Rear Lamp Unit

BULB

NOTE: 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 are the same, only the bulb sizes and types may differ.

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the rear lamp unit from the end of the quarter panel.

Rear Lamp Bulb Remove/Install:

3. Firmly grasp the socket on the socket plate on the back of the rear lamp unit housing for the bulb that is being removed and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
4. Pull the socket and bulb straight out of the keyed opening in the socket plate.
5. Pull the base of the bulb straight out of the rear lamp 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.

1. Align the base of the bulb with the rear 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 in the socket plate on the back of the rear lamp unit housing.
4. Insert the socket and bulb straight into the socket plate until the socket is firmly seated.
5. Rotate the socket clockwise about 30 degrees to lock it into place.
6. Reinstall the rear lamp unit onto the end of the quarter panel.
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

LAMP

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Rear Lamp Unit Remove/Install:

2. Open the tailgate to access and remove the two screws that secure the rear lamp unit to the two plastic nuts in the side jamb of the tailgate opening.
3. Pull the outboard side of the rear lamp unit rearward far enough to unsnap the two ball studs on the outboard side of the lamp housing from the two plastic grommets in the quarter panel.
4. Disconnect the wire harness connector from the lamp socket plate connector.
5. Remove the lamp from the quarter panel.
6. Remove the two plastic grommets from the quarter panel and discard.

INSTALLATION
1. Install two new plastic grommets into the quarter panel.
2. Position the rear lamp unit to the quarter panel.
3. Reconnect the wire harness connector to the lamp socket plate connector.
4. Align the two ball studs on the outboard side of the rear lamp housing with the two plastic grommets in the quarter panel.
5. Using hand pressure, push firmly and evenly on the outboard side of the lamp until the two ball studs snap into the plastic grommets.
6. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the inboard side of the lamp housing to the plastic nuts in the side jamb of the tailgate opening. Tighten the screws to 2 N.m (20 in.lbs.).
7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.