AYUDA Hola muchas gracias por el tutorial ya lo hice me funciono pero al parecer es la balastra o balastro por que a los 5 minutos de encendida se apaga el foco, quería saber como puedo cambiar la balastra y que tan difícil o tardado es. Gracias
Very good video. Great close up inside the socket hole. I learned quite a bit. The one big thing I learned is that my 2012 socket hole is different with a bunch of little fingers sticking out making it very difficult to remove and replace HID. I assume these are for ground at the base of HID ballast? Otherwise without being able to see as I am putting in new HID or LED, I hear the crinkle sound of these fingers as I try and maneuver it back in. Its sounds like I am bending and damaging these "fingers." Also the 2012 doesn't have the type of retainer clips that you show. Has anyone done this job on a 2012? Pictures and videos would be great. I will try and get good pics or video hear to show what it all looks like. Are we allowed to insert pics and videos in our replies here? Thanks for everything!
Used your vid as a guide, spent only 30 bucks buying the bulbs myself and not going to a repair shop. My own advice for anyone reading. 1)Car turned off. Disconnect the wire connecting the lightbulb first, wiggle it slightly until you get it off with your fingers, no tools needed. 2)with your fingers again feel onto the bottom of the bulb device for the prongs he mentioned in the video. Push gently back and to the side, do twice for both sides of the device. 3) replace bulb, put prongs back into place the opposite way you removed them. You will know it latched on 4) reconnect the wire last to the bottom On one side i had a longer wire than the other so on the shorter side it was a bit harder to grab onto the wire clip but eventually i got it in with multiple attempts.
Great video and explanation of the clips. It's a blind feel job but with your video and a little patience I did the whole passenger side job in about 10 minutes. Just a warning to others, do NOT touch the tube with your hands or it will fail very quickly. Hold onto the metal base and nothing else.
Hey man my passenger side went out too, I can’t seem to feel those metal clips he’s talking about I got the clip that connects but can’t figure out those metal ones any help
My led conversion bulb melted down a little bit around the edges of the retainers (the gold colored ring) is there any way to replace that segment? or get rid of the burned metal? so I can fit another bulb. I dont really want to spend on a new headlight, been looking on the internet but cant find nothing.
THANK YOU!!!! I have a GLI and bought them with HIDs, which I had never dealt with before and had no idea what I was doing. Thank you so so much for this video
Getting the bulb out was tricky. Getting it in impossible even with this video. The wires don't have enough slack. Mine was the passenger side, not the drivers side so maybe that has something to do with it. Regardless it looks like I'm taking apart my bumper tomorrow.
OMG, thank you so much. I had to pay the body shop $100 2 yrs ago to replace my headlights. One of those just burned out again and I was determined to do it myself. Thank you for explaining those pins!!!!!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video! It was a great help for me to see the entire process of replacing the calipers, and it showed so much more detail than my manual explained. Thank you!!!!
Hey thanks for the video, it was very helpful. Good camera and light work. I needed mine fixed to pass a safety inspection and ford(Hawaii) wanted over 1000 dollars for the light and another 165 to replace it. Bought the bulb on Amazon for 65 now just waiting for it to come in. I used your video to practice taking out and putting in the bad. How long did your new bulb last? I hear they go out after about six months.
I was able to get the bulbs out but I'm not able to put it back in. The clips won't hold the bulb in place. Do you have any tips on how to get it back in place?
i just did this too and had trouble putting the bulb back in. what you have to do is do one side at a time and use more force than you think you need. you will hear an audible click, or the clip will no longer be able to move. that’s how u know it’s actually in place.