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2008 Dodge Dakota Owners Manual - Bulb Replacement



Bulb Replacement

Headlamp (Halogen)/Front Park and Turn Signal Lamps

1. Open the hood

2. Remove the three bolts from the front of the headlamp housing

3. Grasp the headlamp and pull firmly to disengage the headlamp housing from the fender panel.

4. While firmly holding the headlamp housing in your hands, unlock and disconnect headlamp bulb connector.

5. Twist 1/4-turn and remove headlamp bulb from housing and replace.

NOTE: The headlamp bulb is a halogen bulb. Take care not to touch the bulb with your fingers. Body oils from your fingers could cause excessive heat buildup which reduces bulb life.

To remove the park/turn signal bulb, rotate bulb socket 1/4-turn and remove socket from housing. Pull bulb straight from socket.

Rear Side Marker, Taillamps/Stop Lamps, And Turn Signal Bulbs

1. Remove the two screws that pass through the bed sheet metal.

2. Pull the taillamp housing straight out from the body

3. Rotate the bulb socket counterclockwise to remove it from the housing.

4. Pull bulb straight out of socket.

5. Reverse this procedure to install bulb and housing. Place the two raised blocks past the body.

Center High-Mounted Stop Lamp And Cargo Lamp

1. Remove the two screws holding the housing/lens to the body, as shown.

2. Remove housing from the cab.

3. Remove connector from housing tab for more clearance.

4. Turn desired bulb socket 1/4-turn and remove socket and bulb from housing.

5. Pull desired bulb straight from the socket.

  • Outside Bulbs: Cargo Lamps
  • Inside Bulb: Center High Mounted Stop Lamp

6. Reverse this procedure for installation of bulbs and housing.

License Lamps

1. Using a screwdriver, pry black rubber housing from the bumper.

2. Rotate the socket 1/4-turn counterclockwise.

3. Pull bulb from socket.

4. Reverse this procedure for installation.

Fog Lamps

1. Disconnect connector from the fog lamp by raising the wire harness lock tab and pulling on wire harness connector.

2. Rotate the bulb 1/4-turn counterclockwise and pull to remove from the fog lamp housing.

3. Reverse procedure to install.