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There should be a little side panel in the hatch, one on each side. They are small, it is very tight to get your hand inside to the back of the taillight. Then you twist and pull the bulb out.

 

I have a R57 and haven't done this before - the little guy eating popcorn is a way to post and say that you're here to sit back and watch and follow the thread. By posting, I automatically get emails of updates. It's handy when someone else has a question that you want to also hear the answer to.

 

My daughter had a 2005 -- so it may be a little different, the first time she had one changed middle of winter, I sent her to the dealer -- $110.00 and took them over 2 hours, they were a new dealer, so I'm thinking they really didn't know how. She later had another one burn out and I changed it. Lay the backseat down, crawl through the drivers door and laydown, open the access panel, can't remember the wrench size, but you can remove the 2 nuts holding the assembly, they were also held on by a clip once you can get it pulled back you can change the bulb, took about 20 minutes. Good Luck

 

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Typically, 1 or 2 screws and then the assembly comes off. Look for any screws directly behind the tail light. I don't know if this helps, but realOEM shows:

01LEFT REAR LIGHT, WHITE TURN INDICATOR
1
08/201063212757011$126.97

01RIGHT REAR LIGHT, WHITE TURN INDICATOR
1
08/201063212757012$126.97

02Bulb socketP21W3
08/201063212756177$6.60

03BULB YELLOW12V 21W3
08/201063217160791$5.58
04Bulb socket
2
08/201063212756178$8.78


For vehicles with
White direction indicator lights
S785A=Yes
05BULB SOCKET F YELLOW BULB
2
08/201063212756176$6.60

06Bulb silver12V 21W2
08/201063217160897$19.40
06Conversion kit, bulbs, silver
1
08/201063120420391
+core, ENDED
07Fillister head screw with collar
6
08/201063212755729$0.30

08Expanding nut
6
08/201063212756354$0.58

09Universal MPQ socket housing uncoded6 POL.2
08/201061136984758$3.12


only in conjunction with

--Socket contact ELO-Power 2,8x0,630,5-1,0 MM²?
08/201061138364832$0.35

--Socket contact ELO-Power 2,8x0,631,5-2,5 MM²2
08/201061138364834$0.35

--Socket contact ELO-Power 2,8x0,630,35-0,5 MM²2
08/201061138377162$0.35

10Bulb socket
2
08/201063212756179$30.57