One of my taillight bulbs went out (and from the looks of it my taillights have been leaking water like a sieve), anyway I was looking and I can't figure out how the bulbs come out. I figured they just twisted clockwise or counterclockwise but they don't want to budge and I don't want to break off the bulb.
They're a push and twist, but over time they can get gunked up and a bit stuck. Try a little WD-40 down between the bulb and socket to loosen things up.
So you push them in and twist?
push in and turn counterclockwise. if it still won't budge then a small shot of wd40 at the base might help. be patient; if the bulb does break, get a pair of needle nose pliers, insert the tips into the remainder of the broken bulb, push in and turn counterclockwise. on the new bulb, a dab of dielectric grease will go a long way toward preventing the corrosion from being a problem again. oh yeah, run a bead of silicone along the top joint on the taillight as well. HTH
wow, fast typing chuck beat me to the punch, LOL
Ya sure you don't have 3157 bulbs? I know 88's have 'em but not sure about 87's. If you can't see the metal base, or if the bulb looks like it's got a plastic base you've got 3157 bulbs, and they just pull out.
My '86 has 1157: breaks and 1156: marker lights so ford must have switched to the blade style bulbs sometimes in the 1980's
I got 3157's (blade style) and that's definitely not what the car has. It's got the style that fit into a round socket. So I'm gonna have to return the 3157's and get the right ones.
The stupid book for light bulbs at advance only went back to '91...so I was guessing, as I was on my lunch break and didn't have time to pull the trunk apart.
Just smash the bulb and pop it out with needle nose pliers as stated, If water was leaking in there theyre not likely to come out without a fight