reflector
- Remove the two 10mm nuts from the reflector
- Pull off the reflector
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step 4 :Installing the Reflector
- Push in the reflector, lining up the grommet
- Fasten the two 10mm nuts onto the reflector
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step 5 :Installing the Tail Light
- Push the tail light into place using the studs to locate it
- Fasten the two 10mm nuts onto the tail light
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step 6 :Installing the Tailgate Panels
- Clip the access panel into place
- Push the tailgate corner panel into place
- Lower the tailgate cover into place
- Slide on the tailgate cover clips
- Close the tailgate cover
- Close the tailgate
Tools needed
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10mm Wrench
10mm Socket
Ratchet
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In this video, we show you how to remove the rear upper reflector, it's above the rear taillight on the side. It's pretty easy. You just need a 10mm wrench or a 10mm socket with a ratchet.
We're going to start. We're going to take the back part a little bit, and lift up this cover. Sometimes these things will be down here, just slide them up and off. On the other side, slide them off. Reach in and pull this whole assembly right out. Right over here, or on each side, you just pull this block out, then you can pull this access panel right off.
Now, looking in here, you'll need a 10mm wrench, or I have a socket and ratchet. It's actually a large nut protruding right out here. Put that on there, once you loosen it up, it pretty much just turns right out. Then this vehicle is missing the other one but there should be another one. Let's see if I can show it to you. Right up in that small hole, you can see that little stud there. I'll actually just show you what it'll look like. You'll reach in here, again, with a 10mm wrench or socket and ratchet and you'll see another fastener right up there and remove that as well. Now, you're going to pull on your lower taillight here and bring it down out of the way.
Once you have that lower taillight out of the way, it's pretty easy to see there's a 10mm bolt right down here. Remove that and there's another one right up here. Once you remove those, just grab the light firmly, and it comes off.
To reinstall, just reverse the procedure. I just line up this one up here and it helps me get a good preliminarily line-up, and it's got this one pin that goes into that grommet there. You just have to get that lined up and on, put your two bolts back in. Tighten these up firm.
Then, obviously, you have these two long studs that go in the holes in the body as well as two smaller studs that clip in to hold it in place. Just make sure your wiring doesn't get in the way. Now, to get these back on, this little ring goes in here, just push those harnesses out of the way, put your finger in on the end of the bolt, and put that on it. You can tell it goes right on. Put it on there, hand tight first. Then use the socket and tighten it up firm, but not too tight. Repeat for the upper one and, like I said, this one's missing that one.
Now put this panel in, the top in first. Put the top up in first. Put the bottom down in and then put this filler right back in. Put that back in place, lift up and put these back down on. You're all set.
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