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So it is apparently a 3 hour fucking job to replace a headlamp bulb. Can this possibly be right? Just about makes me want to trade the fucking car in...
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I'm sorry, but thats fucking hilarious. Step one, remove front clip......an Audi engineer must have come over to GM.
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People said the same thing about my girlfriend's Mazda 3. I love the internet.
Until you look at the car and confirm you cannot pull the bulbs without removing the front bumper, I'm going to say that you can. My mom and girlfriend's cars are really tight, but if you move a couple plastic pieces out of the way you can reach in there, pull the tab, and get the bulb out.
Current:
- 1993 325is Black/Black 97 STX Christine
-2015 Ford Fiesta ST OW Ms Fiesty
Past:
-2002 Ford Ranger 4.0 XL 5MT AKA Goldy Locks
I ws going to do it saturday morning but didnt have time. If I get to it tonight, i will confirm/deny the statements from that other forum. It's really looking to be a bitch though, at first glance
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sounds like a justification for charging a rediculous multi-hour 'book rate'
It is confirmed..this is a pain in the dick job. I'm in progress right now, car is in the air, and one wheel is off.
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Changing the passenger side light on my girlfriend's RSX means removing the power steering pump resevoir. What a shitty design.
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JPolen01 Wrote:Changing the passenger side light on my girlfriend's RSX means removing the power steering pump resevoir. What a shitty design.
She shouldn't be driving in the first place, let alone enough to burn out a headlight. You need to send her back to the kitchen to make sammiches.
98' Dodge Durango 5.9L (My dd/Hunting truck)
84' Chevrolet MCSS (Project MCSS)
93' Eclipse GSX (wtf was I thinking)
05' Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife's car)
2004 Honda S2000
2001 F-150 4X4 6" lift on 37" tires
2007 GSX-R 600
2008 SX-R 800
1992 (slammed by PO) 240sx Coupe (SOLD)
1999 BMW POS ///M3(SOLD)
1998 Honda Civic EX beater (SOLD)
Jesus.
My grandma's Lexus ES3somethingorother had a headlight out when we were visiting for Christmas. Being the good grandson that I am, I figured I'd pop on down to Advance Auto and fix it right quick.
Yeah, no. The HID's (which, since she got the Baller Gold Luxo Package Edition, are on her car) have a replacement process similar to the Malibu. I said fuggit (when it's 90 degrees in December, motivation is lacking) and she took it to Le Dealership.
I miss the days of Miata-style bulb replacement. Four screws, remove light, replace.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 |
'97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i |
96 BMW 328i |
95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata |
13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i |
00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC |
11 Ford F-150 |
06 BMW M3 |
10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger |
'18 Ford F-150 |
'01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
Eh, not all new cars are bad. Stephanie's 2008 Corolla is a simple twist and release for all the bulbs w/ plenty of space to work with, and the Grand Prix's entire headlight assembly comes out with one bolt :dunno: However, my mom's 2004 Mazda 6 requires **very** nimble fingers and the removal of the radiator fill tank to replace both bulbs. The manual says to take it to a dealer and the service procedure says to remove the bumper, but it can be done with the lights in the car...
If anything I blame EPA regulations for things like this - all the panel gaps have to be close to non-existent to get those good MPGs.
Why do people just post what they are thinking? Without thinking.
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1990 Eagle Talon TSI AWD