How to Replace Tail Light Bulbs 2004-09 Subaru Outback
Created on: 2018-04-26
How to replace a broken, damaged or burnt out tail light bulb to the 2008 Subaru Outback.
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step 1 :Removing the Tail Light
- Remove the Phillips screws from the tail light
- Pop the clips out with a flat bladed screwdriver
- Pop up the cover from the tail light
- Remove the bolts from the tail light with a 10mm socket and ratchet
- Pull the tail light straight back
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step 2 :Servicing the 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
- Side marker bulb is a 194 peanut bulb
- Brake light bulb is a 7443 dual filament bulb
- Turn signal bulb is a 7440 Y21W amber bulb
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step 3 :Installing the Tail Light
- Line up the pins on the tail light with the clips on the car
- Slide the tail light into place
- Tighten the 10mm bolts to the tail light
- Press the cover onto the tail light
- Press in the clips and Phillips screws to the tail light
Tools needed
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Gloves
Socket Extensions
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Ratchet
Trim Tool Set
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Remove these two threaded clips. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to loosen them. Just kind of turn it and it'll pop up a little bit. Do the same for both. Take our plastic prying tool just kind of get it up underneath there. Pull this clip out. If it doesn't come out that's fine just get the center part out, that basically unlocks it. Use a flat bladed screwdriver here to pop this one out. You need to remove this cover so carefully take the flat bladed screwdriver. Pop it up and take it out. There's two 10 millimeter bolts here. They do have Phillips head openings, but I'm going to use a 10 millimeter socket extension and ratchet to remove them. So start with the top one. These are just threaded self-tapping bolts going to grommets. Remove both of them.
Taillight assembly is loose, just pull it straight to the back. Start pulling it off the clips here and here. And now we have access to the bulbs. So the side marker bulb is in this first one here, turn it counterclockwise to unlock it and pull it out. It's a 194 peanut bulb so if I needed to change it you just pull it straight out and then reinsert it. And it will go right back in the housing. And lock it in place. This is the brake light marker light bulb. Turn it counterclockwise and pull it out. It's a dual filament. It is a 7443 bulb and can just be pushed right back into place. And then put it in the opening and turn it clockwise to lock it.
To remove the turn signal bulb, clockwise to unlock it and pull it straight out. Pulls right out of the socket. This is a Y21W which is a 7440, it'll be an amber bulb. Just push it right back in then reinstall it in the opening. That's all the bulbs in this tail lamp assembly. These two pins here line up with these two clips here. So to push them in, right up against the body with the tail lamp. It snaps into place.
Reinstall the 10 millimeter bolts. Once they get tight I'll just stop. Reinstall the trim cover. One of these clips is broken, this one's still good. It slides in this way. Now there was a clip up here that slid into here. Goes in. Slide it up and around. Push this clip in place, just kind of snaps down. This one push the center in 'cause they came apart and then push this middle part in to lock it.
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