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 and suitably support 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.
- Lift up and pull out from the headlamp support bracket in order to remove the headlamp from the body.
- Place the headlamp, lens down, on a flat surface covered with a rag to protect the surface of the lens.
- Twist to release the wire connector/bulb socket from the headlamp.
- Remove the bulb from the socket.
Important: In order to minimize the nitrogen 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 bulb to the socket.
- Twist the wire connector/ bulb socket into the headlamp.
- Align the lower pins to the locating holes in the headlamp support bracket in order to install the headlamp to the body.
- Align the bracket to the studs in order to install the headlamp to the body.
- Install the wing nuts to the headlamp studs.
- Install the front park/turn signal/sidemarker lamp. Refer to Park/Turn Signal/Side Marker Lamp Replacement .
- Close the hood.
