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3rd brake light out--just change bulb???

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#1 ·
I just noticed that the red 3rd brake light is out above the cab. The two clear lights still come on when the door is open, but the red brake light does not come on when the brake pedal is pushed. The tail light brake lights work.

Do I just take out the 4 screws and pop off the cover to change the bulb??
 
#4 ·
I took off the lens and pulled the bulb out and put back in and now it works. I figure there was corrosion in the socket that was scraped off when the bulb was taken out/put in. The gasket seems fine.

BUT--there are clips that I pushed in thinking thats how the whole unit comes out. Now I cant get the clips to pop back out. KRAP. I put the lens back on with the 4 screws and everything seems tight, but I dont know if something is loose because of the clips.
 
#6 ·
UPDATE: The problem was the metal contacts that hold the bulb in were loose, so I took tweezers and pinched them closer and now the bulb fits tight and is on