I have a 2004, but I believe I have the answer. I swapped out all my lights to LED and noticed mine was about to blink itself and my brain to oblivion, so I replaced it. Here's what I did without removing a bunch of stuff.
Tools needed:
1. Patience
2. Kind of strong wrist
3. Little light
4. (OPTIONAL) Those long needle nose pliers with the 45 degree angle at the end.
After browsing around and not finding any lazy-man's answers, I was prepared with all the needed tools to remove the dash panels. It turns out you don't really need to do all that.
Open the driver's door all the way. There is a small curved panel with a hand grip. Grip it and pull towards the driver's seat. You may need some force and it's pretty rugged. I've ripped it off a few times for other reasons and it's never been broke. Now I just grab and rip it out without hesitation.
Behind this panel, you will see:
Where you see "MILED" is where the flasher is located. On my car, this was blue and larger than the 2 black relays next to it.
The O.E.M. # on mine is F65B-13350-AA. I guess there's others very close to it and compatible.
Stick your head down in there and look up with your light and you will see the fusebox and not the flasher. If you look through that panel you took off, you should be able to clearly see your light unobstructed from the outside. You can even monkey wrap your arm up in there and take this picture yourself holding it. Just get a half decent grip on the top and pull up while wiggling it a little. This might take a minute, but don't strain yourself and be patient so you don't cause any future problems. My fusebox never even budged. It's more than capable of handling this.
Once free, just look in and see which pin is where. You might only be able to see 1 pin, but on mine it was the only one going straight above the 2 parallel to each other. This pin was facing the steering wheel column. It slid right in like a glove and works beautifully.
OPTIONAL: If you don't/can't crawl around like that, you can always use those angled headed longer needle nose pliers and just pry it out. There are no screws, clips, or brackets holding it in place.
Final step: Watch the door insulation when putting that panel piece back in. Tuck the panel under it.
Edit: Flasher I bought was for LED or normal lamps. My rear is still normal bulb. Front is not. They blink fine. The flasher's make and model is " TMILED #EL98-EP27 " It is not noisier than the OEM, but the sound is different.