# Changing a brake light ('95 Dodge Stratus)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-a-brake-light-95-dodge-stratus/907>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 24, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-a-brake-light-95-dodge-stratus/907 "2007-06-24T13:42:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jackles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Jackles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jackles)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-a-brake-light-95-dodge-stratus/907/1 "2007-06-24T13:42:04Z")

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Does anyone know how to change a brake light in a 95 Dodge Stratus? It’s my first attempt.  
  
  
  
 Thanks.

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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-a-brake-light-95-dodge-stratus/907/2 "2007-06-24T14:19:52Z")

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Very easy, open the trunk peal back the carpet by the tail lights, there is a few big plastic wing nuts, unscrew those nuts and the hole tail light assembly comes off the car. Replace the bulb with the assembly off the car

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-a-brake-light-95-dodge-stratus/907/3 "2007-06-24T14:20:16Z")

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You do it from inside the trunk. Peel away rhe carpeting and paneling, if necessary. Grasp the light socket and give it a quarter counterclockwise twist to remove.

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**Author:** ![americar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/americar/32/42_2.png) [@americar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/americar)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-a-brake-light-95-dodge-stratus/907/4 "2007-06-24T14:38:06Z")

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Edit,  
don’t even have to peal back the carpet there are cutouts in the carpet that the wing nuts stick out.