i FINALLY got the inside liner out! i'm sure because i'm stupid, but this mod took me a good 3.5 hours!! I love the darker lens on the LCI tails! They are essentially smoked tail lights compared to pre-LCIs.
The original inner tails were held by a very sticky black caulk with only foam on the top side. The LCI tails is pure foam.

Like Marshotel once said, everything works, however the dash has an error (exclamation mark) and upon engine startup, the NAV says right tail malfunction. I'll schedule an appointment with the dealer when I get a chance for coding.
Thank you all that pitched in!!

pic1: LCI
pic2: pre-LCI

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