Inside the rear door entrance, next to the tail light assembly inside the opening of the van, you will see two Phillips head screws. Remove them and the tail light assembly will come off. The bulbs are accessed by turning counter clockwise, and pulling upwards on the light fixture assembly, found on the rear of the tail light assembly. These bulbs pop straight out of their sockets.When replacing the bulb and its' socket, note that there are different sized notches, so that it only goes in one way.
# Release decklid latch and open decklid. # Remove trunk lining from rear closure panel as necessary to gain access to tail lamp fasteners. # Remove nuts attaching tail lamp to rear closure panel. # Remove tail lamp from rear closure panel. # Remove socket(s) from tail lamp unit. # Pull lamp from socket.
# Remove rear combination lamp mounting bolts. # Pull rear combination lamp to remove from the vehicle. # Disconnect rear combination lamp connector. INSTALLATIONInstallation is in the reverse order of removal.
Open liftgate. Beside lamp housing are push pins. Pry them out while holding lamp in place so it won't fall out.
You have to unbolt the entire tail lamp assembly to change the bulbs. Unbolt the tail lamps from inside the corners of the bed, replace the light bulbs, bolt the tail lamps back in place.
Remove two rear lamp bolt/screws from rear license lamp. Remove lacense lamp from rear bumper fascia. Remove license lamp bulb and socket from rear license lamp. Replace bulb and install using reverse procedure.
Rear lighting: Tail/Stop Lamp
THERE IS NO PARKING LIGHT LENSE FOR THE REAR. IT'S ONLY THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY!
open the lift-gate and take off the tail lamp
which one? front, rear, side?
According to the 2001 Ford Mustang Owner Guide : Tail lamp , Brake lamp , Turn lamp takes ( # 3157 K bulb )
You first need to open the rear lift gate. Then you need to remove the two hex-head bolts from the side of the tail lamp using a socket wrench and 7 mm socket.
tke a screwdriver and remove the screws and take out the tail lamp. otherewise take a hammer and break the tail lamp