Dome Lamp: Service and Repair

BULB - REAR

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Rear Seat Dome/Reading Lamp Bulb Remove/Install:

2. Insert the tip of a small flat-bladed screwdriver into the notch on one side of the rear dome lamp between the lens and the lamp housing.
3. Gently pry the notched edge of the lens downward until it unsnaps from the housing.
4. Swing the notched end of the lens downward far enough to access the bulb.
5. Carefully unsnap the bulb from the two bulb holders within the rear dome lamp housing.

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 and/or the lamp wiring.

1. Align the ends of the bulb with the two bulb holders within the rear dome lamp housing.
2. Carefully press the bulb firmly and evenly into the bulb holders until it snaps into place.
3. Swing the notched end of the lens up into position against the housing, then press upward on the lens firmly and evenly until it snaps into the housing.
4. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

LAMP - REAR

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Rear Dome Lamp Unit Remove/Install:

2. Insert the tip of a small flat bladed screwdriver into the notch between the lens and the housing on one side of the rear dome lamp unit.
3. Gently pry the end of the lens outward until it unsnaps from the housing.
4. Swing the lens outward until it is perpendicular to the housing.
5. Pull the lens hinge/retainer end of the housing outward slightly from the headliner, then slide the exposed end of the housing away from the mounting hole far enough to disengage the fixed retainer on the notched end from the headliner.
6. Pull the lamp away from the headliner mounting hole far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector from the back of the lamp.
7. Remove the lamp from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION

1. Position the rear dome lamp unit to the mounting hole in the headliner.
2. Reconnect the wire harness connector to the connector on the back of the lamp.
3. Insert the fixed retainer on the notched end of the lamp housing up into one side of the mounting hole in the headliner.
4. Slide the notched end of the housing into the mounting hole far enough to engage the lens hinge/ retainer into the opposite side of the hole in the headliner.
5. Gently and evenly press the lens hinge/retainer end of the lamp into the mounting hole until the bezel of the lamp housing is flush with the headliner.
6. Swing the notched end of the lamp lens into position against the lamp housing, then press on the lens firmly and evenly until it snaps into the housing.
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.