TRD Toyota/Scion Parts Accessories from Sparks Toyota/Scion
Go to these guys and tell them what TRD parts you would like.
They sell them way below list, and they don't make any money on the shipping.
As for the white Corolla, I have no idea which Corolla you mean.
I don't own a white one.
Removing the tail lights is pretty easy, and after you pull the trunk liner aside, you will see the three nuts that hold the light assemblies in place.
Just make sure that when you put the new ones in, you get the gasket seated straight.
Those outboard pieces are the easy part of the job.
The trunk lid lights are not so simple, because after you undo the nuts, there are two more "slide" in fasteners that are difficult to detach from the assembly.
One comes off by rotating the assembly, and the other just slides off the end.
Almost everybody destroys at least one of them before they understand how it's done.
If you look at the new lights first, they will give you a clue as to how to undo the old ones.
None of this requires any muscle.
So if you find yourself trying to force it, then you are doing something wrong.
Either you missed a fastener, or you are moving the part the wrong direction.
I built the car, my way, to ride smooth, and not hard.
The springs dropped the body 1.5 inches (not 1.25" like TRD says) and this stiffened the ride up too much, so I found that "Dropzone" made a set of dampers that are tuned for shorter springs.
What a difference!
The stock shocks ride terrible, when mated to the TRD springs.
And to take yet more of the harshness out of the ride, I switched my tiers to Goodyear Comfortreds.
They are both quiet and absorb road shock better than the Michelin HydroEdge tires I had on it.
The sidewalls are pretty soft to absorb shock, so I just pumped them up to 35 pounds….perfect.
This combination makes the car ride more like a larger car.
And the Goodyear tires don't drown out the stereo, like the Michelins did.
Man those were some nasty, loud, screaming tires.
On brushed concrete they were so loud; you actually had to yell at the person sitting next to you, in order for them to hear what you were saying.
BTW, I also installed the automatic dimming rear view mirror with the compass, which Toyota says conflicts with the leather interior.
I don't have a clue as to why they would say that, because it works perfectly in my car.
Plus the Toyota directions have you tearing half the front end interior panels off so you can wire it up under the dash....what nonsense!
All the connections are available right up there above the interior map lights.