Headlight Bulb Accessability?
BULB - HEADLAMP
CAUTION: Do not contaminate the bulb glass by touching it with your fingers or by allowing it to contact other oily surfaces. Shortened bulb life will result.
Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the front lamp unit (1) from the front fender.
Firmly grasp the headlamp bulb socket (2) on the back of the front lamp unit housing and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
Pull the socket and bulb straight out from the keyed opening in the housing.
Pull the base of the bulb straight out of the socket.
I will show information how to remove the headlamp unit too.
CAUTION: Do not contaminate the bulb glass by touching it with your fingers or by allowing it to contact other oily surfaces. Shortened bulb life will result.
Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the front lamp unit (1) from the front fender.
Firmly grasp the headlamp bulb socket (2) on the back of the front lamp unit housing and rotate it counterclockwise about 30 degrees to unlock it.
Pull the socket and bulb straight out from the keyed opening in the housing.
Pull the base of the bulb straight out of the socket.
I will show information how to remove the headlamp unit too.
LAMP
Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the access panel from the access opening in the front of the front fender liner. To remove the panel:
Pull the lower edge of the panel rearward until it disengages from the lower edge of the hole.
Slide the panel upward to its travel limit using the recessed pull cup for leverage.
Slide the panel downward far enough to disengage it from the upper edge of the hole.
Reach through the fender liner access opening to remove the nut that secures the stud on the back of the front lamp unit to the upper reinforcement of the fender.
From the front of the vehicle, remove the two screws that secure the lower edge of the lamp to the lower reinforcement of the fender.
Grasp the lamp firmly and pull straight forward to disengage the ball stud on the back of the lamp from the plastic grommet in the upper fender reinforcement.
Pull the lamp away from the front fender far enough to access and disconnect three wire harness connections from the following bulb sockets on the back of the lamp:
headlamp bulb socket
front park/turn signal bulb socket
front side marker bulb socket
Remove the front lamp unit from the fender.
Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
Remove the access panel from the access opening in the front of the front fender liner. To remove the panel:
Pull the lower edge of the panel rearward until it disengages from the lower edge of the hole.
Slide the panel upward to its travel limit using the recessed pull cup for leverage.
Slide the panel downward far enough to disengage it from the upper edge of the hole.
Reach through the fender liner access opening to remove the nut that secures the stud on the back of the front lamp unit to the upper reinforcement of the fender.
From the front of the vehicle, remove the two screws that secure the lower edge of the lamp to the lower reinforcement of the fender.
Grasp the lamp firmly and pull straight forward to disengage the ball stud on the back of the lamp from the plastic grommet in the upper fender reinforcement.
Pull the lamp away from the front fender far enough to access and disconnect three wire harness connections from the following bulb sockets on the back of the lamp:
headlamp bulb socket
front park/turn signal bulb socket
front side marker bulb socket
Remove the front lamp unit from the fender.
vaffanculo
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
THere is an access door in the wheel well that is a pain to access the headlight, but I think it can be done without the access door. There was an earlier thread about the headlamp change if you tyoe it into the search,
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