Headlight Bulb Replacement questions
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However, they do provide less visibility to the driver while literally blinding oncoming older drivers. Do you really enjoy driving at night with poorer visibility while half the drivers coming toward you are blind and guessing where they have their car pointed? The best lights are around 4K to 4.5K color temperature. The same ones that were delivered from the factory.
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Our eyes work better at 4500k vs 6000k. We see better in the yellow spectrum than the blue. What you see is "white" is actually getting into the blue spectrum.
Our eyes work better at 4500k vs 6000k. We see better in the yellow spectrum than the blue. What you see is "white" is actually getting into the blue spectrum.
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[QUOTE=Gatorboy165;1606879538]Hello All,
Looking for some guidance with regards to headlight bulb replacement on my 2014 Z51. Passenger side bulb is out.
''I have a great body guy that will take care of removing the front fascia and installing the new bulb'' QUOTE]
Seriously is that what's involved ? (I'm new to the C7 gen)
Looking for some guidance with regards to headlight bulb replacement on my 2014 Z51. Passenger side bulb is out.
''I have a great body guy that will take care of removing the front fascia and installing the new bulb'' QUOTE]
Seriously is that what's involved ? (I'm new to the C7 gen)
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YES. There are a lot of little screws to remove, but not really that hard. Look up the YouTube videos. There are a few tricks. Get two bulbs and replace both of them. This does two things, makes sure the other one doesn't go out in a week and have to remove the front again, and both lights will look the same. Not like a one eyed lady.
I'm "Apache" a psycho dog
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From: N.J.
YES. There are a lot of little screws to remove, but not really that hard. Look up the YouTube videos. There are a few tricks. Get two bulbs and replace both of them. This does two things, makes sure the other one doesn't go out in a week and have to remove the front again, and both lights will look the same. Not like a one eyed lady.
Thank You.
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There are tabs on both sides of the headlights. These are the hardest parts to remove. The tabs connect the front nose to the fenders. You have to protect the edges of doth sides with a good painters tape, double layers. Then pull straight up. I used the blue plastic trim pry tools. If you remove these brackets to make it easier to remove the headlights, make sure you take note of exactually how they are mounted. They are adjustable. If you don't install them the same way they came off, the front nose wont match the fenders.
I'm "Apache" a psycho dog
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From: N.J.
There are tabs on both sides of the headlights. These are the hardest parts to remove. The tabs connect the front nose to the fenders. You have to protect the edges of doth sides with a good painters tape, double layers. Then pull straight up. I used the blue plastic trim pry tools. If you remove these brackets to make it easier to remove the headlights, make sure you take note of exactually how they are mounted. They are adjustable. If you don't install them the same way they came off, the front nose wont match the fenders.
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I also thought about cutting a hole in the inner wheel well, until I figured out it's actually structural to body shell.