Center Mounted Brake Lamp: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Fig.7 Center High Mounted Stop Lamp Remove/Install:

2. Remove the two screws that secure the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) unit to the rear of the roof panel.
3. Pull the CHMSL unit away from the roof panel far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector for the CHMSL unit from the lamp socket pigtail wire.
4. Remove the CHMSL unit from the roof panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) unit to the roof panel.
2. Reconnect the wire harness connector for the CHMSL unit to the lamp socket pigtail wire.
3. Position the CHMSL unit into the roof panel opening.
4. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the CHMSL unit to the rear of the roof panel. Tighten the screws to 2 Nm (21 in. lbs.).
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.