how to change headlight bulbs?

[BluYrs]

I've had my bulbs changed at the dealer's after changing a pair by myself. The resulting cuts and bruises on my hands did not justify the $10 savings.

Just hoping I won't have to change a lightbulb in the cold dark wintertime on a freeway.

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by BluYrs

I've had my bulbs changed at the dealer's after changing a pair by myself. The resulting cuts and bruises on my hands did not justify the $10 savings.

Just hoping I won't have to change a lightbulb in the cold dark wintertime on a freeway.

True. I guess if its only a 5-10 min job, the labour to change the bulbs ends up being pennies eh?

[Jem_hadar]

Originally Posted by Jem_hadar

True. I guess if its only a 5-10 min job, the labour to change the bulbs ends up being pennies eh?

LOL. Not expensive, but not pennies either.

Asked the service guy abt the charge for putting in the lights... i told me it'd be about $32 + tax.

Told him id just do it myself; besides, I think itll be good for me to do it myself, esp something thats not that complicated, like changing a headlamp. (It'll be the very first DIY thing ill have done to my car.)



Sidenote: LOL at Rob's (the service guy) expression of concern when he warmed me against using aftermarket bulbs, bc if they were ones that run hotter (as he implied they'd likely be, w/o really saying so specifically), they could overheat and cause something (forget the expect piece/part he mentioned) to melt... yada yada...

To me it just came off as a speach to worry me abt my not using the Toyota OEM ones which they sell (at a crazy price too!), and using better non-OEM ones, such at the GE Nighthawks I purchased at cdn tire.

I looked up the MSRP of the stock (inferior) bulbs.... $41 US! Jesus!!!

The night hawks were only $25 CDN. Wow... that means you'd pay almost double to get crappier bulbs!