Changing out my headlight bulbs

[L31_06]

I'm referring to the OP. I assume he has OE HID's. And he doesn't want to invest into OE Philips bulbs. That's fine. If the kit he gets prematurely fails, he should know better next time. If it works out, more power to him.

They are $100/per for a reason.

[andrewcu]

Originally Posted by L31_06

There's an old saying, "you get what you pay for..."

Im definitely a true believer in that saying, when applied properly. But honestly, i see no reason why a bulb ... a piece of glass that illuminates ..... should be $100. If these bulbs do sh*t the bed quick then investing in a good set of bulbs is something i will be doing, but i feel that they will last me

[andrewcu]

well i had a failed attempt at replacing the bulbs today. Got the driver side one in seeing how its the easier of the two, then got to the passenger side one and couldnt even get past the dust cap. now i see why ive seen so many people on here say they broke theirs. Im not taking the chance of breaking mine so i left it alone for now and next day i dont work im going to take the bumper off and replace it that way. It sucks cause thats the one that went out so now im stuck another week with only one headlight lol

[andrewcu]

and yet another failed attempt. one of the bolts that holds the bumper in place was stripped and couldnt get the screwdriver or the socket to get it off. then the clips on the bottom wouldnt come off!! Im going to a nissan dealer this weekend to get the oil pressure sensor replaced so im just gonna have them put the new headlights in cause im getting way too frustrated with it

[StanzaDescendant]

Good luck with that. Most dealers will not because you are technically bringing an outside part in.

[andrewcu]

yea im afraid of that, theres no harm in trying though

[andrewcu]

so instead of waiting to go to the dealership saturday i went to the Monro shop i usually go to and was gonna have them switch it out for me. They get my car in and i walk in the garage and start helping him and we get it done pretty quick. I go to pay the labor or whatever and he tells me to throw the dude a 20 and call it even, i go to give the mechanic the 20 and he said he wasnt worried about. Moral is i got help changing it out for free lol

[DLS]

What's even nicer with that is you have now seen and done it. The next time will be much easier ... that education alone was worth the $20.

[BC2046]

Answer for "andrewcu" (First post on this thread)

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