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Anyone have a good write up for changing the headlamp bubs??

Old Nov 23, 2002 | 11:15 AM
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Anyone have a good write up for changing the headlamp bubs??

I looked at the instructions in the manual and they are vague at best. I screwed around with them in my garage last night for about 30 minutes before I just gave up! My main frustration is the rubber cap thing that you are supposed to squeese both sides of and then pull off. I put a lot of force on the thing until I was afraid I was going to break something.

And what about the driver's side? Do you have to take out the battery to make room to remove the bulb? I even tried to unbolt the headlamps from the car, but after removing the top 2 bolts is there something else that needs to be done? I pulled on the headlamps after removing the top 2 bolts and was again pulling on the headlamps and using a lot more force on them than I thought I should...very afraid of breaking something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Old Nov 23, 2002 | 11:43 AM
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Re: Anyone have a good write up for changing the headlamp bubs??

Originally posted by warrlocked
I looked at the instructions in the manual and they are vague at best. I screwed around with them in my garage last night for about 30 minutes before I just gave up! My main frustration is the rubber cap thing that you are supposed to squeese both sides of and then pull off. I put a lot of force on the thing until I was afraid I was going to break something.

And what about the driver's side? Do you have to take out the battery to make room to remove the bulb? I even tried to unbolt the headlamps from the car, but after removing the top 2 bolts is there something else that needs to be done? I pulled on the headlamps after removing the top 2 bolts and was again pulling on the headlamps and using a lot more force on them than I thought I should...very afraid of breaking something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Just made this real quick...hope it helps. You dont need to take out the battery or take off the headlight for the driver's side, but small hands are a big help. http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=228037&page=8
Old Nov 23, 2002 | 12:02 PM
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Re: Re: Anyone have a good write up for changing the headlamp bubs??

Originally posted by Y2KSESteve

Just made this real quick...hope it helps. You dont need to take out the battery or take off the headlight for the driver's side, but small hands are a big help. http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=228037&page=8
Can't thank you enough. What about the rubber boot thing on the thing that you squeese? Should you pull the rubber thing off and then squeese the connector off? This thing is really starting to get to me!!
Old Nov 23, 2002 | 12:07 PM
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Re: Re: Re: Anyone have a good write up for changing the headlamp bubs??

Originally posted by warrlocked


Can't thank you enough. What about the rubber boot thing on the thing that you squeese? Should you pull the rubber thing off and then squeese the connector off? This thing is really starting to get to me!!
Connector comes off first. Thats the only thing that you need to squeeze. The boot just pulls off with little effort. Just make sure you are squeezing the sides of the connector and pull to the back of the car.
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