Replacing your headlight bulbs
This procedure covers most halogen headlight systems with bulbs loaded into the back of the lens. If your car has sealed beam headlights, this won’t help.
Locate the Bulb Holder
With the hood propped safely open, look around to the back of the headlight and locate the bulb holder. It will have three wires coming out of a plug that is shaped like a trapezoid.
Remove the Wiring Harness
The three wires are attached to a plug that is at the base of the headlight itself. This plug will be held in by a plastic catch, a metal clip, or in some cases a screw cap.
For a plastic catch, you’ll see a little lever sticking up at the top of the plug. Press this down with your thumb while you pull firmy but gently on the plug. It should slide off.
For a metal clip, just pull up and away and it will come off in your hand. Try not to drop it, when these things hit the pavement the clips are like stick-bugs in the woods, hard to see.
For a screw cap, simply unscrew it by turning it counter-clockwise (the old righty-tighty/lefty loosey might get confusing since you are doing the reacharound.)
Remove the Old Bulb
With the wiring out of the way, you should be able to pull the bulb out by holding onto the base (the thing that the plug was in). In some cases, you may have to rotate the bulb slightly for it to release, but this is rare these days.
Put the New Bulb in Place
Before you take the new bulb out of the packaging, grab a tissue or a clean rag. If the oils on your skin get on the glass bulb, it can burn out prematurely, in some cases the same day. If you must touch the glass, do so with the tissue. You shouldn’t have to.
Holding the bulb’s plug end, stick it into the back of the headlight. Be sure to visually confirm that it’s all the way in. You can tell because it will be lined up evenly and none of the bulb’s rubber gasket will be showing.
Plug the wiring back in and re-secure the bulb. Test it now. If you see a white bulb come on now it’ll be a lot better than seeing your favorite blue-and-red bulbs in the rear view mirror later. You’re finished!
To some people, saving money comes naturally. Perhaps they had to grow up in a frugal household, and their parents’ habits just passed on to them. For others, we have no idea where to start. Well, this series is meant for everyone.
Some of the article in this series came from others and I might actually contest the idea. Others came from yours truly. Take a look through all of them and see what you can do in your own life to save a little dough. Go ahead, give it a shot!
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Replacing your headlight bulbs
This procedure covers most halogen headlight systems with bulbs loaded into the back of the lens. If your car has sealed beam headlights, this won’t help.
Locate the Bulb Holder
With the hood propped …
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Replacing your headlight bulbs
This procedure covers most halogen headlight systems with bulbs loaded into the back of the lens. If your car has sealed beam headlights, this won’t help.
Locate the Bulb Holder
With the hood propped …
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