Nissan Altima Door Courtesy
Step Light Bulb Replacement Guide
How to change a burnt out courtesy step
light bulb in the passenger door panels of a 2013, 2014 & 2015 Nissan Altima.
By Paul B. Michaels Author & Photographer Auto Mechanic Since 1989 |
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 2014 Altima Step Light |
 Gently Pry Out Lens Cover |
 Remove Light Housing |
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automotive maintenance tutorial was specifically written to assist
owners of the fifth generation (2013, 2014, 2015 and possibly also
the updated 2016 model year) Nissan Altima sedan in changing a burnt
out courtesy step light bulb in the housing at the bottom of the
plastic interior passenger door panels. Owners of other Nissan or Infiniti vehicles such as the Versa, Maxima, Juke, Rogue, Murano, Xterra, Pathfinder, Sentra, Cube, Armada, Leaf, Quest, Frontier, 370Z, GT-R, Titan, G25, G37, M35 and M37 may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful. A replacement bulb is a miniature wedge base bulb such as the # 168, W5W, 2825, 194, 158 or a compatible LED unit. The only tool needed to replace the bulb is a small flat head screwdriver or a plastic pry bar tool used to pry out the light housing. |
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 Press Release Tab |
 Remove Power Plug |
 Carefully Push Out Old Bulb |
| Insert the blade of
your small flathead screwdriver in between the rear edge of the courtesy
step light bulb housing and the interior door panel. Gently pry out the housing and remove it from the door panel. Press the release tab on the white plastic electrical connector before sliding the plug straight out of its socket. Carefully pull the old bulb out of the socket. If the old bulb is still hot, you can use the flathead screwdriver to gently push the old bulb out of the socket from the bottom edge. |
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 Old Bulb Removed |
 Old Miniature Wedge Base |
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 Push In New # 194 Bulb |
 Push On Power Plug |
 Re-Insert Wires |
| Push a new #
168 (or 194, W5W,
2825 or an
LED) miniature wedge base bulb straight in to the socket. Push the electrical connector back in to its socket. If the new bulb is working properly, it should light up immediately. First, re-insert the wires in to the opening at the bottom of the interior door panel. |
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 Pop In Light Housing |
 Light Housing Replaced |
 New Step Light Installed |
| Gently snap in the
light housing. For more, check out my
other
2013-2015 Nissan Altima DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides. |
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