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Old Apr 14, 2024 | 03:18 PM
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Default SRT Headllight Bulb Change

The passenger low beam headlight bulb died last fall just when the car was put away, I assumed that I would have time to fix it before spring - wrong assumption.
Removing the coolant tank would not help so I remove the rubber cap and pulled the plug using a small hemostat I use for hook removal when fly fishing, it fit nicely in the gap between the insulation of the two terminals. Needle nose pliers slipped to easily. The bulb went into place easily, reassembled and job done.

While doing one bulb I thought I would change the other, this was not going to be as easy, the air pump and fan controller were in the way and would present a major problem. The car must have been assembled around the drivers side headlight unit. So the headlight unit is coming out, This operation has been described as both easy and tricky, we will find out and I'll continue when this is done and add some photos as well. I sealed the fog light access doors with black Gorilla tape to stop them falling open again, we'll see how strong they are on there.

I am changing both low beam bulbs as both blew within two weeks of one another on my old NA. In Canada we have daytime running lights so the low beams are on all the time the car is running.

I intend to change the high beams while I am in there, I changed them once before without removing the headlight units. I may not bother though as I am getting lazier by the day.

I am using Philips Night Guide Platinum NGPB1 bulbs on the low beams and Bosch bulbs for the high beams, I used Sylvania bulbs previously.
 
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