Ok,
with jfb, have done it-hate it.
Tail lights
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 12,518
Likes: 19
Here is my way. First I remove the license plate. Then I remove the back up light. Next I remove the volt that holds on bumper cover that is behind the back up light. Then I stick my arm behind the inner tail lamp and remove it w/ 10mm wrench. Next stick your arm in the hole and service the outer bulb. Plan on 45 minutes to an hour if it is your first time.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 54,124
Likes: 30
From: Cincinnati, Oh USA
The outside stop lamps are replaced by sticking your arm around the outside of the muffler (from underneath) and rotating the lamp socket CCW 90 degrees and pulling out. Remove the old lamp, install the new lamp and put the socket back into the hole and rotate CW 90 degrees. Use a trouble light so you can see what you are doing and wear goggles to protect your eyes from debris.
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
From: Cooper city Fl
Thank you PeteK!! That was the way to do it. 30 minutes. Can't get to it from the bottom. Even if you could you can't turn the bulb itself out of the socket! I had to use needle nose to remove it once I pulled it through the inside tail light housing.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
From: Cooper city Fl
Thank you PeteK!! That was the way to do it. 30 minutes. Can't get to it from the bottom. Even if you could you can't turn the bulb itself out of the socket! I had to use needle nose to remove it once I pulled it through the inside tail light housing opening.