CHANGING TAILLIGHT BULB ON NEWER SPRINTER

Handbasket wrote:
Just put of curiosity, what does the chassis owner's manual say about changing the bulbs?

Jim, "Mo' coffee!"

As Davidd mentioned the manual does give directions. However ... they make it sound a little simpler than it really is. You do have to use a considerable force to pry, pound, slap the lens cover off "in the direction of the arrow."

That can be a little intimidating for someone that has never done it before. You would almost expect that the lens would just slide gently off ... but I watched the tech do it and it most certainly did not.

Now that I have seen it done I will certain tackle it myself next time ... if I'm not near a dealer that does it FREE. :) I got a couple extra bulbs and also have the the torque screwdriver handy.

BUT ... doing it in the cold weather could certainly present an extra challenge for the plastic pins and tabs.

As a side note ... the damn headlight bulb burned out last night. This will be the third headlight bulb that I have replaced on this thing. As far as I'm concerned the problem with the vehicles manufactured for the Canadian market is that all the running lights ... headlights, taillights, and licence plate lights (2 of them) are on all the time that the vehicle is running ... thus reducing their life.

NOTE: For those not aware ... on the Canadian chassis ... ALL the above noted lights come on when you start the engine. You never have to turn the "headlights" on with the switch. The only time you have to use the switch it to turn the fog lights on. And when I do that ... I generally forget to turn the darn things off after shutting off the vehicle. I wound up with a dead battery once when I did that. :)

Thank goodness for the BATTERY BOOST switch. :) :)