Left Front Entry Lamp -W31- /Right Front Entry Lamp -W32-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing

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-- Turn off the ignition and all electrical equipment.

CAUTION:

Risk of damaging the component surfaces.

When positioning a prying tool, put commercially available adhesive tape over the component in the visible area.

-- Pry out the entry lamp -1- carefully using the Trim Removal Wedge:3409 or a screwdriver from the door trim panel -2-.

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-- Release and disconnect the connector on the entry lamp -1-.

-- Remove the entry lamp. Refer to Left Front Entry Lamp -W31- /Right Front Entry Lamp -W32-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Release the diffusion lens carefully out of the housing -arrows-.

Fig 1: Identifying Prying Off Diffusion Lens

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-- Remove the bulb -1- upward in the -direction of the arrow- straight out of the socket.

Fig 2: Identifying Lamp Removed From Socket

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