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Tail Light Replacement Safety Tip: Always wear safety glasses when working on your vehicle. Wear other personal protective equipment (PPE) when necessary, for example latex gloves or closed toe shoes. 1 Locate the tail light on the rear of your vehicle. They are located on each corner and light up when you apply your brakes or turn signal. 2 If applicable, remove any mounting screws on the outside of the tail light. 3 Open the trunk of your vehicle and locate the back of the tail light. 4 Remove the socket and bulb from the back of the tail light by turning and pulling. 5 Remove the tail light mounting screws or nuts. 6 Push the tail light out from behind. 7 Compare the old tail light with the new one to ensure correct fit. 8 Install the new tail light into the tail light pocket. 9 Tighten the mounting screws or nuts. 10 Install the bulb and socket into the new tail light. 11 Re-check the lights for proper operation...

Headlight Bulb Replacement Car Headlight Bulb Not Working Helpful Information If the headlight bulb socket is not accessible the headlight lens may need to be removed or obstructions behind the bulb removed to gain access to the headlight bulb socket. Some headlight bulbs can be replaced by simply grasping the bulb socket behind the headlight lens and turn it counter clockwise to remove it. This will expose the headlight bulb. Headlights keep the road ahead well illuminated for safe driving at night. Headlights also help opposing drivers see a car more easily on the highway. Headlight bulbs are designed to work in two separate modes, primary mode in which the light beam is in the lower position, which is called "low beam". The secondary mode is called high beam because the beam is projected higher along the road to see objects further away and is generally brighter. The high beam position is generally used on open highway or where opposing traffic will not be...

Light Inspection Headlight exterior light testing and replacement How to Perform an Exterior Light Inspection The exterior lighting system of your car is an important safety issue. Any lights that fail to illuminate and is illegal.  Most bulbs are easy to replace but we have seen some tricky ones but they are few. Most car repair garages will charge between fifty and one hundred dollars to replace a four dollar bulb. Checking Headlight Operation Vehicles today have a variety of features incorporated into the front lighting system. This car has high/low beam  headlights , front running lights and turn signals, headlight lens  cleaners and a headlight sensor used to automatically lower the vehicles high beam headlights when the sensor detects opposing traffic. Checking tail light, side marker, reverse, running light and stop light bulbs. For best results check bulb operation at night or in a dark garage. Step on the brake pedal to check  brake lig...