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Tail Lamp: Service and Repair



TAIL LAMP REPLACEMENT

REMOVAL PROCEDURE




1. Open the rear compartment.
2. Remove wingnut and pull back the rear compartment trim panel from the tail lamp.
3. Remove the wingnuts from the tail lamp.
4. Remove the tail lamp from the rear body panel.




5. Disconnect the electrical connector from the tail lamp.
6. Remove the tail lamp socket, turning counterclockwise.
7. Remove the bulb from the tail lamp socket.
8. Remove the sidemarker lamp socket, turning counterclockwise.
9. Remove the bulb from the sidemarker lamp socket.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE




1. Install the bulb to the tail lamp socket.
2. Install the bulb to the sidemarker lamp socket.
3. Install the sidemarker lamp socket, turning clockwise.
4. Install the tail lamp socket, turning clockwise.
5. Connect the electrical connector to the tail lamp.




6. Install the tail lamp to the rear body panel.
7. Install the wingnuts to the tail lamp.
8. Pull back the rear compartment trim panel to the tail lamp and install the wingnut.
9. Close the rear compartment.