Front Light Bar - Early Bulb Failure
Article No.94-21-12
10/19/94
FRONT LIGHT BAR - EARLY BULB FAILURE
LIGHT TRUCK:
1993 VILLAGER
ISSUE:
Premature failure of the bulbs in the front light bar may be caused by high voltage to the light bar assembly.
ACTION:
Replace all four (4) bulbs in the light bar and install a service light bar harness assembly (F4XY-13234-A), which reduces the light bar voltage. Refer to the following procedure for service details.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Turn the six (6) square head clips 45 degrees to release the grille (Figure 1).
3. Remove the grille and grille fasteners by squeezing the ends together with your finger tips and pulling forward (Figure 2).
4. Remove the two (2) front grille illumination bar screws (Figure 3).
5. Remove the two (2) front grille illumination bar plastic screws (Figure 4).
6. Turn the three (3) front grille illumination bar square headed clips 45 degrees to release the front grille illumination bar (Figure 5).
7. Disconnect the front grille illumination bar electrical connector from the front grille illumination bar (Figure 6).
8. Remove the front grille illumination bar from the vehicle.
9. Turn and pull the four (4) front grille illumination bar bulb sockets from the front grille illumination bar (Figure 7).
10. Pull the four (4) front grille illumination bar bulbs out of the four (4) front grille illumination bar bulb sockets (Figure 8).
11. Install four (4) new bulbs into the sockets.
12. Install the four (4) bulb sockets (4) into the front grille illumination bar by reversing the removal procedure.
13. Install the light bar harness assembly (F4XY-13234-A) on the illumination bar (Figure 9).
NOTE:
ROUTE HARNESS ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE LIGHT BAR TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE HOOD LATCH.
14. To ease the installation of the grille illumination bar and grille, install the square head clips in the grille illumination bar and grille (Figure 10).
15. Position the grille illumination bar and grille, and align the clips with the holes in the body. Push the grille illumination bar and grille into place.
16. Install the grille illumination bar and the grille by reversing the removal procedure.
PART NUMBER PART NAME CLASS
F4XY-13234-A Service Light Bar Harness A
Assembly
E74Y-13466-A Small Bulb (4 Req'd.) B
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE
WARRANTY STATUS:
Eligible Under The Provisions Of Bumper To Bumper Warranty Coverage
OPERATION DESCRIPTION TIME
942112A Replace Light Bar Bulbs 0.4 Hr.
And Install Light Bar Harness
DEALER CODING
BASIC PART NO. CONDITION CODE
13200 79
OASIS CODES: 201000, 201200