Rear cargo light

[tehopp61]

I have a 2003 PT Cruiser, can someone please tell me how the rear cargo light works, is it suppose to come on when the tailgate is opened?, and/or the doors? If so how do you replace the bulb? I know you have to access it through the access panel, but how do you remove the bulb?

[sanatanadharma]

Remove the access panel and the jack/ tool bag, reach in through the opening and grasp the black plastic housing. Pull it directly downward. The black lamp housing and the lens will separate; likely the lens will fall (fly) off into the cargo area. The bulb pulls out of the housing.
To replace, observe how the lens tabs and housing align, hold the housing in place and press the lens back onto it (each on their respective sides of the trim panel).

[sunny8088]

What is the bulb size or specs ?

[Handy_Cruiser]

You are posting in a pretty old thread. But the cargo area bulb in a PT Cruiser is a #906.

[CREWZIN]

...and the panal cover is a neat place to hang and extinguisher from. Worth an extra point at car shows.