How do you change the tail light bulb in a 2006 ford freestyle also on a 2007 Freestyle?

Answer 1

There are three rubber gasketed 7/16" nuts with washers that hold the tailight in place. You must pull back the lining in the trunk, remove the plastic nut holding the plastic end part to access the 7/16th" nuts, there are two additional 7/16" nuts that I removed that are sis\de by side towards the bottom, but I don't believe they were necessary. I found that I had tro lightly hammer the threaded bolts outward to release the light assembly. I also thought it was easiest to disconnect the wire harness to the the tail light before removing the tail lightr assembly. The light are then exposed and remove from the assembly with a slight twist and pull straight out. The bulbs then can be pulled out of the socket. Note: the following 'alternative method' worked on a 2007 Ford Freestyle. Alternative method: There are only two screws to remove. I read a bunch of other posts because I had trouble removing the taillight. Lots of people had this same problem. After you remove the screws there are two push tabs that still need to be pulled out. They are located at the front of the taillight. I inserted a flat large screwdriver near the back and applied some pressure. This released the top one, then I applied some pressure in the gap near the front.

I don't think you will break the light, you could scratch the paint maybe. The taps are in two parts. The first part is supposed to stay in the metal and the 2nd part is supposed to release. In my case this happened on one tab and on the other tab it pulled out the wrong part. However it still went back in and holds fairly well. source: http://www.ford-forums.com/ford-freestyle/8334-tail-lights-trailer-light-setup.html We used a mini nail puller to pop the tabs. That worked, and didn't break the tabs. Also, the top tab is in the vehicle, the bottom tab comes out w/ the light cover assembly. (That's how it worked for us.)