Replace the back fog/indicator light unit for a KONA 2021

There are a couple of posts through tight plastic retainers that hold the unit in place. It is tricky but a hard pull towards you standing behind your car is needed. The good thing is that it is easy to refit and only the one screw is needed to hold it in place. I haven't pulled that one off but I have pulled the upper one off.

Just to let everyone know, the lower back light unit can not be taken off the same way as the upper one. In order to remove the lower one, you had to take off the inner covering before the wheel, had to remove all the mud guards below the car, and then take off the back bumper too. Therefore a much bigger job than the upper one. I find this puzzling as there is a 'red' fog light bulb in there which may need replacing and this would end up possibly taking a garage a couple of hours of labour to change a bulb? Please someone tell me that I have done is completely wrong and there was some sort of simpler way that I didn't pick up .

a2zee2 said:

Just to let everyone know, the lower back light unit can not be taken off the same way as the upper one. In order to remove the lower one, you had to take off the inner covering before the wheel, had to remove all the mud guards below the car, and then take off the back bumper too. Therefore a much bigger job than the upper one. I find this puzzling as there is a 'red' fog light bulb in there which may need replacing and this would end up possibly taking a garage a couple of hours of labour to change a bulb? Please someone tell me that I have done is completely wrong and there was some sort of simpler way that I didn't pick up .

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Sorry I made an incorrect assumption. Used to the logic of Toyotas.

You are correct. The lower light assembly cannot be easily removed but, with a few contortions you can get at the reversing light bulb and the rear fog light from under the car, negating the need to remove the assembly. A while ago I posted my experiences adding additional reversing lights to my 2018 Kona. The post included a couple of pics showing the rear of the fittings taken from underneath the car. What you need is a trained octopus to get one of its very dexterous tentacles up to the back of the light assembly and unscrew to bulb fitting. If you don't have a trained octopus readily available give it a go yourself. It ain't easy but it's doable and a darn side easier than removing the inner guard etc.