It doesn't seem bright enough...

Do you check your headlights every time you drive at night? I know I don't. It's not something we think too much about because you don't have to change them as regularly as you put gas in your car.


Materials Needed:

• The correct bulb for your vehicle's make, model and year.
• Service manual for your vehicle's make, model and year.
• Any tools required, as indicated in the service manual.

When it comes to changing the headlight bulbs of vehicles there are different ways to do it. One way is for older cars and the other is for the newer cars.

Older Cars:

1. Remove the screws that connect the headlight frame to the bracket holding the headlight.
2. Disconnect the electrical connector in the back of the light by pulling the socket away from the headlight with your hand.
3. Remove the headlight bulb from the bracelet area and discard it.
4. Replace with the new headlight bulb, make sure that it is right side up.
5. Plug the wire socket into the new headlight bulb.
6. Replace the headlight into the frame.
7. Reattach the screws to hold the frame and bracket in place.
8. Do not adjust the setting screws for the direction the headlight shines.

Newer Cars:

 

Follow the directions in the service manual for the correct way to replace the bulb due to newer cars being more complex each car as its own specifications.

Photo by: Maria Avila