[AT] tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.

[bloomis at charter.net]

I kept my 13 Jetta TDi. And the $6300. @ 4 years old. Lost 1.5 MPG. Talk about a PITA to re-lamp. Doing 80% night driving, the H7 bulbs last, well not so long. Replacing headlights are like replacing a piston through the muffler. I finally put LEDs in and no burn outs since, and better vision. The lens on one of the fog lamps is cracked from a stone most likely. I YouTubed how to replace the bulb? Remove the entire front clip. Bumper, grill, etc. as a unit. Well as long as they work, I’ll live with the crack! ☹. Funny, my 2000 Ranger has never lost a headlight. Not even cloudy. 254,000 miles. Nor the wife’s 06 Subaru. But she only has 65,000 miles on the clock. 😐

 

Bradford

 

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No argument Steve!  I was quite surprised how easy the bulb change went on the Subie.  My daily driver, not so much.  I have a "low end"  2014 BMW X1, no HID headlights, no sport wheel package, no nav, no leather, etc etc.  (Not to mention VW gave me a pile of cash to give them back my TDI, so I turned around and handed it to those other Germans).  I wasn't real happy with the headlights (maybe just my advancing age, or maybe they didn't sweat the details) so I installed high-output bulbs.  I had to use a mirror, a bent coathanger, and a couple choice words to complete the task.  I'm sure the typical clientele brings it to the dealer and shrugs at the bill.  The high-output bulbs have shorter life so I get to do it all again in a couple years.  I must say they did the trick, though.

 

SO

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