I just got my bulbs today and was wondering if there were any online installation pages to make it easier for me or if you guys can give me suggestions/tips...this would be my first time heh heh.. Thanks



Edit: oh yeah i have a 5th gen


[Modified by stoopid215, 8:32 PM 10/22/2002]

 

I don't know about 5th gens, but every other car that I've changed bulbs on are easy.
Just get your hand behind the light, twist the plug that the wires go into, and out pops the bulb and plug.

Don't unscrew your headlights, because then you'll need to reaim the light beam.

 

so everything can be done by my hand carefully? no screwdrivers etc?

 

yeah man, for my 4th gen all i did was un-screwed the white part, it pops right out, take out the old bulb, and make sure u don't touch ur new bulb !!!! because the oil in ur hand will make it blow up after a while and then u gotta take apart the light system **** to get all the glass out, and u definetly don't wanna do that !!!!!

 

thanks guys going to install it soon ... im scared i might touch my new bulbs on accident.. heh never done anything like this before

 

juss make sure u wipe it off w/ a cherry cloth before u do it, a little touch here or there shouldn't matter too much

 

The answer is - you need a pair of rubber gloves to keep the fingers off the glass. A clean cloth works too-but those throw away gloves are great for this. That is the only tool you will use on a 5th gen.
There is a you will want to take the connector off the back of the housing and you will find a paperclip shaped spring that holds the bulb in -release that and the bulb will drop out. Reverse the process keeping your hands clean at all times. The cover ring has small holes in it-make sure they face down. You should get them reaimed to make sure the pattern is hitting the road correctly.
Finally-I take no responsibility for this project and urge that you NOT use a bulb rated higher than 55 watts. There are 55 watt bulbs that will look like 100 watt and they are fine. The wiring on a 5th gen simply does not like anything much higher.
Happy Luding.

 

Those are the same bulbs I was gonna buy. How much did you pay and when you get them installed(very easy) please tell me how they look

 

I installed em yesterday , got em for $60 on ebay.... Anyone know how to adjust better? i cant seem to see the tiny numbers for alignment according to my prelude manual....
Edit: vertical ones..


[Modified by stoopid215, 11:01 AM 10/23/2002]