How to Change the Signal Bulb in a Dodge RAM
Changing the front signal bulb in a Dodge RAM is a job anyone can do. The Ram has been Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year three times. Due to their durability these trucks are often used as work vehicles. However, they are still subject to all the same small repairs that any other vehicle would require. A burned out signal light is hazardous and could cause an expensive ticket if not fixed. Rather than pay up to $100 by bringing it to a local garage it makes sense to attack this job at home in your own driveway.
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Instructions
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Open the hood and find front turn signal bulbs inside the headlamp assemblies on each side. Find two bolts on the inside of lamp housing and remove them with an adjustable socket wrench.
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Locate the access hole on the upper front of the fender well. Remove the covering plug and insert two fingers to find and remove nut holding lamp housing on Dodge Ram.
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Return to front of truck and gently pull headlight housing off and pull it free of the fender allowing room to replace bulb.
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Remove the electrical connectors for the headlight, turn signal and parking light. Pull out the headlamp assembly. Turn the signal light connector a quarter turn counter clockwise and remove the signal light.
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Use the old bulb as a model and purchase a new signal light. Insert a new bulb. Reconnect all connectors and reattach lamp housing. Reattach the nut back through the access hole. Insert the plug and close the hood.
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