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Tail Lamp: Service and Repair





Removal

Rear combination lamp (Inside)

[4 Door]
1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2. Remove the trunk trim.

3. Remove rear combination lamp after removing the mounting nuts (4EA) and disconnecting the connector (A).




4. Remove the tail lamp bulb (A) and backup lamp bulb (B) after turning in the counterclockwise direction.




5. If necessary to remove the bulb, remove the bulb after removing the trunk trim

[5 Door]
1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2. Remove the lamp cover (A).




3. Remove rear combination lamp after removing the mounting nuts (3EA) and disconnecting the connector (A).








4. Remove the tail lamp bulb (A) and backup lamp bulb (B) after turning in the counterclockwise direction.




5. If necessary to remove the bulb, remove the bulb after removing the lamp cover.
Rear combination lamp (Outside)

[4 Door]
1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2. Remove rear combination lamp after removing the mounting nuts (4EA) and disconnecting the connector (A).




3. Remove the turn signal lamp bulb (A) and tail/ stop lamp bulb (B) after turning in the counterclockwise direction.




4. If necessary to remove the bulb, remove the bulb after pulling the trim cover aside.

[5 Door]
1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2. Remove the rear combination lamp (A) after removing the mounting screws.




3. Disconnect the rear combination lamp connector (A).




4. Remove the turn signal lamp bulb (A) and tail/ stop lamp bulb (B) after turning in the counterclockwise direction.




5. If necessary to remove the bulb, remove the bulb after pulling the trim cover aside.

Installation

Rear combination lamp (Inside)

[4 Door]
1. Install the rear combination lamp assembly.
2. Connect the rear combination connector.
3. Install the trunk trim.
4. Connect the negative (-) battery terminal.

[5 Door]
1. Install the rear combination lamp assembly.
2. Connect the rear combination connector.
3. Connect the negative (-) battery terminal.
Rear combination lamp (Outside)
1. Install the rear combination lamp assembly.
2. Connect the rear combination lamp connector.
3. Connect the negative (-) battery terminal.
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