Erm, so the drivers side headlight apparently died or burned out or sumthin randomly and i need to replace it. I have h1 bulbs and everything, my question is, how the hell do i install it?

I detached the wiper fluid box, and taken out the plug that is behind the light and then.. here comes my problem.



#1 My hand is being torn to shreds just attempting to reach the bulbs
#2 When I reach the bulbs, i realize that there is 2(?) of the circled part sticking out, which one do i pull?



Is there an easier way then just stickin my hand in from the top and gettin totally dominated by the car? Ive read somewhere that the first time took someone like 30 mins, then the second time it was like 5 minutes.. i want to know the secret to 5 minutes

 

well i did the safe route and i took off the whole bumper. its really hard trying to get ur hand through. i got cuts just trying to do so. when i switched to hid's its more easier to take off the bumper and headlight. everyones gonna say that its gonna be a long process but it'll be easier trust me. i painted my housings black and i had to remove the bumper and work on my lights a number of occasions due to condinsation. but once u take em off the rest should be easy. just pull out the rubber surroundings and take the bulb rite out. hope it works out for u.

 

actually, i juss manned up and read the manual nd got it =]

no more help needed, nd i didnt take off my bumper, it took like.. 20 mins on first headlight b/c i didnt realize i had to take the weather thing off before the clip, nd then that stupid metal clip fukked me up

i decided to replace the passenger one too, and that took like 5 mins

owner's manual for life

 

I changed my stock bulbs for the PIAA Super White when the drivers side went out(is this a very common thing?). It was pretty cramped trying to get it done, but fornately(or unfortunately, either way you look at it) I have elf-like hands so I had both bulbs done in about 15 minutes. Glad to hear you figured it out, next time you'll have them both done in 10 minutes or less.

 

cant u just pull the battery and windshield washer fluid reservoir?

 

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thats exactly what i did, the owners manual said so

i unscrewed the battery clip and pushed it up a little, although it didnt move much, and then i unscrewed the washer fluid to get some more room.

 

I did mines just take the battery out and take the clip out its kinda a bitch to do but just keep on trying.

 

does the 05 rsx also have H1 bulbs too?