Lamp-High Mounted Stop: Removal: Lamp

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Remove the two screws that secure the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) to the rear of the roof panel. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Center High Mounted Stop Lamp Remove/Install

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1 - ROOF PANEL

2 - BODY WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR

3 - BULB SOCKET

4 - CHMSL

5 - SCREW (2)

6 - PLASTIC NUT (2)

Pull the CHMSL away from the roof panel far enough to access and disconnect the wire harness connector from the lamp socket.
Remove the CHMSL from the roof panel.