Bulb - Grille Mounted

BULB - GRILLE MOUNTED

REMOVAL

CAUTION: Do not contaminate the bulb glass by touching it with your fingers or by allowing it to contact other oily surfaces. Shortened bulb life will result.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Grille Mounted Fog Lamp Bulb:

2. Remove the front fog lamp from the grille opening reinforcement, but do not disconnect the wire harness connector from the socket on the back of the lamp housing.
3. Firmly grasp the socket on the back of the housing and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
4. Pull the socket and bulb straight out from the keyed opening in the housing.
5. Pull the base of the bulb straight out of the 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 and/or the lamp wiring.
- Do not contaminate the bulb glass by touching it with your fingers or by allowing it to contact other oily surfaces. Shortened bulb life will result.

1. Align the base of the bulb with the front fog lamp socket.
2. Push the bulb straight into the socket until the base is firmly seated.
3. Align the socket and bulb with the keyed opening on the back of the front fog lamp housing.
4. Insert the socket and bulb into the housing until the socket is firmly seated.
5. Rotate the socket clockwise about 30 degrees to lock it into place. The socket connector receptacle should be pointed horizontally.
6. Reinstall the fog lamp into the grille opening reinforcement.
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.


LAMP - GRILLE MOUNTED

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the grille panel from the front of the grille opening reinforcement.

Grille Mounted Fog Lamp:

3. Remove the screw that secures the fog lamp adjuster bracket to the grille opening reinforcement.
4. Insert a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, between either side of the lamp and the side of the lamp seat in the grille opening reinforcement.
5. Carefully pry the pivot pin on either side of the lamp out of its receptacle in the stanchion within the seat of the reinforcement.
6. Pull the lamp out from the seat far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector from the bulb socket on the back of the lamp housing.
7. Remove the lamp from the vehicle.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the front fog lamp to the seat in the grille opening reinforcement.
2. Reconnect the wire harness connector to the bulb socket on the back of the lamp housing.
3. Engage the pivot pin on either side of the lamp into its receptacle in the stanchion within the lamp seat of the grille opening reinforcement.
4. Insert a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, between the opposite side of the lamp and the side of the lamp seat.
5. Carefully pry between the side of the lamp and the seat far enough for the loose pivot pin to be snapped into place within its stanchion.
6. Install and tighten the screw that secures the fog lamp adjuster bracket to the grille opening reinforcement. Tighten the screw to 3 N.m (30 in.lbs.).
7. Reinstall the grille panel onto the front of the grille opening reinforcement.
8. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
9. Confirm proper front fog lamp alignment.