1998 Ford Taurus Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 165
1998 Ford Taurus Manual
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Maintenance and care High-mount brakelamp bulbs The following procedure is for sedans only. For wagon, refer to a qualified technician. 1. Open trunk. 2. Inside trunk, locate access hole under the rear window 3. Remove the bulb socket by rotating it 45 degrees and pulling it out of the lamp assembly. 4. Carefully pull bulb straight out of socket and push in new bulb. 5. To complete installation, follow the removal procedure in reverse order. License plate lamp bulbs To change the license plate bulbs: Sedan 1. Remove two screws and the license plate lamp assembly from the rear bumper. 2. Remove bulb socket by turning counterclockwise . 3. Carefully pull the bulb out from the socket and push in the new bulb. 4. Install the lamp assembly on rear bumper with two screws. 165