Rear Lamp Bulb Replacement

REMOVAL
The rear lamp unit may contain up to four bulbs, depending upon the market for which the vehicle was manufactured. The service procedures for each bulb is the same, only the bulb sizes and types may differ.

Be certain any removed bulb is replaced with the same bulb size and type that was removed.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the rear lamp unit from the end of the quarter panel. (Refer to LAMPS/ LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/REAR LAMP UNIT - REMOVAL).

Fig.59 Rear Lamp Bulb Remove/Install:

3. Firmly grasp the socket on the socket plate at the back of the rear lamp unit housing for the bulb that is being removed (Fig. 59).
4. Rotate the socket on the socket plate at the back of the rear lamp unit housing counterclockwise about 30 degrees.
5. Pull the socket and bulb straight out of the back of the rear lamp unit housing.
6. Pull the bulb straight out of the rear lamp unit socket.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION: Always use the correct bulb size and type for replacement. An incorrect bulb size or type may overheat and cause damage to the lamp, the socket andlor the lamp wiring.

1. Align the base of the bulb with the receptacle in the rear lamp unit socket.
2. Push the bulb straight into the rear lamp unit socket until it is firmly seated.
3. Align the socket and bulb with the opening in the socket plate on the back of the rear lamp unit housing (Fig. 59).
4. Push the socket and bulb straight into the rear lamp unit housing until the socket is firmly seated against the socket plate.
5. Rotate the socket on the socket plate at the back of the rear lamp unit housing clockwise about 30 degrees.
6. Reinstall the rear lamp unit onto the end of the quarter panel. (Refer to LAMPS/ LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/REAR LAMP UNIT - INSTALLATION).
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.