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Hello! Our guide leads you through the steps required to disassemble and replace a broken Scion xB hatch handle. This specific hatch handle has had a history of being prone to breaking and leaves users unable to access their car trunk easily. We will show you how to replace your hatch handles to working order.
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Open the trunk of the car and locate the 13 clips holding the panel on.
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Push the clip remover under the panel and pry to remove them.
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Repeat for all 13 locking caps.
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Use a small flathead screwdriver to depress and release the blue clip.
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Grip the connector and pull the cable directly out of its port.
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Use a small flathead screwdriver to depress and release the white clip.
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Grip the connector and pull the cable directly out of its port.
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Grab onto the blue cable and twist 90 degrees counter clockwise.
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Pull out to detach from holding.
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Grab onto the white cable and twist 90 degrees counter clockwise.
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Pull out to detach from holding.
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Grip the nut with pliers.
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Rotate the pliers counter clockwise until the nut is removed.
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While holding on to the handle assembly, gently pull out the cables to attached to the handle.
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Remove the handle assembly.
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Use pliers to squeeze the two sides of the plastic clip together.
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Use a pry tool to lever the tab out of its socket.
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Repeat the previous two bullets on the right side to detach the button.
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Gently clamp the pliers onto the lightbulb socket rubber, to the right of the button.
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Rotate the pliers counterclockwise.
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Wiggle the lightbulb socket out of its housing.
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Gently clamp the pliers onto the lightbulb socket rubber, to the left of the button.
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Rotate the pliers counterclockwise.
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Wiggle the lightbulb socket out of its housing.
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Remove the lightbulb cap.
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Repeat the previous step and then this step with the other cap.
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Insert the lightbulb cap into place on the right side of the new hatch handle.
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Screw in the Phillips screw with your screw gun.
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Repeat the previous step and then this step for the left cap.
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Insert the left lightbulb socket to the left of the button.
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Use your pliers to gently rotate the lightbulb socket clockwise into place.
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Insert the right light bulb into its housing.
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Use your pliers to screw the lightbulb clockwise securing it into the new hatch handle.
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Lineup both of the tabs on the back of the button with square holes on the handle.
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Push it in until the plastic 'U' shaped tabs are all the way through.
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Thread the wiring through the large hole above the top right corner of the license plate.
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Seal the wiring by squeezing it and pushing the front half of the rubber grommet through the hole.
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Place the loose wiring below the bolt.
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Line up the bolts on the handle with the proper holes on the hatch.
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Push the hatch handle until the bolts are fully through.
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Screw the nut tightly around the bolt coming through from the hatch handle.
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Tighten the nut with pliers as needed.
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Screw the nut tightly around the bolt coming through from hatch handle.
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Tighten the nut with pliers if needed.
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Line up the white wire cap with the corresponding hole in the hatch.
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Push and twist counter-clockwise until locked in position.
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Line up the blue wire cap with the corresponding hole in the hatch.
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Push and twist counter-clockwise until locked in the correct position.
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Line up the panel holes with the metal holes on the hatch.
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Push center locking cap into the center hole until you hear a 'CLICK'.
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Push the locking cap through the panel hole until you hear a 'CLICK'
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Repeat for all thirteen locking caps.
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Your new hatch handle will be functional and good as new!
Your new hatch handle will be functional and good as new!
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