How To Replace 2010 - 2015 Lexus RX350 Trunk Power Liftgate Motor

Hey y'all, I bought this 2013 RX350 with 156,000 miles on it, it runs like a dream still with just a few small issues. I just replacement all the door lock motors a week ago and now the power liftgate motor. It occasionally lifted the trunk up, but most of the time I just got a long beep with no movement of the trunk lid. The trunk would unlock and lock, but that's about it. I purchased this new motor off of Rock Auto. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo....

Found a cheaper version:
https://parts.autonationtoyotagulffre...

These are the struts I used to replace my old ones:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

Things I needed for the job
Plastic pry tools from Amazon
10 mm socket
Socket extender

It took us about 2 hours, but that was because we didn't know what we were doing at first. It'll probably take you about an hour.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-3...

Steps:
1. Take off crème plastic panel from trunk lid.
2. Unbolt hinge from trunk lid.
3. Unclip the headliner near the motor.
4. Remove motor foam piece.
5. Remove the two bolts on the right side of the motor.
6. Unhook wiring harness connector.
7. Detach some clips on white panel
8. Loosen black lower side panel.
9. Remove white side panel.
10. Remove the rear left bolt that is holding the single holed motor mount to the body of the vehicle.
11. Remove the two front left bolts that is holding the double holed motor mount to the body of the vehicle.
12. Slide motor back and off the little slot that its in.
13. Slide new motor into mounting hole with the brackets bolted onto the motor.
14. Put the bolts back in.
15. PLUG IN CONNECTOR TO MOTOR.
16. Align and bolt back the trunk hinge to the lid.
17. Test motor. My car did a double beep at first, but I manually closed the trunk and that put it back into automatic mode.
18. Put everything back, tighten bolts, align all the paneling, PUT THE FOAM PIECE BACK, it took us a few tries to align the side panel, that's why you see us going at it for a while.
19. Test all the buttons, dash, key fob, trunk lid.

** CHAPTERS **
0:00 Intro
1. Remove crème trunk panel. 2:40
2. Unbolt hinge from trunk lid. 3:02
3. Unclip headliner. 3:37
4. Remove foam piece. 4:17
5. Remove right motor bolts. 5:07
6. Unhook motor connector. 5:39
7. Detach some clips on white panel. 7:10
8. Loosen black lower side panel. 7:25
9. Remove white side panel. 8:10
10. Remove the rear left motor bolts. 8:35
11. Remove the two front left motor bolts. 8:53
12. Slide motor back and off slot. 9:10
13. Slide new motor into mounting hole. 9:45
14. Put the bolts back in. 10:00
15. PLUG IN CONNECTOR TO MOTOR. 10:16
16. Bolt back the trunk hinge to the lid. 10:18
17. Test motor. 10:35
18. Put everything back. 11:08
19. Test all the buttons, dash, key fob, trunk lid. 13:07

Song: Dead End by Lights, MYTH::

UPDATE: Summer 2024, trunk motor still going strong, no issues, haven’t replaced gas shocks since the replacement, but I probably should soon. Hope your repair goes well!
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