Tail Lamp Assembly and /or Backup, Sidemarker, Stop, Turn Signal Bulb Replacement Pontiac
                    
Removal Procedure
- Pull back the rear compartment trim. Refer to 
Rear Compartment Trim Panel Replacement 
 in Body Rear End.
 
- Remove the tail lamp thumb
nuts from the tail lamp.
 
- Remove the tail lamp from
the rear body panel.
 
- Disconnect the electrical connector from the tail lamp.
 
- Release the
tabs to remove the circuit board from the tail lamp.
 
- Remove the required bulbs from the sockets, if replacing bulbs.
 
Installation Procedure
- Install the required bulbs
to the sockets, if replacing bulbs.
 
- Install the circuit board to the tail lamp, pressing into place
until the retainers are fully seated. 
 
- Connect the electrical
connector to the tail lamp.
 
- Position the tail lamp
to the rear body panel.
 
- Install the tail lamp thumb nuts, and hand tighten.
 
- Fold the rear compartment trim to the original position. Refer
to 
Rear Compartment Trim Panel Replacement 
in
Body Rear End.
 
                            Tail Lamp Assembly and /or Backup, Sidemarker, Stop, Turn Signal Bulb Replacement Oldsmobile
                    
Removal Procedure
- Pull back the rear compartment
trim. Refer to 
Rear Compartment Trim Panel Replacement 
in Body Rear End.
 
- Remove the tail lamp thumb nuts.
 
- Remove the tail lamp from the rear body panel.
 
- Disconnect the electrical
connector from the tail lamp.
 
- Remove the tail lamp from the vehicle.
 
- Disconnect the electrical
connector retainer from the tail lamp housing, if required.
 
- Remove the bulb/socket from the tail lamp by rotating counterclockwise,
if required.
 
- Remove the bulbs from the sockets , if required.
 
Installation Procedure
- Install the bulbs to the
sockets , if required.
 
- Install the bulb/sockets to the tail lamp by rotating clockwise,
if required.
 
- Connect the electrical connector retainer to the tail lamp housing,
if required.
 
- Connect the electrical
connector to the tail lamp.
 
- Install the tail lamp
to the rear body panel.
 
- Install the tail lamp thumb nuts, and hand tighten.
 
- Pull back the rear compartment trim. Refer to 
Rear Compartment Trim Panel Replacement 
in Body Rear End.