Tail light

[a4_matt]

So this may sound real n00bish b/c it is but w/e... So my taillight is out. I opened the trunk, unscrewed the one screw, but the tailligth really doesn't come out and i dont want to break it. Am i missing something? Or should it shimmy out? Thanks.

[ganuza]

when I change bulbs on my avant, I ran into the same thing. The rubber keeps that light in pretty tight, and there is a plug that extends from the tail light housing into a rubber grommet for lack of a better word.

In my avant, i had to pull and push to the side to get it out, but be careful not to break that plug off the housing.

[mdzaudi]

There are two rubber bulbs that insert into rubber sockets that may require some tilting and pulling to get out. I wouldn't worry too much about breaking them they aren't that fragile.

[doublezero30]

there is that 1 screw and a retainer clip. pull hard, straight out, and you wont break anything. unclip the harness then pop the "bulb holder" off and replace the bulb. repeat in reverse.

[a4_matt]

"pull hard, straight out."

As in straight towards me if I'm standing right behind it. Like, not jiggle it back and forth to loosen it?

[gullatec]

Make sure it isnt your ONE rear fog light. I know that got me..

[widgget]

Make sure it isnt your ONE rear fog light. I know that got me..

yeah........ bought a bulb (just had an empty socket when i got the car and assumed that the original owner had removed the bulb to replace it), that didn't fix it, tested all the leads with a volt meter and still nothing. ended up finding a thread (searching on a totally different subject) that said it was sposta be this way

but yeah, one screw and yank the thing stright back. mine come out easy now that i lost my little rubber things the posts slip into......