Rear Lamp Unit: 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.

Open the tailgate to access and remove the two screws that secure the rear lamp unit to the two plastic nuts in the side jamb of the tailgate opening. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Rear Lamp Unit Remove/Install

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1 - PLASTIC NUT (2)

2 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR

3 - PLASTIC GROMMET (2)

4 - REAR LAMP UNIT

5 - SCREW (2)

Pull the outboard side of the rear lamp unit rearward far enough to unsnap the two ball studs on the outboard side of the lamp housing from the two plastic grommets in the quarter panel.
Disconnect the wire harness connector from the lamp socket plate connector.
Remove the lamp from the quarter panel.
Remove the two plastic grommets from the quarter panel and discard.