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Old 09-11-2016, 07:42 PM
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Trying to figure out how to change the parking light bulb that is below the bumper on the passengers side. Any suggestions. There is 1 screw on the front of the lens but when I take it out it doesn't do anything. Also looks like you can't get to it directly under the front bumper. Any help?
 
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So 153 views and no one has ever had to change the bulb out?
 
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The Owner Manual shows how to do it. The headlight assy must be removed to get access to the parking/turn signal lamp as it's all one assy.
 
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Originally Posted by paw paw
The Owner Manual shows how to do it. The headlight assy must be removed to get access to the parking/turn signal lamp as it's all one assy.

Not on my car. I have 2 lights on the bottom of each side of the bumpers.
 
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On mine those are the fog lights below the bumper.
 
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IIRC, you just reach up from under the bumper and twist the socket out.
 
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Originally Posted by darthroush
IIRC, you just reach up from under the bumper and twist the socket out.
Not that easy. literally turned out to be a 2 hour job. There is a panel under the bumper that has to be removed. Then there is not enough space to get your hand in back of the socket to remove the lamp. And I have small hands. So now you have to remove the whole assembly which has 2 nuts on the back. Push it out the front. Replace the lamp and reinstall. leave it to the morons that design these cars. Hey maybe you could have a couple screws on the lens and a gasket to make it easier.
 
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Ok, good feedback & to hear you finally got it figured out & put right.
 
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Originally Posted by 70383roadrunner
Not that easy. literally turned out to be a 2 hour job. There is a panel under the bumper that has to be removed. Then there is not enough space to get your hand in back of the socket to remove the lamp. And I have small hands. So now you have to remove the whole assembly which has 2 nuts on the back. Push it out the front. Replace the lamp and reinstall. leave it to the morons that design these cars. Hey maybe you could have a couple screws on the lens and a gasket to make it easier.
Neither of my Neons and that panel intact I guess. That and it's been...4 or 5 years since I last owned a Neon. But yeah, they design it messed up. On my newer cars, to change say the headlight bulbs, the whole front fascia has to come off.
 



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