How to Replace Tail Light Bulbs 2013-18 Subaru Forester
Created on: 2017-12-28
How to install, repair, fix, change or replace a broken, damaged, burned out, cracked, faded, cloudy or chipped tail light / brake light on 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Subaru Forester.
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step 1 :Removing the Tail Light
- Open the hatch
- Remove the two 10mm bolts from the tail light
- Pry out the pins holding the tail light to the body to release the tail light
- Pull the tail light out
- Press the tab and disconnect the connector
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step 2 :Servicing the Tail Light Bulbs
- Twist the bulb socket counterclockwise out of the light
- Pull the bulb off of the socket
- Push on the new bulb
- Twist the bulb clockwise into the light
- Top brake light/running light bulb is 7443
- Backup light bulb is 921 bulb
- Turn signal bulb is an amber 7440 bulb
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step 3 :Reinstalling the Tail Light
- Connect the connector
- Press the tail light into place
- Tighten the 10mm bolts to the tail light
Tools needed
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Socket Extensions
Phillips Head Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Trim Tool Set
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To get to the taillight bulbs, we have to remove the taillight from the body. There's a 10 millimeter bolt up here, and a 10 millimeter bolt down here. It does have the Phillips head in it, but I'm going to use the 10 millimeter socket and a ratchet to remove it. These shouldn't be in there very tight, should come right out, get rid of that. Put that aside, and put that aside.
Once these are removed, use our plastic trim tool. You get these from 1aauto.com. There's a clip in here, it basically has to be un-clipped and slid rearward. I'll do my best to get this in here to help me pull this off. They're on there with a pretty good force. You can see, there's that clip here in the body, and then these two pins here that you have to pop it off of. So, I'm just going to unlock it from the connector. Push this down, pull it out.
Now, with the taillight out of the car, it's easy to change the bulbs. So this top brake light, running light bulb, is right here. We're going to turn it counterclockwise. That is a 7443 bulb, so it's a dual filament, so it's a running and a brake light bulb. To remove it, you just pull it straight out, just like that. And put it back in to replace it.
You'll line up the lugs, just like that, and turn it clockwise to lock it. Backup light bulb is right here. Turn it counterclockwise to unlock it and pull it straight out. This is a 921 bulb. We'll pull it straight out, like that, to change it. Push it right back in to replace it.
We'll put it right back in the housing, and turn it clockwise to lock it. Turn signal bulb is right here. Turn it counterclockwise to unlock it. Pull it right out, this is a 7440 amber. Pull it straight it, replace it, you put it right back in. Turn it clockwise to lock it. This lower brake light, running light, bulb turn it counterclockwise. Pull it straight out, this is another 7443 bulb, so it's a dual filament, running and brake light. To change it, just pull it straight out, put it back in. Line up the lugs, turn it clockwise to lock it.
To reinstall this tail light, you got a pin down here that lines up here. You've got these two pins that are going to lineup here, and you have to clip this clip, over here, on the inside of the body. Of course, don't forget to plug it in. We're going to plug it in. It'll click when it's locked into place. I'm going to line this up. I'm watch this outside clip. When I get that caught there, and then I can see ones, in here. So I'm going to push it over, just like that, and we'll just snap it into place. Reinstall the two 10 millimeter bolts. This will be the identical procedure for the opposite side. You don't have to make these super tight, just snug them up. And our tail light is reinstalled.
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