2000 Dakota Underhood Light Fix

From : gfdisp1

Q: just purchased 2000 dakota. i looked in the owners manual to check how to change bulb 561 in the underhood light with no hints found. i found removing the wire easy but does the box come apart to replace a bulb or does the whole assembly need to be replaced and is the box clipped to the hood or glued i started to man handle the light box and dont want to break anything just yet. i know real easy but frustrating. .

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From : gfdisp1

on apr 5 611 pm beryl terra...@coolmail.com wrote gfdisp1 wrote just purchased 2000 dakota. i looked in the owners manual to check how to change bulb 561 in the underhood light with no hints found. i found removing the wire easy but does the box come apart to replace a bulb or does the whole assembly need to be replaced and is the box clipped to the hood or glued i started to man handle the light box and dont want to break anything just yet. i know real easy but frustrating. a box about 2 x 3 completely covered by a semi-transparent lens i bought a used 2001 ram with a broken underhood bulb and i oops broke mine open. then i was able to see how i should have opened it. there were releasable tabs at one side of the cover and breakoffable tabs at the other side and thats all i remember about that. once the cover was off i was glad that i didnt rip the whole box off of the sheetmetal because theres a big lag screw fastening it. check back tomorrow. ill open mine again and post a picture. -- in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni that would be great... thank you .

From : geekboy

just purchased 2000 dakota. i looked in the owners manual to check how to change bulb 561 in the underhood light with no hints found. i found removing the wire easy but does the box come apart to replace a bulb or does the whole assembly need to be replaced and is the box clipped to the hood or glued i started to man handle the light box and dont want to break anything just yet. i know real easy but frustrating. should just be able to pull it straight out. may need a small flat tipped screw driver to get it up a little. .

From : beryl

gfdisp1 wrote on apr 5 611 pm beryl terra...@coolmail.com wrote gfdisp1 wrote just purchased 2000 dakota. i looked in the owners manual to check how to change bulb 561 in the underhood light with no hints found. i found removing the wire easy but does the box come apart to replace a bulb or does the whole assembly need to be replaced and is the box clipped to the hood or glued i started to man handle the light box and dont want to break anything just yet. i know real easy but frustrating. a box about 2 x 3 completely covered by a semi-transparent lens i bought a used 2001 ram with a broken underhood bulb and i oops broke mine open. then i was able to see how i should have opened it. there were releasable tabs at one side of the cover and breakoffable tabs at the other side and thats all i remember about that. once the cover was off i was glad that i didnt rip the whole box off of the sheetmetal because theres a big lag screw fastening it. check back tomorrow. ill open mine again and post a picture. -- in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni that would be great... thank you almost like i remembered! but different. http//i14.tinypic.com/2ahe3jm.jpg box with lens removed. no more bulb. the single mounting screw is in center behind leds. bullet-looking thing is a tilt switch. http//i14.tinypic.com/346xph3.jpg lens has the same barbed prongs at all four corners. try releasing them with a thin blade as you work the lens off. -- in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni .

From : beryl

gfdisp1 wrote just purchased 2000 dakota. i looked in the owners manual to check how to change bulb 561 in the underhood light with no hints found. i found removing the wire easy but does the box come apart to replace a bulb or does the whole assembly need to be replaced and is the box clipped to the hood or glued i started to man handle the light box and dont want to break anything just yet. i know real easy but frustrating. a box about 2 x 3 completely covered by a semi-transparent lens i bought a used 2001 ram with a broken underhood bulb and i oops broke mine open. then i was able to see how i should have opened it. there were releasable tabs at one side of the cover and breakoffable tabs at the other side and thats all i remember about that. once the cover was off i was glad that i didnt rip the whole box off of the sheetmetal because theres a big lag screw fastening it. check back tomorrow. ill open mine again and post a picture. -- in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni .

From : gfdisp1

on apr 6 503 pm beryl terra...@coolmail.com wrote gfdisp1 wrote on apr 5 611 pm beryl terra...@coolmail.com wrote gfdisp1 wrote just purchased 2000 dakota. i looked in the owners manual to check how to change bulb 561 in the underhood light with no hints found. i found removing the wire easy but does the box come apart to replace a bulb or does the whole assembly need to be replaced and is the box clipped to the hood or glued i started to man handle the light box and dont want to break anything just yet. i know real easy but frustrating. a box about 2 x 3 completely covered by a semi-transparent lens i bought a used 2001 ram with a broken underhood bulb and i oops broke mine open. then i was able to see how i should have opened it. there were releasable tabs at one side of the cover and breakoffable tabs at the other side and thats all i remember about that. once the cover was off i was glad that i didnt rip the whole box off of the sheetmetal because theres a big lag screw fastening it. check back tomorrow. ill open mine again and post a picture. -- in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni that would be great... thank you almost like i remembered! but different. http//i14.tinypic.com/2ahe3jm.jpg box with lens removed. no more bulb. the single mounting screw is in center behind leds. bullet-looking thing is a tilt switch. http//i14.tinypic.com/346xph3.jpg lens has the same barbed prongs at all four corners. try releasing them with a thin blade as you work the lens off. -- in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - thanks again beryl. ric h .