I installed mine last week. I tested this and if you do not plug the gray housing (looks like a bulb socket the plug goes into) and twist it in place, it will act just like this. You get LED brake lights, but no turn signal and reverse light. It is in the write-up listed above, but you can miss...
Here is a picture of the screw location. Once you pull off the little round piece of white tape, you can see the screw inside. It stays in place, so you should not have to worry about it dropping into the door. It was a T20 Torx head.
I have used the Citrus Paint Stripper a couple of times. Fine for wheels that were not great to begin with. See it bubbling off after 1 hour. This Plastidip has been on these wheels for a couple of years. The PO did not put it on thick enough. It made it a bear to pull off the fender flares...
Door Handle Removal
I removed all 4 door handles on my 2003 Gen 4 today. I wanted to paint them with black epoxy paint. I was not able to get the toyotanation link to work. The front door handles have already been covered.
To remove the rear door handles, you only need a Phillips head, a flat...