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Old 01-23-2015, 11:11 AM   #1
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Replacing headlight bulbs in under 5 minutes without removing the bumper

Okay, after reading about how people took an hour to change out their headlight bulbs, I've decided to create a tutorial.

The bigger issue that wasn't mentioned in other threads was that the boot seal was seized onto the headlight bulb with the devil's grip. Some said to use a screw driver to pry it loose but a screw driver can't be angled correctly in such a compact space. This tutorial will show how you can remove the headlight bulb with the boot cover seized onto it.

1. Pull the headlight connector by pushing on the left and right sides to release it.

2. Reach behind the boot cover and pull one side of the retaining clip towards you to release it.

3. Jam something small enough to fit between the opposite side of retaining clip and the headlight housing to release it.

4. Pull the retaining clip down and wiggle the headlight bulb out with the attached boot cover.

Now not everyone will have the boot cover seized onto the headlight bulb and if you're lucky enough for that to happen, the job would be much easier.

After having read how most people end up with bloody and bruised hands, hopefully this will help some of you who have larger hands. As you can see, there is no need to loosen the bumper cover and remove the headlights.

I'll attach an image of the retaining clip to show how it works.
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