We recently purchased a new (to us) family car and I’ve been addressing some of the neglected maintenance items. The low beam headlights were extremely dim, yet the high beams were very bright. Incandescent bulbs become dimmer over time. I purchased some which were recommended by the forum for my specific vehicle for only $15 on the rain forest site. They are quite a bit brighter now and I feel much safer driving at night.
Changing lights on 99 percent of cars: twist it pull it push it turn it
Changing lights on a VW: dismantles the entire front end to gain access
Assume the service position
Learned this the hard way. I was visiting my parents years ago and my mom’s jetta had a headlight out. I offered to fix it and grabbed a bulb from the auto parts store down the street.
Two hours of searching online/youtube later the bulb was finally replaced.
On my car you have to access them via the wheel case, rotate the wheel to the left or right to access the left or right front lights, then stick your arm all the way in there and change the light blindly because you can’t see shit from this angle.
This is becoming the norm and I hate it. I do a lot of basic services for my friends and half of them are in through the wheel well or worse behind the battery.
Don’t forget to verify they’re leveled
Please, please, please aim these suckers per your vehicle’s documentation. Be the person who isn’t blinding everyone 🙏
Nice
I replaced mine and showed my teenage daughter how to do it last weekend.
