How do you change a rear turn signal light bulb on a F250 Ford?

Answer 1

Answer 1the rear turn signal light is enclosed in the light assembly. from the exterior (lamp cover) remove about (two 2 - to - (4) four Phillips head or hex head screws. Unscrew the screws, this allows removal of the rear lamp lens cover. Then carefully remove the lamp (light bulb) held in the lamp attachment (brake light and left turn signal) remove the bulb and replace (use the same part number listed on the lamp bulb, i.e. 1157). Reattach the assembly in the same order of removal, and you've successfully replaced the rear signal bulb. you will never experience a practical application that saves hundreds in service maintenance! Good luck! Answer 2 - Another method, not requiring the removal of screwsOn my '89 and 93 F-150s, the tail light assemblies can be removed as described in Answer 1, BUT... I got tired of removing and jacking around with all those miserable screws. And, by sad experience I learned that MY lenses COULD NOT BE REMOVEDFROM THE ASSEMBLY, even IF they were removed from the truck body.

After removal of the assembly I found that the lamp-holders [sockets] had to be removed from the tail light assembly by turning about a quarter [1/4] turn counterclockwise, and then just gently pulling the lamp-holder from the assembly.

Once I learned that, from then on, instead of removing the entire assembly and all of those pesky screws, I simply would lie down on the driveway directly below the tail light assembly, REACH UP INTO THE OPEN TRUCK BODY, feel for and grasp the lamp-holder/socket, turn it a quarter turn counterclockwise, pull gently, and thus remove the lamp-holder/socket which holds the "bad" lamp/bulb.

Then I lower it down slightly [allowing it to hang by the wiring harness], remove the "old" lamp [bulb], insert the "new" lamp, and then reach up to reinsert the lamp-holder into the tail light assembly, and then lock it back in with a quarter turn clockwise.

The ONLY problem with this technique is that there's not a lot of room, and thus it's difficult to "see" what you are doing and you have to work by "feel," but with a few trial attempts, you can "get the hang" of it , and this procedure is a lot faster, and easier than removing and replacing all those lousy screws and the entire tail light assembly.