Repair Procedures: Removal

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Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
Loose screws (2 EA) holding the rear combination lamp then disconnect the connector (A) then remove the outside rear combination lamp (B).

Fig 1: Identifying Outside Rear Combination Lamp & Mounting Screws
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Fig 2: Identifying Rear Combination Lamp Connector
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Turn the socket counterclockwise to remove the tail/stop lamp bulb (A).

Fig 3: Identifying Tail/Stop Lamp Bulb
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Loosen the nuts (A) after removing the tailgate lamp cover.

Fig 4: Identifying Tailgate Lamp Connector & Mounting Nuts
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Remove the tailgate lamp after disconnecting the connector (B).
Turn the socket counterclockwise to remove the back up lamp bulb (A) and tail lamp bulb (B).

Fig 5: Identifying Back Up & Tail Lamp Bulbs
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If the bulbs should be only replaced without removing lamp assembly, replace the back up lamp bulb (A) and tail lamp bulb (B) after removing the tailgate lamp cover inside tailgate.