Saturday, July 5, 2008

I can see the (brake) light

My wife had both her taillights go out at the same time. Can't chance having the local law enforcement pulling her over or causing an accident. So I thought why not turn it into a short how-to for here. So here we go into how to change the brake lights on a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan. First of all I went down to the local parts store and picked up the required bulbs. The part number is 3057LL by Sylvania. The only tool you'll need is a decent Phillips head screw driver. To access the rear light housing you'll have to first open the rear door.

On the inside of the door jam next to the light you'll see two Phillips head screws. Those are the ones you want.
Unscrew these and the rear housing will pivot out. The opposing side is held in by a tab and should just come out with a small pull.


The brake light is the top one.


Turn about an 1/8 of a turn counterclockwise and pull.




The old bulb should be easy to pull and just install the new bulb with a click. You can the reinstall bulb into the housing. Then reassemble everything in reverse order.


Test it out and make sure it works. If all goes well you can do this in less than 15 minutes. There we go on how to change a brake light bulb in a 2000 Dodge Grand Caravan. I'm sure Plymouth Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country are similar. Thanks for coming by and I hope this was helpful.

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