REMOVAL
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.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the rear lamp unit (1) from the end of the quarter panel. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/REAR LAMP UNIT - REMOVAL).
3. Firmly grasp the socket (2) on the socket plate (4) 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 (3) straight out of the keyed opening in the socket plate.
5. Pull the base of the bulb straight out of the rear lamp socket.
LAMP
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Open the tailgate to access and remove the two screws (5) that secure the rear lamp unit (4) to the two plastic nuts (1) 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 (3) in the quarter panel.
4. Disconnect the wire harness connector (2) 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.