Front left headlight out

[ezhacker1]

LMAO o come on. you dont need to take off the bumper. just take off all the black push pin things, then fry the bumper towards you to get to the 3 screws that hold the headlight assembly in place. then its easy peasy. All this in 5 min or less.

O this is the dreaded HB yaris too.

[Yaris Hilton]

Still a stupid way to design it. Also, the Toyota recommended way to change the O2 sensor involves removing the floorboards and working from above.

My old 1940 Ford still holds the record for the hardest car to work on by design that I've ever seen, though.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by ezhacker1

LMAO o come on. you dont need to take off the bumper. just take off all the black push pin things, then fry the bumper towards you to get to the 3 screws that hold the headlight assembly in place. then its easy peasy. All this in 5 min or less.

O this is the dreaded HB yaris too.

Makes me wanna scream.

Labour cost was $64... sharmota!

[devinlamothe]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

Makes me wanna scream.

Labour cost was $64... sharmota!

Ouch that seems like a ripoff. Considering ezhacker is right ... all you have to do is undo the bumper clips, unscrew the headlight and then remove the bulb ... maybe takes 10 mins per light.

I agree though, it was pretty lame from an ease of use point of view. They make you never want to change the bulbs lol.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by devinlamothe

Ouch that seems like a ripoff. Considering ezhacker is right ... all you have to do is undo the bumper clips, unscrew the headlight and then remove the bulb ... maybe takes 10 mins per light.

I agree though, it was pretty lame from an ease of use point of view. They make you never want to change the bulbs lol.

What annoys me is that yall are saying you DONT HAVE to remove the whole bloody bumper... so why the f*ck would they determine that they had to??

10 mins your way vs. almost an hour their way (w/ bumper removal)

WTF

Even more annoying is that I tried myself (and as well with the help of a more DIY-savvy friend) to do this, but could end up getting the clips off! Ugh (and we tried and tried for like 15-20 mins... those couple on each side were such little bitches to get at! ARG)

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

What annoys me is that yall are saying you DONT HAVE to remove the whole bloody bumper... so why the f*ck would they determine that they had to??

10 mins your way vs. almost an hour their way (w/ bumper removal)

WTF

Even more annoying is that I tried myself (and as well with the help of a more DIY-savvy friend) to do this, but could end up getting the clips off! Ugh (and we tried and tried for like 15-20 mins... those couple on each side were such little bitches to get at! ARG)

They follow the service manual procedure, which says to fully remove it. Theoretically flexing the bumper could cause it crack or whatever.

I pulled my bumper once to change the bulbs and a second time to install fogs. Fully removing the bumper only takes 5 to 10 minutes. when I changed my bulbs I was completely done in less than 30 minutes and that included taking a bunch of picture of my car with it off and checking out all the things I could see with it off.

They probably were done even quicker than that, but hit you with a minimum labor charge.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by CTScott

They follow the service manual procedure, which says to fully remove it.
...
They probably were done even quicker than that, but hit you with a minimum labor charge.

Agreed on both parts, unfort.