How to Change a Brake Light

With the amount of times your brake lights will turn on, eventually they’re going to burn out. As a result, you’re going to have to look at replacing brake lights. When you decide to undertake brake light replacement, one question we often receive is ‘How to change a brake light?’ We’ve also been asked ‘How to replace a brake light?’ at the same time. 

Whether you plan to do it at home or consider our handy service team, Serra Nissan of Traverse City has a few things to tell. Below is our own guide to handling the process of how to change a brake light. Above all is how to replace your brake light safely.

Steps to Replace Your Vehicle’s Brake Light

Is the brake bulb broken, or simply burnt out? Is it one brake light or both of them? If you want to know how to change a brake light, you should following these straightforward steps:

• Find The Right Bulbs: First, you have to determine what type of light bulbs you need for the brake lights. Check your owner’s manual to determine both the correct bulb size and voltage type for your Nissan model.
• Remove Tail Light Housing: Once you’ve gotten the replacement bulb, or bulbs, you’ll have to remove the colored lens that hides your existing brake light bulbs. This can be accomplished with a Phillips-head screwdriver. After your cover is off, remove the broken or burnt out bulb.
• Replace Your Brake Light Bulb: Before installing the new brake light bulb, apply some dielectric grease to prevent both corrosion and rust. This can make it easier to remove your bulbs when you have to change it again. Once you place the new bulb in, reattach the tail light housing and enjoy some driving time around Bellaire again.

What’s The Importance of Checking Your Tail Lights?

Your tail lights serve an important purpose when signaling to other drivers. Whether it’s preparing to stop, making a turn, being stopped, or reversing, it’s a critical element. If a car’s tail lights aren’t working well, other drivers are living in a world of anarchy when it comes to your driving. This is why needing to know how to replace a tail light is a critical part of your vehicle. Safety is important and the primary reason you should know how to replace your brake light.

Get an Inspection at The Serra Nissan of Traverse City Service Center

If you would rather leave any brake light replacements to someone else, Serra Nissan of Traverse City has service center technicians ready to assist. Not far away from Bellaire and Kalkaska, our onsite staff is fully equipped to handle new and used Nissan vehicles. We also have evolving service specials and the option to order parts for your vehicle. Call us at 231-486-0881 and we look forward to working with you soon!