You go through the trunk and on either side is the light housing unit that you remove 4 nuts from, pull out and there will be the individual bulbs to be replaced.
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In order to replace the light bulbs you will have to remove the entire rear light housing unit. In order to do this you must do the following:
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The tail light, brake light, turn signal and backup light bulbs are located in the same tail lamp / lens assembly. Follow the same steps to replace either bulb.
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The nuts are likely 10mm - and a deep-well socket will handy to speed removal
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Tip: the old adage if one goes, the other is likely to follow shortly is true in my experience. While you've got the tools out, and typically you get 2 bulbs in the package, just do the bulbs on both sides of the car - you'll be back out there real soon anyways. Answer It's done from inside the trunk -- there is 5 11mm nuts. the upper three nuts remove the tail lamp assembly. There are two bulbs..running light and break light bulbs. the bulb to the red glass compartment is your break bulb. Takes about 5 minutes unscrewing the nuts, replacing the bulb, screwing the nuts back on and finally replacing the liner. Answer You have to remove the 'carpeted' panel behind it in the trunk and then remove all of the bolts that holds the brake light assembly in place. The assembly will pull out and then you remove the light socket from the assembly, replace the bulb and reverse this process to re install. The clips to remove the carpeted panel require a flat screwdriver to 'pry' them out and then they pull straight out. Whole process takes about 10 minutes if you know what you're doing (I didn't the first time, took about 30 minutes) Additional Information1996-2005Bulb Numbers:
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Remove the tail light housing and replace the bulbs.
the screws come off and you replace it
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