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How to replace third brake light on 1997 lexus es 300

How to replace third brake light on 1998 lexus es 300 I just tried what Big Prime suggested on my 97 ES300 and couldn't get the housing to slide off. It' wiggled but wouldn't slide off. Help??

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"To get access to the 3rd brake light:

- Place each hand against both sides of the plastic housing, and firmly grasp and pull the housing towards you. It might not budge at first, but it should move once you get a good grip on it.

- Pull the housing out just enough so that you can see the brake light bulb and stick your hand underneath. Ignore the speaker wires.

- Pull out the old bulb from the socket (it plugs in/out). Wear rubber gloves when handling the new bulb, and put the new one into the socket.

- Reverse the steps here to put the 3rd brake light back into place. Test out your brake light, and you're done" quoted from lexusk8 @ clublexus.com (great forum)

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