Nissan notoriously designs their cars to have no room to access anything. Literally. They crammed everything together so closely that you will be either too afraid or too inconvenienced to fool with disconnecting stuff. Or you'll have to see the dealer to drop the tranny or lift the engine block ... seriously! And from thence forward the price of getting work done multiplied 10 fold. ---------------------------------------------------- I had to replace both headlamps to pass state inspection for cloudy lenses. The mechanic wanted 700.00 to replace 2 headlamps!!. I'm like, what am I buying a pedigree? He said, "well it's a 2-MAN job and requires putting the car on the lift." ( "requires" putting the car on the lift for headlights? ) ( "2-man" ... seriously ??? ) ( perhaps he knows about horsepower, but he didn't know about GIRL POWER! ) Of course I'm thinking they come out the back. Lift the hood, pull off the air hoses off, and a couple of bolts. After a UA-cam visit to confirm ... I found they come out the front and I had pull the bumper. Unexpdcted but No biggie. I've worked on C130 airplanes, so a car bumper is nothing. So, yeah ... 1 quick video, 4 button snaps, and 6 bolts later, I dropped the bumper ... all by my (girl) self. and replaced the lamps for $80. (And I needed to redo my manicure) $80 VS $700
To to remove Passenger side just simply pull radiator reservoir tank out by removing two bolts and pull on washing fluid reservoir neck and it will come out. Turn headlight Cover counterclockwise clockwise..
Dear Dave, just successfully changed the bulb. I brought your video beside me, watching every step you shown me, then I followed it step by step. DONE! Thank you so much again.
FYI. There is no need to remove the air intake box. Simply removing the air filter box is more than enough, and removing the other will not buy you any more space. There is a big risk of breaking the button clamps by removing them, especially if they are not the same as the ones in the video. Mine were not, and I broke one. Not a big deal. Great video with really good explanation, though!
Brother, excellent how to video. Took it to a shop and they said they would have to take the bumper off or see how they could get to it. They obviously didn’t know how and said it would cost $120. And up. The video was so precise. Thank you and I’m sure I’ll be visiting your site again.👍🏽
This one saved me money and was really helpful. I need you to make more videos because I have no clue what im doing and I dont really want to spend hundreds on a mechanic. 🙃
thanks dave this saved me a few bucks! shops quoted me $60 to $120 to fix. did the passenger side headlight and it was even easier than this! ~$20 for the light and I just had to move the coolant tank to get to the headlight. took me 10 mins!
I watch a lot of car repair videos and this was one of the best with the descriptions and the camera angles. Most of the videographers have a hard time creating good shots as they are talking and removing things. Nice work.
Best easy way to change bulb. Other vids saying take off bumper are BS.. Right side on wife's car was out - did it today per this video in less than 15 minutes !! went ahead and bought 2 bulbs and swapped out other side in less than 10 mins !! saved $$$$
You rock! This is one of the best fix-it videos I've ever seen done, and I consult UA-cam for help a lot! Thanks so very much for your thoughtful help. Providing the labels just blew my mind-- I've never seen anybody give such care to helping viewers see and understand directions. I'm going to change my bulb tomorrow!
Great Video! I watch a lot of how-to auto videos and from a detail steps stand point, your spot on. Too many people skilled in repairs skip simple steps in videos that help people who do not always know the in between steps.
OMG! THANK YOU For this detailed visual of the positive/neg wires. I'm having connectivity issues and it feels like the clip is not holding the bulb/plate still.
This is the best description on why not to buy a Nissan Altima. I can imagine the rest of the car isn't designed to work on either. I've changed water pumps, starters, done brakes etc. SO..First of all, the kids car passenger headlight was out. filler tube and tank out (no problem) that dust cap was the first problem. I had to smack a screw driver against those plastic ears, back and forth, back and forth before it finally let loose. there's hardly enough room for a light and one hand. Second problem, those wires were glued on with moisture and corrosion. There was no wiggling them lose (10 minutes of wiggling) (back to the garage) 10"long pair of needle nose plyers finally did the trick. Back in it goes (ha) Figuring out that stupid wire and for the grand finale...holding that grounding plate and fiddling with that, while steadying the light and fiddly wire. While positioning the ground plate the wire fell back down and before it was over the ground plate came off, spun around the kinky wire and disappeared. 15 minutes with a bright light searching anywhere it could possibly be over and over and Over. I'm convinced it dropped into the windshield tank. Now I'm searching for a replacement on ebay. I'm convinced a monkey could design a way better way. I've had 6 vehicles and changed 10-15 headlights and that is the stupidist contraption way to power a headlight of all of them.
So my headlight was not working. I was given quote of $75. I said what the hell ! I saw this video and took me less than 30 min. Awesome video. Great explanation. Yeah No More cry baby !!! Thank you , Sir.
Thank you so much!! awesome video. Super clear! the lighting is great!! I can see every little thing you are doing. You show every single step. Great video I love it!!! thank you again for taking the time to share your skills.
Wow, thank you so much for showing this how it's done properly. Step by step and labels makes it easier to understand. Thank you for making look it easy. Have a wonderful day.
Wow... Nissan Dave, I don't know if you are still out there making videos, but I, for one am extremely thankful for all the hard work you put into making this video. You DEFINITELY earned a subscription from me. As they say - not all heroes wear capes.
Now I can go from a cry baby to earning your respect. L o l. Great video. Dave you a very thorough. I have watched others on this same applocation. And they just don't show how the clip goes. In this video you can see it all very clearly and it's easy to understand. Thank you again Dave you're the best !
After unclipping the bulb, but before removing it, get a feeling on how all fits together by clipping and unclipping it a few times before the bulb actually moves. Especially if access is not easy, like I found on the passenger side bulb. FYI: I liked your signs.
The pop up fasteners on mine have a Phillips head top on them any suggestion on how to remove them. 2 of them I got off by prying them up and then being able to loosen the screw but the other 2 I have stripped the head. cheep plastic and vegas heat don't work well together.
Hi Deanna - In my video there are only 4 fasteners involved in the removal of the air intake box. There are no screws. It's possible the fasteners were damaged in the past and replaced with screws. Take caution removing any other parts besides the fasteners. If any of these break on removal, you can go to your local dealer to replace them back to factory fasteners. I'd suggest always using genuine Nissan parts.
I did itttttt!!!!! I'm such a girl, but I did it by myself. The one that was out was actually on the passenger side. Whew, gotta figure that out now. Thanks!
So I watched this looking for another video and then realized you were removing a lot of stuff to replace that bulb, you literally can just take out the 2 10mm bolts that holds the headlight in place and it pulls right out, literally a 30 second job, food for thought
There's a hidden bolt on the bottom of the headlight assy. Accessible under the wheel well. Thomas' Altima probably is missing it as some owners won't bother putting it back in.
Robot quentin i agree he made that much more complicated theres no need to take really any of that out. I did it by popping the hood and carefully wiggling the head light out the front to get to the bulb. Its so much easier that way. Also very important to use gloves because if you get your fingers all over the bulb the oil from your skin will end up shorting the life of the bulb drastically probably to about a month if your lucky!!
so is the hi bean bulb have a totally different connector??? i have 2 i just got that have just one pin conncter...totally different from your setup for your low beam...thanks..
Geez Louise... Why tf did they make it sooooo complicated?? They put the headlights on first, and then build the car around THAT!! Great video sir!!
Yea, thanks for allowing us to leave the engine in nissan!
Egg-zactly lol
Nissan notoriously designs their cars to have no room to access anything. Literally. They crammed everything together so closely that you will be either too afraid or too inconvenienced to fool with disconnecting stuff. Or you'll have to see the dealer to drop the tranny or lift the engine block ... seriously!
And from thence forward the price of getting work done multiplied 10 fold.
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I had to replace both headlamps to pass state inspection for cloudy lenses.
The mechanic wanted 700.00 to replace 2 headlamps!!.
I'm like, what am I buying a pedigree?
He said, "well it's a 2-MAN job and requires putting the car on the lift."
( "requires" putting the car on the lift for headlights? )
( "2-man" ... seriously ??? )
( perhaps he knows about horsepower, but he didn't know about GIRL POWER! )
Of course I'm thinking they come out the back. Lift the hood, pull off the air hoses off, and a couple of bolts.
After a UA-cam visit to confirm ... I found they come out the front and I had pull the bumper.
Unexpdcted but No biggie.
I've worked on C130 airplanes, so a car bumper is nothing.
So, yeah ...
1 quick video, 4 button snaps, and 6 bolts later, I dropped the bumper ... all by my (girl) self.
and replaced the lamps for $80.
(And I needed to redo my manicure)
$80 VS $700
@@kaleidoscope8743 who asked
@@evanengland9165 I did, Evan. I asked.
To to remove Passenger side just simply pull radiator reservoir tank out by removing two bolts and pull on washing fluid reservoir neck and it will come out. Turn headlight Cover counterclockwise clockwise..
It was still a tight squeeze getting past the "blinker fluid" reservoir spigot.
Thank you for posting this how to video. You really helped me out. I think it’s absurd that someone has to go through all this to change a bulb.
Thanks man, I'm 52, I remember how easy it used to be.
Dear Dave, just successfully changed the bulb. I brought your video beside me, watching every step you shown me, then I followed it step by step. DONE! Thank you so much again.
The best how to you tube video I've seen. Dave, you did a great job with your camera work, explanations, diagrams, thanks much!
This tutorial rocked. Perfect. Changed my low beams and high beams, both driver and passenger side, in 45 minutes. Quality content.
FYI. There is no need to remove the air intake box. Simply removing the air filter box is more than enough, and removing the other will not buy you any more space. There is a big risk of breaking the button clamps by removing them, especially if they are not the same as the ones in the video. Mine were not, and I broke one. Not a big deal.
Great video with really good explanation, though!
2020 still relevant! Thank you Dave!
Brother, excellent how to video. Took it to a shop and they said they would have to take the bumper off or see how they could get to it. They obviously didn’t know how and said it would cost $120. And up. The video was so precise. Thank you and I’m sure I’ll be visiting your site again.👍🏽
Yea, same here! Had to take the bumper off! About $150!
This one saved me money and was really helpful. I need you to make more videos because I have no clue what im doing and I dont really want to spend hundreds on a mechanic. 🙃
thanks dave this saved me a few bucks! shops quoted me $60 to $120 to fix. did the passenger side headlight and it was even easier than this! ~$20 for the light and I just had to move the coolant tank to get to the headlight. took me 10 mins!
Thanks Dave, this video showed me how to change my headlight bulb step by step. You’re a lifesaver
I watch a lot of car repair videos and this was one of the best with the descriptions and the camera angles. Most of the videographers have a hard time creating good shots as they are talking and removing things. Nice work.
Best easy way to change bulb. Other vids saying take off bumper are BS.. Right side on wife's car was out - did it today per this video in less than 15 minutes !! went ahead and bought 2 bulbs and swapped out other side in less than 10 mins !! saved $$$$
This video was perfect!! Appreciate you taking the time to do it. First time working with a Nissan and gave me just the boost I needed.
Got the job done today! Your video made it so easy. I think even my mother could have changed her headlight bulb using your video! Thanks again.
I just used your video on my Altima and saved me a ton of time and hassle. Thank you very much!
You rock! This is one of the best fix-it videos I've ever seen done, and I consult UA-cam for help a lot! Thanks so very much for your thoughtful help. Providing the labels just blew my mind-- I've never seen anybody give such care to helping viewers see and understand directions. I'm going to change my bulb tomorrow!
Great Video! I watch a lot of how-to auto videos and from a detail steps stand point, your spot on. Too many people skilled in repairs skip simple steps in videos that help people who do not always know the in between steps.
Dude you rock. Successfully replaced driver side light! And also did passenger side thanks to a comment here.
OMG! THANK YOU For this detailed visual of the positive/neg wires. I'm having connectivity issues and it feels like the clip is not holding the bulb/plate still.
Thanks for the time you took to make everything nice and clear, especially making those labels!
This is the best description on why not to buy a Nissan Altima. I can imagine the rest of the car isn't designed to work on either. I've changed water pumps, starters, done brakes etc. SO..First of all, the kids car passenger headlight was out. filler tube and tank out (no problem) that dust cap was the first problem. I had to smack a screw driver against those plastic ears, back and forth, back and forth before it finally let loose. there's hardly enough room for a light and one hand. Second problem, those wires were glued on with moisture and corrosion. There was no wiggling them lose (10 minutes of wiggling) (back to the garage) 10"long pair of needle nose plyers finally did the trick. Back in it goes (ha) Figuring out that stupid wire and for the grand finale...holding that grounding plate and fiddling with that, while steadying the light and fiddly wire. While positioning the ground plate the wire fell back down and before it was over the ground plate came off, spun around the kinky wire and disappeared. 15 minutes with a bright light searching anywhere it could possibly be over and over and Over. I'm convinced it dropped into the windshield tank. Now I'm searching for a replacement on ebay. I'm convinced a monkey could design a way better way. I've had 6 vehicles and changed 10-15 headlights and that is the stupidist contraption way to power a headlight of all of them.
Thank you for this tutorial. Really appreciate it I manage to put the new bulb in and put everything back together again and the new bulb works.
Just wanted to say thank you for the lesson, I actually made you proud. Now I need is another video to do the passenger side
Thanks bro. Your information helped me change my low beam bulb 💡 in ten minutes
Great video easy to follow. I like how you labeled the parts. Thank you so much.
That was awesome!!! I owe you a PBR, perfect instructions
10/10, very helpful. Thanks Nissan Dave!
So my headlight was not working. I was given quote of $75. I said what the hell ! I saw this video and took me less than 30 min. Awesome video. Great explanation.
Yeah No More cry baby !!!
Thank you , Sir.
Thank you so much!! awesome video. Super clear! the lighting is great!! I can see every little thing you are doing. You show every single step. Great video I love it!!! thank you again for taking the time to share your skills.
Very detailed video...helped me replace the daughter's bulb...thanks!
Great video. I don’t see why some people disliked it. The video was very informative and well labeled.
This video has save me money beyond measure. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. 👍🏽
A+ video instructions. Labeling and clear instructions were tremendous. Thanks.
Wow, thank you so much for showing this how it's done properly. Step by step and labels makes it easier to understand. Thank you for making look it easy. Have a wonderful day.
I just followed the steps to easily change my bulb! Great video!! Thanks!
Thanks for the video, this way is certainly easier than removing the headlight assembly!
Very well done video! Thanks for being so thorough and making it look as easy as you do.
Good video. Will attempt it tomorrow.
First time changing a headlight bulb and this video was very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for the clear and detailed video.
Worked like a charm! You saved me like 200 bucks. Thanks.
So professional. Thankyou so much
Thank you Dave ..saved my day
Dude you are awesome. The white labels make all the difference-thank you
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing! Saved me a lot of trouble.
Thank you!!! It really helped me change the headlights God bless you and your channel
This helped me out so much thank you
Your video help me a lot , today I have to change my lightbulb. Thanks
That was a well thought-out demonstration. Thank you
This is a great video it was clear easy to follow and more importantly it worked
Good video. The details are very helpful. The labeling helps someone like become familiar with the parts. 👍it worked. Mission accomplished!
This is better than waisting money
This video was a huge help I watched it and did my own light in less the 10 minuets
Thanks for teaching me how to do this, I just did it and it was perfect
Excellent video! KUDOS!! You are a life saver!!!
Thanks man helped out a lot!
Awesome video we'll explain thank you👍🏼
That intro was ALMOST Macho Man Randy Savage. Ohhhhhh Yeahhhhhh!
Excellent video!
Wow... Nissan Dave, I don't know if you are still out there making videos, but I, for one am extremely thankful for all the hard work you put into making this video. You DEFINITELY earned a subscription from me. As they say - not all heroes wear capes.
no same just wear a nametag
Nice job, great video, lots of patience, thank you 👍👍
Thank you sir for this very informative video. This is going to be my weekend project for my wife's car.
Now I can go from a cry baby to earning your respect. L o l. Great video. Dave you a very thorough. I have watched others on this same applocation. And they just don't show how the clip goes. In this video you can see it all very clearly and it's easy to understand. Thank you again Dave you're the best !
Thanks Dave. VERY Helpful.
After unclipping the bulb, but before removing it, get a feeling on how all fits together by
clipping and unclipping it a few times before the bulb actually moves. Especially if access is not easy, like I found on the passenger side bulb.
FYI: I liked your signs.
Excellent vid. Thanks for the help!
The pop up fasteners on mine have a Phillips head top on them any suggestion on how to remove them. 2 of them I got off by prying them up and then being able to loosen the screw but the other 2 I have stripped the head. cheep plastic and vegas heat don't work well together.
Hi Deanna - In my video there are only 4 fasteners involved in the removal of the air intake box. There are no screws. It's possible the fasteners were damaged in the past and replaced with screws. Take caution removing any other parts besides the fasteners. If any of these break on removal, you can go to your local dealer to replace them back to factory fasteners. I'd suggest always using genuine Nissan parts.
Great video Dave...you helped me out Blessings
Welp I'm going to try and replace my own. I'll let you know how it goes! 😂 my mechanic boyfriend will be there for when I get frustrated though!
Thanks Dave! So easy Once one has the instructions.
Thanks. That was much easier than removing the bumper.
Thanks, worked out great!
Excellent video sir. Very helpful. Thank you.
I did itttttt!!!!! I'm such a girl, but I did it by myself. The one that was out was actually on the passenger side. Whew, gotta figure that out now. Thanks!
So I watched this looking for another video and then realized you were removing a lot of stuff to replace that bulb, you literally can just take out the 2 10mm bolts that holds the headlight in place and it pulls right out, literally a 30 second job, food for thought
I have a '05 Altima. I wish it were that easy... it's annoying af.
There's a hidden bolt on the bottom of the headlight assy. Accessible under the wheel well. Thomas' Altima probably is missing it as some owners won't bother putting it back in.
You can’t ask for a more thorough video! Plus you have way better handwriting than me😆
Perfect video man 🤙🏽
Helped me out a lot! TYTY
Thanks a lot ... amazing video 🙌🙌🙌🙌
All you need is a small hand person that can reach the wire that holds it down
Robot quentin i agree he made that much more complicated theres no need to take really any of that out. I did it by popping the hood and carefully wiggling the head light out the front to get to the bulb. Its so much easier that way. Also very important to use gloves because if you get your fingers all over the bulb the oil from your skin will end up shorting the life of the bulb drastically probably to about a month if your lucky!!
Great video, very helpful. Lol and I wondered why there was no passenger side video🤣
Excellent!
Nizzan Dave.... I have a question... I have an 05 Nizzan Altima... how can adjust the headlight beam to be even... thanks
Good explination very easy to undertand.thaks a lot
can you use the new led bulb with the fan there?
Great vid. Thank you.
so is the hi bean bulb have a totally different connector??? i have 2 i just got that have just one pin conncter...totally different from your setup for your low beam...thanks..
Thanks great video
Does the lock have anything to do with grounding cause mine bent and now the new bulb doesn't come on
The bulb is designed to insert only one position check and see if the bulb might be crooked out of slot.
Excellent instructions new bulb around $25.
I did the same thing but my light on the driver side did not come on. What could it be?
Thank you for this video.
Thanks! Excellent video. Excellent!
Thanks for the video we did it 😁👍
Thanks Bro
11:37 the right side where can I find that part?? I can’t buy it anywhere
What car manufacturer makes something that needs to re replaced like a HL bulb so arduous to get to?