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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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! <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>☹</span>. 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. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😐</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bradford<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> AT <at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Offiler<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:28 AM<br><b>To:</b> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group <at@lists.antique-tractor.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>SO<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>