2015 kia optima tail light bulb replacement

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1. Getting Started - Prepare for the repair

2. Remove Bulb - Steps to remove a burnt out bulb

3. Helpful Hints - How to find replacement bulb type and other hints

What would you like your bulbs to do? See Clearer Upgrade To LED HID Style

Consider a premium bulb like the Silverstar Ultra with a specially designed filament, proprietary gas mixture and lamp coating for the best downroad lighting. Learn more about Silverstar Ultra.

Upgrade your fog lights to LED with a direct install option that will connect easily to your car’s existing bulb housing. Sylvania has an option with aviation grade aluminum body and a turbo cooled fan. Check out Sylvania LEDs.

Consider a bulb like the zXe with a proprietary Xenon gas mixture to match the white light of HID lights for the brightest headlight and added clarity. More information on zXe bulbs.

4. Replace Bulb - Procedures to replace the new bulb

5. More Info. - Additional information on changing tail lights

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2015 kia optima tail light bulb replacement
 
2015 kia optima tail light bulb replacement

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This video demonstrates how to change a burnt out taillight bulb on your 2013 Kia Optima. Some of the other bulbs in the tail light cluster such as the brake light or turn signal may also function as the tail light in your Optima. It is possible for the turn signal or brake light to work but the tailight part to be burnt out - replacing the bulb on your Optima will restore functionality to both. Since the tailights are on whenever your parking lights or headlights are on, they will burn out eventually. Burn out tail lights are a common reason for a police officer to pull you over, so we recommend changing all of the tail lights on your Optima whenever one is burnt out.

When changing the tailight bulb on your Optima, be careful not to touch the glass part of the new bulb as this will cause the tailight bulb to burn out quicker.

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Hans Angermeier is an ASE certified Maintenance and Light Repair Technician and has produced over 100,000 videos showing drivers how to fix things on their cars. He has broad expertise on basic repair procedures covering the majority of cars on the road. Over the past 10 years, Hans has been focused on building CarCareKiosk, which is visited by millions of drivers each month.

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1. Getting Started - Prepare for the repair

2. Remove Bulb - Steps to remove a burnt out brake light bulb

3. Helpful Hints - How to find replacement bulb type and other hints

What would you like your bulbs to do? See Clearer Upgrade To LED HID Style

Consider a premium bulb like the Silverstar Ultra with a specially designed filament, proprietary gas mixture and lamp coating for the best downroad lighting. Learn more about Silverstar Ultra.

Upgrade your fog lights to LED with a direct install option that will connect easily to your car’s existing bulb housing. Sylvania has an option with aviation grade aluminum body and a turbo cooled fan. Check out Sylvania LEDs.

Consider a bulb like the zXe with a proprietary Xenon gas mixture to match the white light of HID lights for the brightest headlight and added clarity. More information on zXe bulbs.

4. Replace Bulb - Procedures to replace the new bulb

5. More Info. - Additional information on changing brake lights

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2015 kia optima tail light bulb replacement
 
2015 kia optima tail light bulb replacement

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The brake lights on your 2013 Kia Optima illuminate when you hit the brake pedal and help prevent you from being rear ended by the cars behind you. Brake light bulbs grow dimmer over time and eventually burn out. This video shows you how to change the brake lights on your 2013 Kia Optima. When you replace the brake light bulb on your Optima, be careful not to touch the bulb directly with your fingers - the oil from your skin will cause the area that you touched to burn hotter than the rest of the bulb, which causes the bulb to burn out quicker.

If you are going to replace a bulb in your cluster, it is a good idea to replace all of them. Not only will the lights on your Optima be brighter, you decrease the likelihood you will need to change any of the bulbs again in the near future. A burnt out bulb in the taillight cluster of your Optima is an excuse for a police officer to pull you over. Check your bulbs frequently and change burnt bulbs promptly.

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2015 kia optima tail light bulb replacement

Hans Angermeier is an ASE certified Maintenance and Light Repair Technician and has produced over 100,000 videos showing drivers how to fix things on their cars. He has broad expertise on basic repair procedures covering the majority of cars on the road. Over the past 10 years, Hans has been focused on building CarCareKiosk, which is visited by millions of drivers each month.

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Which bulb on tail light is brake light?

It depends on the vehicle model. In many vehicles, the tail light and brake light share the same bulb called dual-filament bulb. Here, each filament is on a different circuit. The thin filament light lights up as a tail light, and the thicker filament, which emits a brighter light, is used for brake lights.

Where are the brake lights on a 2015 Kia Optima?

Step 1 Brake Light Open the trunk and locate the tail light compartment behind the rear wheel well. This guide will serve for both brake lights.

Can you replace a tail light bulb by yourself?

Fortunately, tail light bulb replacement isn't difficult and shouldn't take you more than 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Be aware that newer models may be a little more complicated than older ones, as there will be more wires to disconnect.