We just got out of the car at a downtown parking lot when this really nice guy asked if we knew our brake light was burned out. I was happy this good Samaritan gave us the news instead of a police officer.
My next thought was, how much is this going to cost to get fixed? If you take it to a dealer, it'll cost you $100 just just to drive it in the shop. So, I looked on the internet and the one video I saw would have you taking half the car apart to get to a burned out lamp. Finally, I found another site that recommended I look in the manual. What a concept!
The manual was thick as phone book, but I found the directions for lamp replacement and sure enough it worked. At one point I was worried that I would never get it back together again, but it worked out and the new lamp shines brightly. And the cost of 2 replacement bulbs was under $6.
So I had the brilliant idea of making a video on how to change the brake lamp so that other people wouldn't be forced to read the manual, as I had been.
I don't pretend to be a car expert, but this is one instance where I was able to fix it myself and save $100 or more. Hope it works for you.
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