’96 center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) (Accent)

Dec 03, 2006 1 Replies
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My CHMSL (the brake light in the back windshield) light bulb burned out, so I fetched myself some new bulbs for it, and when I got home to put them in, I couldn?t figure out how to open the CHMSL. I unscrewed some things, and now it?s dangling in my trunk by two wires (black and green).



I can?t seem to open the little capsule thing in which the light bulb is in.



If anyone could tell me how, that?d be awesome.



Thanks!


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There are about four to six Phillips screws holding the housing together. You'll need to remove them and take the housing apart.

A frequent failure in this lamp is that the plastic melts around the ground lug. To repair, I typically move the lug on top of the socket bracket and reinstall the screw.

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