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How to Change the Tail Lights on a Saturn SC1

The tail lights on the Saturn SC1 are also the brake lights for the coupe. The procedure to replace the rear lighting on any Saturn vehicle from 1993 through 2002 is very similar. There are three lights per tail light assembly--the backup/reverse light, the turn signal and the tail light/brake light bulb. The bulb part number changed in 2001, but the procedure to remove the tail light assembly remains the same.

Instructions

1

Verify that the headlight switch is in the "Off" position. Release the trunk latch.

2

Open the trunk and locate the two retaining screws on the inside of the tail light assembly.

3

Remove the two screws with a T-15 Torx head screwdriver.

4

Pull the assembly outward and away from the back of the SC1 far enough to access the wire harness connections attached to the back of the assembly.

5

Press the lock of the tail light/brake light socket (top center bulb inside the red section of the tail light assembly) and twist the socket counterclockwise 1/3 of a turn then pull the bulb and socket assembly out of the tail light assembly.

6

Pull the bulb straight up and out of the socket then push in the 3157 replacement bulb. For the 2057 bulb, push slightly downward on the glass bulb and rotate it 1/4-turn counterclockwise to remove it from the socket. Align the small tabs at the base of the replacement bulb to the grooves in the socket and twist the bulb 1/4-turn clockwise (again, pushing slightly downward on the bulb) until it locks into place.