Replaces
Part Details
Assemblies may include halogen or incandescent test bulbs that should be replaced before installation.
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Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and the next time you need a part for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video, we're going to show you how to service the bulbs as well as replace the entire taillight assembly on this 2004 Volkswagen Jetta. We show you on the passenger side, but the driver side is the same procedure. The items you'll need include new taillights from 1AAuto.com, an 8mm socket and ratchet, and a flat blade screwdriver.
To access the nuts that hold the light into place, you want to first remove this panel back here. It just pulls right off. Now, you want to remove this 8mm nut, this 8mm nut, and this 8mm nut. We'll just fast-forward as Don removes the 3 of those. You can see he just loosens them with the socket and ratchet, and then removes them the rest of the way by hand. We do use a socket and ratchet, but just using a regular wrench works as well. We'll loosen them up with the wrench and then take them off by hand.
Once those are removed, the light will pull right out. Use a flat blade screwdriver to pry out the tabs on either side of the harness. Push the tabs on either side of this panel and pull it out. The bulbs, you just push them in, twist them counter-clockwise, and they pop out. Then push the new one in and twist it clockwise to lock it. All four are the same process.
On the left is the old taillight and on the right is the new one from 1A Auto. You can see they are identical, and they will mount exactly the same. Take this panel, push it into your new tail light assembly, and then reconnect the harness. Push the tail light back into place. We'll fast-forward as Don replaces those three 8mm nuts, and you can see he replaces them by hand and then tightens them up with the socket and ratchet. Now just replace that panel and you're all set.
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