Re: RE: PIAA Xtreme White Was: Silver Stars

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Sun Feb 29 2004 - 15:28:53 EST


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On 2/29/2004 2:46 PM, Bill Pitz wrote:

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| At 09:17 AM 2/29/2004, you wrote:
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|> Huh? You don't need to remove the headlamp assembly...just reach behind
|> the bulb at each corner of the fender and replace them (1992-2005
|> models).
|
|
| Uhh, not really sure how you'd do that. The owners manual and FSM both
| say to remove the lamp assembly in order to replace the bulb.
|
| On the passenger side, the back of the headlamp assembly is fully
| covered -- not possible to reach the back of the bulb to get it out that
| I could tell. I can *see* the back of the bulb, but there's only about
| a 2" opening to reach the bulb... not gonna happen. The drivers side is
| somewhat better but not a whole lot.
|
| I must be missing something, Bernd, since I'm sure you know what you're
| talking about -- why the heck does the FSM (not to mention the owners
| manual, for average joe dummy) say to remove the whole assembly?

The FSM may say to remove the assembly, but I've swapped the headlight
bulbs in both my GenIIIs and my father's '00 Durango and never used a
hand tool. Just my hands. Just reach in, give that ring a 1/3 turn,
pull the bulb, and installation is the reverse of removal.

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