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Old Mar 7, 2026 | 02:49 PM
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I can't seem to get to the headlight bulbs on my 99 Ram Van without tearing things apart. I finally pulled the battery and battery tray out to access the driver's side headlight bulb, but the passenger side has a bunch of A/C piping in the way.

Is there a trick to this? Even if I had child-size hands, I don't think I could get to the passenger side headlight bulb. Help?


 
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Old Mar 7, 2026 | 09:29 PM
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Can you pull the lamp assembly from the front, change the bulb, then reinstall??
 
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Old Mar 8, 2026 | 12:26 AM
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Couldn't figure out how to pull the assembly without screwing up the aiming. I ended up removing the turn signal and the small body panel under the headlight to access the bulb.

It worked, but I found the whole thing ridiculous. I'm of the opinion that you ought to be able to change your headlight bulbs in a Walmart parking lot with no tools. Guess that's not the case here.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2026 | 07:50 AM
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There are two releases per side. You have to push them back slightly then pull them up and then the whole assembly will pull forward. I circled one of them in your picture.


 

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