Instruction for Factory HID Bulb Replacement
04-26-12, 12:05 PM
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Be careful when buying "Philips HID bulbs" online. There are man fakes being sold online (very good replicas). Here are some differences to look for:
09-06-12, 02:16 PM
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Thanks. It's the left side
I've gotten it out but no way is there room for me to get it back without breakage. Need to figure out what I can get out of the way to fit my hand in.....
I've gotten it out but no way is there room for me to get it back without breakage. Need to figure out what I can get out of the way to fit my hand in.....
03-01-13, 07:18 PM
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Bumping an old thread as I just did this today, it's been 14years on the same bulbs and 120k miles, and I figure it's time to replace them.
They do seem brighter than my aged but still functioning bulbs, but it's really hard to remember how the old lights looked, and I'm not going back to do a side-by-side comparo.
The old bulbs had a bit of darkening on the insulator tube, as well as very slightly ashy glass after 120k miles.
For those interested, a couple tips
1) The metal housing is held on somewhat firmly with springlike clips of metal at the sky(towards hood) and floor (towards earth). It is easier to try to pull at the "box" at an angle Pull directly towards the sky, rather than trying to pull towards the rear of the car. This will lever the box off at the bottom and then you are good to go.
Getting it on, similarly, get 1 spring in and lined up, then try to lever the other clip back on. I think this annoyance matches up with getting the cabin air filter cover back on.
2) First time after completion, my adjustment on the passenger side light was way high. Checked out the bubble levels and things were matched right. End of story passengerside wasn't seated all the way and had to redo passenger side.
So pro-tip: after hooking on the springs and/or reconnecting the power connector, give it a good jiggle to make sure the springs take effect and the bulb is fully seated.
As far as buying, I did go with ebay for philips d2r 85126 from some guy who also guaranteed genuine Philips bulbs and had similar words of warning about other cheaper sellers and lots of pics comparing real vs. fake. $65 for pair of bulbs.
They do seem brighter than my aged but still functioning bulbs, but it's really hard to remember how the old lights looked, and I'm not going back to do a side-by-side comparo.
The old bulbs had a bit of darkening on the insulator tube, as well as very slightly ashy glass after 120k miles.
For those interested, a couple tips
1) The metal housing is held on somewhat firmly with springlike clips of metal at the sky(towards hood) and floor (towards earth). It is easier to try to pull at the "box" at an angle Pull directly towards the sky, rather than trying to pull towards the rear of the car. This will lever the box off at the bottom and then you are good to go.
Getting it on, similarly, get 1 spring in and lined up, then try to lever the other clip back on. I think this annoyance matches up with getting the cabin air filter cover back on.
2) First time after completion, my adjustment on the passenger side light was way high. Checked out the bubble levels and things were matched right. End of story passengerside wasn't seated all the way and had to redo passenger side.
So pro-tip: after hooking on the springs and/or reconnecting the power connector, give it a good jiggle to make sure the springs take effect and the bulb is fully seated.
As far as buying, I did go with ebay for philips d2r 85126 from some guy who also guaranteed genuine Philips bulbs and had similar words of warning about other cheaper sellers and lots of pics comparing real vs. fake. $65 for pair of bulbs.
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07-12-13, 01:36 PM
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I dont have small hands, the RHS I cant see well.
What may help is knowing the external bar on the bulb is down when you place bulb in headlight !!!
Once i figured out the top needed a bulb notch and rotated it went in !!
What may help is knowing the external bar on the bulb is down when you place bulb in headlight !!!
Once i figured out the top needed a bulb notch and rotated it went in !!
09-19-13, 03:46 PM
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Thanks guys I bought a 2DR from Canadian Tire for $99 and using these instructions installed it in about 20 mins.
Hardest part was getting the wires off they are stuck a bit.
The rest was easy, you can see pretty good if u lie your head flat and back from the light in the engine and shine a small flashlight in there on a sunny day. I could see all the pins and flaps and with the instructions it was not hard to pop things in and out. Excellent instructions thanks again.
Hardest part was getting the wires off they are stuck a bit.
The rest was easy, you can see pretty good if u lie your head flat and back from the light in the engine and shine a small flashlight in there on a sunny day. I could see all the pins and flaps and with the instructions it was not hard to pop things in and out. Excellent instructions thanks again.
09-23-13, 03:35 PM
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11-25-13, 01:56 AM
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Yes it has 2 clips which hold it in place, one on top and one on bottom.
The Cap slips under them. So you can't yank it off, it has to be wiggeled out from under
1 of the 2 clips which pops it free so the other one comes off easy. Your Cap may be sticky and stuck a bit, just keep at it and dont apply tons of pressure and bust anything lol.