Headlight bulb replacement pain in the butt

[coobie]

Replaced the headlight bulbs with PIAA 9007 bulbs. Kind of a pain to pull the whole headlight assb. out to replace a bulb. Only complaint with truck. coobie

 

[MVVorce]

Done the same thing myself and than add a westen grill guard into the mix and it is even more fun.

 

[FPoitra]

I totally agree. I put in the silver stars recently and it took me about an hour. I had trouble accessing the bolt under the headlight by the fender to get the headlight out. I also changed my fog lights to silver stars. I personally like the white light that it emits. $75 for both sets from Wally World.

 

[JRG]

I too put the silvers in all 4 locations, but didn't have much trouble when using a long extention.



Coobie, how do you like those piaa's? Have you seen/used the silvers before you bought them?



JRG

 

[coobie]

Originally posted by JRG

I too put the silvers in all 4 locations, but didn't have much trouble when using a long extention.



Coobie, how do you like those piaa's? Have you seen/used the silvers before you bought them?



JRG

I like the PIAA,s real well. They seem brighter than the stock bulbs. The problem I had also was the screw by the bumper. Pain in the rear to get to. coobie

 

[cbunt1]

Getting to the screw to remove it wasn't a problem. Getting it back in there--well, it required a flexible shaft extension screwdriver, and some Juicy Fruit (Don't laugh--the redneck in me came up with that, and it worked)!



I too spent about an hour to an hour and a half to change mine to the silverstars.



--Chris

 

[NSperduto]

Ok, I'll have to give credit here to Chevy, when I went and looked at the 03 Chevy when I was truck shopping. the Salesman showed me that, You pop one pin and the whole headlight assembly folds forward.



Nick

 

[Gary C]

30 minutes

Yepper, hard to get out, hard to get in, had all the right tools I guess... but still a pain.



Can't believe they is no adjustment for up and down.



And after the install and went for a nighttime cruise the NEW bulbs were maybe 10% better than stock.



oh, well :{

 

[JPM]

I thought the process was pretty easy, but I was comparing it to removing a Ford SD's headlights. Now that's a PAIN ! I put duct tape on the Dodge's bumper cover to protect it from the headlight's bottom edge as you remove it.

 

[JRG]

I think it maybe a sport/non-sport thing. I didn't need a flex or anything like that, just a long extention and a half hour.



I realy liked the color of the PIAA's, but I am waiting to see how long they last. Little more $ for them too.



JRG

 

[jmbrowning]

PITA

Well, yeah, I thought it was a PITA too, but I reached up from the bottom; didn't unbolt anything. I just couldn't convince myself that Dodge wanted the headlight assembly removed to change a bulb.

 

[LightmanE300]

I have a sport, and it requred a thin extension to get to the bolt, but I had both assemblies out and put the PIAA's in, in about 10 minutes TOTAL. I found it totally simple and I think most will too. You just have to push down on the plastic of the bumper a bit(it will bend dont worry), and you'll get to the bolt just fine. =]