How does the interior trim for the hatch come off?

JD and Beastlet · 04-24-2008, 08:04 AM

I'm scoping out a backup camera install for my '05 Sequoia limited. The plastic trim on the inside of the rear hatch will have to be removed to run wires from the camera to the back-up lights, but there are no visible fasteners on the trim piece.

Looking for how-to advice here.

Thanks,

John.

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eric-the-red · 04-24-2008, 10:24 AM

Not sure about a Sequoia but on both my 4Runners it was attached by plastic plug thingies around the edge. I could remove it by carefully prying it off with a screwdriver.

JD and Beastlet · 04-24-2008, 10:47 AM

Hey Eric,

Were those plug thingies visible from the outside, or did you have to pry up the edge of the trim to see them?

Cheers.

eric-the-red · 04-24-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JD and Beastlet

Hey Eric,

Were those plug thingies visible from the outside, or did you have to pry up the edge of the trim to see them?

Cheers.

No, they were completely hidden. They just push into holes in the tailgate sheet metal so prying up the edge usually popped them out.

JD and Beastlet · 04-24-2008, 12:48 PM

Sounds like mine, then. Thanks for the tip!

JD and Beastlet · 04-28-2008, 03:47 AM

Thanks again for the info, Eric. I used a pry bar against a piece of cardboard to remove it.

I had a lot of the tailgate apart yesterday:

I discovered that the upper and side hatch trim has to be removed in order for the main hatch trim to come off, and the bolt securing the pull strap assembly's gotta come out too.

This is part of the continuing back-up camera install saga, but I'll start a new thread for that.

eric-the-red · 04-28-2008, 09:15 AM

Good to hear it came off OK. Where are you putting the camera

JD and Beastlet · 04-28-2008, 11:58 AM

It's mounted on a flat piece of metal that slips behind the license plate and is secured with double-sided tape:

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JD and Beastlet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 31	Hey Eric, Were those plug thingies visible from the outside, or did you have to pry up the edge of the trim to see them? Cheers. __________________ 2005 Sequoia Limited 4x4, 4.7L V8, Arctic Frost Pearl 2006 Fleetwood Sun Valley pop up travel trailer The site...

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JD and Beastlet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 31	Sounds like mine, then. Thanks for the tip! __________________ 2005 Sequoia Limited 4x4, 4.7L V8, Arctic Frost Pearl 2006 Fleetwood Sun Valley pop up travel trailer The site...

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JD and Beastlet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 31	Thanks again for the info, Eric. I used a pry bar against a piece of cardboard to remove it. I had a lot of the tailgate apart yesterday: I discovered that the upper and side hatch trim has to be removed in order for the main hatch trim to come off, and the bolt securing the pull strap assembly's gotta come out too. This is part of the continuing back-up camera install saga, but I'll start a new thread for that. __________________ 2005 Sequoia Limited 4x4, 4.7L V8, Arctic Frost Pearl 2006 Fleetwood Sun Valley pop up travel trailer The site... Last edited by JD and Beastlet; 04-28-2008 at 03:50 AM.

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JD and Beastlet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 31	It's mounted on a flat piece of metal that slips behind the license plate and is secured with double-sided tape: __________________ 2005 Sequoia Limited 4x4, 4.7L V8, Arctic Frost Pearl 2006 Fleetwood Sun Valley pop up travel trailer The site...

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04-24-2008, 10:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
eric-the-red Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Posts: 2,493	Not sure about a Sequoia but on both my 4Runners it was attached by plastic plug thingies around the edge. I could remove it by carefully prying it off with a screwdriver.

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eric-the-red Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Port Coquitlam, BC Posts: 2,493	Good to hear it came off OK. Where are you putting the camera

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