Tail Stop Turn Lamp - Removal

LAMP

CHRYSLER





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Open the deck lid and pull the trunk carpeting away from the back side of the lamp seat (3).
3. Remove the two plastic wing-nuts (2) that secure the studs of the tail lamp (4) to the lamp seat.
4. Reach below the lamp seat to locate, release and push out the two W-clips that secure the fascia bracket that is snapped onto the bottom of the lamp housing from the body sheet metal.
5. Firmly grasp the exterior of the lamp and pull it sharply rearward far enough to unsnap the ball stud (1) from the grommet in the lamp seat.
6. Disconnect the two body wire harness connectors from the Light Emitting Diode (LED) and the bulb socket connector receptacles on the back of the lamp housing.
7. Unsnap the upper edge of the rear fascia from the rear fascia bracket on the bottom of the lamp.
8. Rotate the top of the lamp downward to disengage the fascia bracket from under the rear fascia.
9. Remove the lamp and rear fascia bracket from the vehicle as a unit.

DODGE





1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Open the deck lid and pull the trunk carpeting away from the back side of the lamp seat (1).
3. Remove the two plastic wing-nuts (4) that secure the studs of the tail lamp (3) to the lamp seat.
4. Reach below the lamp seat to locate, release and push out the two W-clips that secure the fascia bracket that is snapped onto the bottom of the lamp housing from the body sheet metal.
5. Firmly grasp the exterior of the lamp and pull it sharply rearward far enough to unsnap the ball stud from the grommet in the lamp seat.
6. Disconnect the two body wire harness connectors (2) from the Light Emitting Diode (LED) and the bulb socket connector receptacles on the back of the lamp housing.
7. Unsnap the upper edge of the rear fascia from the rear fascia bracket on the bottom of the lamp.
8. Rotate the top of the lamp downward to disengage the fascia bracket from under the rear fascia.
9. Remove the lamp and rear fascia bracket from the vehicle as a unit.