[AT] tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.

[Steve W.]

Stephen Offiler wrote:
> Funny we're talking about headlights.  Just last night my wife told me a 
> high beam bulb was out on her Subaru Forester.  Google told me it uses a 
> 9005 for the high beam (H11 low beam, for the record) so I picked one up 
> on the way home, and I had it changed out in a matter of seconds.  
> Trivially easy access from behind.  This on the driver side.  Passenger 
> side has one piece of intake plumbing to be moved, looks like 2 screws 
> and another minute and a half.
> 
> I haven't seen Cecil's comments come thru yet, but I do see others are 
> responding to him.  I'd say this comment is incorrect:  "This is the 
> problem of designing with Autocad and those other computer drafting 
> programs. The designer has no idea of the clearance in the finished 
> product."  Just the opposite.  Modern 3D CAD that is undoubtedly being 
> used in automotive design is rich with tools to examine clearances and 
> interferences in assemblies.
> 
> SO
> 

There are multiple vehicles on the market that have lighting modules 
that are a royal pain in the ass to change. They require major body 
panel removal to get the lights out for changing the bulbs alone. I tell 
owners of those designs to change out every replaceable bulb with new 
while it is apart because of the difficult access and that the 
replacement bulbs will very likely not match the one "good bulb" left in 
color or brightness due to aging.

I also do a LOT of headlight buffing due to UV damage.

-- 
Steve W.