Removal Procedure
Caution: Halogen bulbs contain gas under pressure. Handling a bulb improperly
could cause it to shatter into flying glass fragments. To help avoid personal
injury:
• Turn off the lamp switch and allow the bulb to cool before changing
the bulb. • Leave the lamp switch OFF until the bulb change is complete. • Always wear eye protection when changing a halogen bulb. • Handle the bulb only by its base. Avoid touching the glass. • Keep dirt and moisture off the bulb. • Properly dispose of the used bulb. • Keep halogen bulbs out of the reach of children.
- Open the hood.
- Remove the front park/turn signal/sidemarker lamp. Refer to Park/Turn Signal/Side Marker Lamp Replacement .
- Remove the wing nuts from the headlamp studs.
- Remove the headlamp from the support panel by lifting up and pulling forward.
- Disconnect the electrical connector from the headlamp bulb/socket.
- Place the headlamp, lens down, on a flat surface covered with a rag to protect the surface of the lens.
- Remove the headlamp bulb/socket from the headlamp by rotating counterclockwise.
Important: In order to minimize the nitrogen from escaping from within the headlamp, the headlamp must be placed on a flat surface, lens down, when removing the bulb. The amount of time spent on removing the bulb from the headlamp must be kept to a minimum. If the headlamp is to be stored while repairs are being completed on the vehicle, the bulb must remain in the headlamp.
Installation Procedure
- Install the headlamp bulb/socket to the headlamp by rotating clockwise.
- Connect the electrical connector to the headlamp bulb/socket.
- Align the lower pins to the locating holes in the headlamp support bracket.
- Align the bracket to the studs in order to install the headlamp to the body.
- Install the wing nuts to the headlamp studs and hand tighten..
- Install the front park/turn signal/sidemarker lamp. Refer to Park/Turn Signal/Side Marker Lamp Replacement .
- Close the hood.
