The lighting system on a vehicle, while often overlooked, is probably the most important safety feature available. Lights allow you to see in the dark and allow others to see you coming. Sometimes though, traditional headlights are not enough. When it is foggy, snowing or raining, drivers often rely on fog lights for added illumination. The Nissan Frontier comes standard with fog lights. If you notice one of them has burned out, it is important to install a new one right away.
Prepare your Nissan Frontier for work. Park somewhere on a flat, level surface where you won't be disturbed for the 20 minutes this repair requires. Then engage the parking brake and turn the truck off. Let it sit until the engine has had the chance to cool down. This could take about 30 minutes or more.
Crawl under the front bumper to the spot directly behind the burned out fog light. Here you will find the fog light assembly. Depending on which model year Frontier you have, there may be an access panel. Pry this off with a flathead screwdriver.
Unplug the wiring harness by squeezing the plug's base and pulling it free of the fog light assembly.
Remove the mounting bolts holding the assembly to the Nissan's lower bumper. Slide the assembly out to access the bulb.
Remove the old bulb (lefty loosey) and discard it. Install the new bulb (righty tighty) and slide the assembly back into the Frontier. Then repeat the above steps in reverse to reassemble the fog light.
