How do you remove a 2004 Lincoln aviator tail light unit?

Answer 1

the assembly is attached with two screws and two pins that push in. Open tailgate, remove two screws you find when the gate is raised. Take a stiff putty knife or some such tool and wedge it in between the front edge of the light assembly and the car body. At the same time pull out on the assembly from the inside by the tailgate and pry the light out with the putty knife. The assembly is held in pretty tight by these pins. The pins are pushed into the body at a 45 deg angle ( toward the curved part of the lens ) and will pop out with some prying. There are two tail light bulbs and one back up light bulb ( bottom one ). These bulbs have different numbers.