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05-27-15, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by roadfrog

Exactly. One day I'll get around to doing that. LED's "look" nice but do not provide the projection required....at least not those you can buy on Ebay, etc. New cars are coming out with LED headlamps etc, but they are a different animal from what you can buy online, especially when retrofitting to an older vehicle with a different system.

+1...usually the cheaper LED items will not have a lumens rating stated, so it's hard to estimate how they compare in terms of projection capability and to traditional halogen and HID. I noticed the PIAA led bulbs mentioned later in this thread do disclose a lumens rating. Of course the proof is how they look and perform in real life

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07-05-15, 05:49 PM

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I swapped the bulbs out on the other car, and discovered a shortcut - only requiring a flat-blade screwdriver to change the bulbs.
1. Turn the flat head screw plastic rivets 1/4 turn either way to make them loose, then use the screwdriver to pry under the side of the rivet head to get it loose. Then pull it right out (2x).
2. Use the screwdriver to pry the inner liner out from behind the fascia lip so that it is in front of it (actually on the tire side of the fascia lip). Also pop the liner loose from the 2 rivet locations by gently prying the lip out slightly.
3. Get a finger between the liner and lip about midway between the rivet locations and pull towards the tire. Presto, you have access to the bulb!