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<DIV>My truck is an ‘04 Silverado. Changing the bulbs is easy. You
pull a pin then the whole light assembly lifts/wiggles out to where you can
reach the back side. I found it hard to believe they made THAT BIG of a
step backwards in the redesign. So I looked at a couple youtube videos on
how to change a bulb in a 2011 Silverado. If you google it, you can find
plenty of them. Nobody needed a 4-post lift to do it. Here is one of
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<DIV>The grille is held with some screws a the top and few spring clips at the
bottom (reached behind the grille from the top). The headlamp assembly is
then held by 3 bolts, 2 on top and one you reach through the wheel well after
pulling the inner fender back.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you are just changing the bulbs, not replacing the assembly, none of
that is required. You just reach the bulbs from the back. The
passenger side requires removing the air cleaner. The driver side may
require removing the battery. The video didn’t say to remove it, but
showed it removed. (maybe to be able to get pictures?).</DIV>
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<DIV>One video had a truck with a grille guard that drew no comments in the
video. Maybe an added aftermarket cow catcher or bulldozer blade would add
complications. If so, it is hardly the truck’s fault.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sometimes a task is just difficult because the person doing it makes it
difficult.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim Becker</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=soffiler@gmail.com>Stephen
Offiler</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 16, 2020 4:14 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=at@lists.antique-tractor.com>Antique Tractor Email
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AT] tractor hauler a pain to install
headlights.</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Mostly it's because they design for minimum component cost plus
minimum assembly labor cost, period. That's what management tells them to
do, whether or not they grew up with greasy fingernails and rebuild engines on
weekends, or if they live in their parents' basement and play video games the
other 16 hours of the day.
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 11:38 PM Cecil Bearden
<<A>crbearden@copper.net</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P>There is less than a 1/4 in between the bumper and the grill. If
there was another 1/4in, I could slip a 1/4in universal socket with a
long extension and get the grill out. Part of this is due to the
cad programs. The other part is very few engineers have any clue as to
how to repair the vehicle they are designing... I guess it could
be attributed to the absence of high school shop classes........ When I
get the barn cleaned out and my 4post lift in there, I will get it raised up
and change the lights.<BR></P>
<P>Cecil</P>
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