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Bulb - Headlamp

CAUTION:

Do not contaminate the bulb glass by touching it with your fingers or by allowing it to contact other oily surfaces. Shortened bulb life will result.

Fig 1: Front Lamp Unit Housing & Headlamp Bulb Access Cover
GC0144870Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
  2. For the left hand side only, remove the fastener that secures the engine air cleaner assembly to the Front End Module (FEM) structural support and move the air cleaner assembly far enough to access the back of the front lamp unit housing (2).
  3. Firmly grasp the headlamp bulb access cover (1) on the outboard back of the front lamp unit housing and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
  4. Remove the access cover from the lamp housing.
    Fig 2: Bulb Base & Reflector
    GC0144872Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  5. Firmly grasp the bulb base (1) on the back of the reflector (2) within the front lamp unit housing and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
  6. Pull the bulb and base straight out from the keyed opening in the reflector.
    NOTE:

    Take care to prevent the wire harness and connector from falling back into the headlamp housing after disconnecting it from the headlamp bulb.

  7. Disconnect the front lamp unit wire harness connector (3) from the bulb connector receptacle.
  8. Remove the bulb from the back of the front lamp unit.