I almost gave up until I watched your video. Thank you for the real and clear instructions. It finally worked just as you described. Thanks to you, I’m the man of the house and garage again.
The short crescent wrench opened up all the way worked to remove old bulb. I worked from top. My local mechanic was going to charge me 2 1/2 hours labor. He was going to remove front bumper assembly. Don’t get frustrated because it it can be done. Good video.
Bro... you are seriously the goat! Jeep can take a long walk off a short dock for that design but after a few cuts, some busted knuckles i had given up...... until i found this video. 10 minutes later the bulb was replaced
I have to say, THANK YOU. You couldn’t have made it simpler. 40 minutes and 17 scrapes after watching the video I am done!!! There’s definitely no easier way to accomplish it.
I feel your pain. I started doing all of this, but I could not get the bulb to turn to take it off. I got cuts everywhere; I had to stop for awhile to see a few videos on how to get them out. Car manufacturers should make it simple to change minor details like this. This is crazy!
Easy way to find the hole when butting the new bulb in. Hug the Jeep again when putting it in and have a pair of gloves on. Use your left hand (finger on the bulb hole) thru the fender access to guide your right hand holding the bulb. Quick and easy. Great video. Really helped.
The SECOND you said you had to use both hands, it clicked. Went out and finished the job in three more minutes. After spending two hours struggling and ending up here 😂
Thank you Adam! My Dad and I were hard stuck until we found your video and implemented the “huge the car- two hand approach” I can see again at night ! 🎉🎉😂
I've done the install - as difficult as stated. Wish I saw your video beforehand, it would have helped. Replaced my halogens with LasFit LEDs - much improved. A couple of suggestions - 1) if you have small kids, maybe this is the time to put their little hands to work 2) make a tool out of plastic or wood to fit in the hole to do the twist - you'd think the manufacturer would include something like this in this case.
I just did this for a good friend of mine. Passenger side goes as following. Pull rubber cover off headlight housing. Remove 2 10mm bolts for coolant reservoir and swing out the way with care. Unclip the ecu from the bracket and swing out the way with care. Reach in and pop harness from the headlight bulb first. Follow up with a 22mm or 21mm crows foot wrench, use your hand as leverage with the crows foot on the headlight, should pop right off. Installation is reverse of removal. Be sure to plug light into harness before fishing it back into the housing. Good luck. 🤙
Turn the passenger wheel all the way to the left and remove the front part of the inner fender liner. 1-10mm nut and 4 plastic push pins. Pull the inner fender liner back and you have much more room. The job takes about 15 minutes going in this way.
On the oassenger side, I went from the top and used a tiny blue pry bar so I could get the leverage to untwist the bulb. I could get mine back in by myself and didn't remove anything. On the driver's side, I had to oull the entire air box out, then go in from inside the wheel well with long 90 degree needle nose pliers to hook the top of the plug and pull down to get the bulb to untwist. My daught had to put that bulb back in because my hands are too big. I heard rumors that dealerships will charge to pull the front of the car off to change the bulbs. Jeep needs smacked for this.
Thank you for taking the time out to warn me of the fact that without the information you provided, an insanely engineered placement of parts would have been at least another hour of frustration. I did everything you recommended plus taking a cut off wheel to the thin sheet metal that wraps itself around that entire upper area and is a non structural element necessary for any of the jeeps plastic trim or body alignment.
Dude thanks for the tips!!! I have a 2019 JGC . Never had such a hard time changing a bulb ! Basically had to do it blind … but I did use your top and bottom method for sure ! Putting the bulb back in was the hardest part! Thanks again , very helpful video!
This is my morning. Thanks for the assist. Jee really screwed the end user on this one, I have never seen a user serviceable part so deliberately obstructed before in all my years servicing my cars. Thanks for the tips.
Hi Adam - thanks for the video. One other helpful tip: I was able to reach the back of the bulb w/ my fingers, but couldn't get enough grip to twist it out. I ended up using a short crescent wrench to grip the back of the bulb (3/4" across the flats) and give me just enough torque to remove it. All ended up being accessible from the top too after the computer was shifted out of the way (but not disconnected).
What an absolute whore of a design, used the video and a bunch of tips from the comments, but there is no simple way but staying the course until you get a good grip. Flathead screwdriver through the bottom to release the clip, bear hug from top and bottom to reattach the clip
Another video suggested a 7/8" or 22mm crows foot wrench on the end of a socket extender. I didn't have this, but I ordered some as an addition to my toolbox. Definitely would help to have either a real tool or an improvised tool that gives one the ability to get some torque to release/tighten the bulb. It was the toughest bulb replacement I've ever done. Thank you for this video and the great comments/suggestions.
This video helped a ton, thank you! Once I was able to feel for the clip, that helped me. I was able to unclip it, then did your old two hand hug the jeep trick, and shimmied it free. How in the world I was able to get the replacement bulb in place was a complete stroke of luck!
I can’t thank you enough for the “two handed” trick. I wasn’t able to take the headlamp out without it. That was by far the toughest headlamp I have ever replaced.
When you move the ECU on a 2020 detach the upper plastic clip and then there are two steel hooks on the bottom. The motion is up and right to move and push in down and to the left to catch the bottom two hooks to install. You don’t need to remove the wires just wiggle the ECU to the right.
Did both my low beams in about an hour. Your two hand "hug the car" was needed to get the original burnt bulb out. Need that little extra torque. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for your advise, it was helpfull. I'd like to support this feed by adding that to re-install the bulb, I pre-checked the alignment orientation with the old bulb. It made it so much easier to align the new bulb when the harness was connected. JUST BE CAREFULL NOT TO DROP OLD BULB INTO HOUSING OR YOU'LL HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHOLE THING TO GET THE OLD BULB OUT.
Thank you! I was able to do this fairly easily with minimal cuts and didnt have to move anything extra out of the way... but as many of you pointed out, having tiny woman hands was clutch. I wouldn't have figured it out without you!
Your video was very helpful, and you are not overstating how irritating and cumbersome the process is. Chrysler designers must've been hittin' the sauce pretty hard when they came up with this. - One thing I think you forgot to mention(maybe u did, idk) is that when removing the old bulbs,(either side), you have to give them a turn COUNTER clockwise, and when installing new bulbs, it's just clockwise. - I think it helps tremendously to connect the bulbs to the plug before trying to put them into place: one less thing to fiddle with in the incredibly small confines.
Mine was on the driver side… don’t even bother going through the wheel well, my 7mnth old wouldnt even be able to get her hand in there… But, after removing the air filter housing it opened it up a bit, still hard to get leverage and you’re pretty much blind while doing it. All that being said it’s doable if you have some time on ur hands save the money! Appreciate the vid!
I tried to replace my passenger side headlight last weekend on my 2017 Grand Cherokee. Lower access is pretty much worthless due to that brace. Going from the top allowed me to get the headlight out but putting it in correctly was impossible with my big hands. I ended up taking the front bumper off which is a lot of work but not horrible. Replaced both sides since the bumper was off anyway. Total time was about 3.5 hours. Bottom line, it was waaaaaay too much work to replace the front headlight bulbs. Jeep either designed it that way so people would go to the dealer for the $$$ repair work or it was simply a horrible design. Anyway, it's done so I should be good for several years. Hopefully.
Easy, once you get the antifreeze reservoir and electronic box shuffled out of the way, remove the back cap of the light and then---- build a small spanner about 4-5 inches long to reach in and turn the bulb. Took a scrap piece of 1 1/4 light rigid steel strap, cut a span in the end to make my spanner. Size the spanner to be just wider than the base of the bulb. Bulb came right out and right back in.
Video is a great help! I did this job the way it described but the headlight aim was wide right. I finally realize that the wide ear on the bulb is at 3 oclock, not straight up. It seemed like it wanted to go in but the turn did not feel right. once I positioned the wider ear at 3 oclock, it turned easy and the aim was correct.
Excellent video. What a pain in the you know what, the two hand method is what ended up working to take it out, then got it connected and had the girlfriend put her small hands to use 👏🏽
I don't care about the head light bulb.. I saw the Boxers and went nuts! :) I just lost my baby Titus almost 3 months ago. He just turned 12. He was brindle and so sweet.. I miss him everyday. Cherish yours! PS. I have the DS3 bulb and they are terrible to put back in.. I've been working at mine for an hour and it just doesn't want to seat. sigh..
I am now fighting the same side on my 2019 Jeep Grand cherokee Limited. I got 3 out of 6 bulbs changed. It Definitely doesn't need to be this difficult.
So I'll save a lot of time for most of you guys out there... I just switched out low beam bulb on passenger side of my 2018 Limited. Reach under coolant reservoir beside radiator but between hoses and light fixture. (With right hand) push hoses of coolant reservoir back to make some room to reach up to elbow deep or so. I twisted off and put back bulb prob faster than i wrote this text.. AND I have only half of my right hand thumb, so if you have all digits then it should go even smoother.. Yes, it was low beam and I just remembered I forgot to put back the rubber cap. Best of luck!
Man, I’m still struggling worth the right bulb, can sort of get my hands on it doing the straddle method but can’t get it to budge. It was good knowing that “it’s the hardest bulb” ever to replace though 😂
You don't need to bother with the ECU, just pull the two 10mm bolts holding the coolant expansion tank. Flip the tank out of the way. The job is still very difficult to do, but you gain a small amount more and much faster than dealing with the ECU. On the left side, you have to pull the complete air filter housing out to gain access to the bulb. I have been wrenching on cars for 50 years and this is by far the most stupid design that I have ever worked on.
I had similar trouble with the driver side low beam bulb. I wasn't able to get a crescent wrench on it like someone in the comments suggested, but I was able to break it loose with a long pair of needle nose pliers.
Hello I found a easy way to turn the bulb you only have to unscrew the fluid box and move it but not take it out do not move the ecu unit no need for it and now open the access hole by the tire remove the rubber cover for the bulb and ( USE A 7/8 OPEN END WRENCH PUT the open end wrench INTO THE HOLE AND INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE BULB IS AND YOU CAN TURN IT you only need to break the seal than you can use your hand ) The rubber ring on the bulb sticks due to the heat I did it on the passenger side and also used in the drive drive inside car after I removed the air box because I couldn't turn by hand stuck the wrench inside easily to break the seal hopes this helps
So I read everyone’s comments and decided to let the “professionals” handle this. Took it to the dealer and they knocked it out in 20 minutes. However, they can’t figure out how to properly reinstall the bulb. Bulbs light correctly but the aim is way off; off in the ditch on one side, about 4’ in front of the vehicle on the other. Going back to the dealer for the third time to see if they can get it right. Moral of the story - not good enough to just get the bulb in. With the magnifier in front of the bulb, it has to be just right or your aim will be way off.
I just changed my passenger side low beam and what hell OMG ALMOST AN HOUR. I moved the radiator reservoir out of the way unplugged the 2 CPU cables. I zip tied everything out of the way loosely, and I still barley got to it. I’m starting to hate my JEEP. I never believed it would be very difficult.
got the bulbs replace.... Not easy with large hands ! how do you adjust the light beam from left to right... my is pointing a little out to the Right, Thanks
Dealing with this right now... this design is insanely stupid. I am also getting more annoyed at how tightly packed and difficult to access almost everything in the engine compartment is, especially items that will certainly required regular maintenance, since there is so much excess space. Every time I work on my Jeep I am glad parts are fairly inexpensive and readily available but equally annoyed by the poor design of the vehicle and cheap materials.
Any idea how to move the ecm out of the way to get access? I've tried this for a week on my '22 JGC WK and no success. There's a clip that I'm able to push to slightly pull up and then another behind that one that won't move. My stock lights are halogen and they're terrible, especially in rain. The wheel well access isn't possible either because of a metal bracket blocking good hand access. I even had my young niece who has tiny hands give it a go and no luck! Jeep dealers won't touch it because I'm replacing with led bulbs. Their option is to have a new headlight installed altogether, which is >$1500 for a vehicle I already paid $4k more than wild have just 2 years ago. Crazy
So I believe I have the replacement bulb locked back in place where it is supposed to be, but my problem is the bulb appears to be aiming down inside of the buzzle and is not making a good beam. Has anyone else dealt with this? Suggestions? I tried taking it out and putting it back in, but that didn't seem to help.
I popped the plug out of the fender well and shoved my hand up there and hooked my finger and turned it loose and pulled it out. It's not easy but it's totally possible from underneath
Take one side of the bumper off and take headlight bolts out. Then headlight will be loose. And easy access Being a autobody tech I can tell you over 60% of the cars made today you will have to take bumper off to replace a bulb. But also note I do work on cars everyday so I know how to take bumpers off etc. not saying you dont but if a person isn’t real familiar with vehicles. I would suggest what you did.
If you just take the plastic shield off on the top surface and your able to change them from the top, if your doing all this or even thinking this way then take it to your mechanic to get it done
I don’t know how you did it. I tried, my wife tried, her hand is half the size of mine. She just didn’t have the strength to turn it loose . Now it’s gonna cost a fortune to have a shop replace a stinking headlight.
Thanks to small hands, I was able to get the bulb out without removing or moving anything. I never would have been able to do it without seeing this video though so thank you! The two handed hug thing saved me from getting really pissed off because I could not get it with just one!
The key is “hugging the car.” One hand comes through the bottom access panel hole and the other through the top. It’s miserable. Unfathomable design from someone who needs to be punched in the face repeatedly. But that’s how you do it. Being very aware of the direction you need to loosen and tighten saves you time.
I have a 21, just a ridiculous pain in the ass! Ty for putting out a REAL video, nobody elses videos are realistic at all!
Me too.. still didn't fix my issue
I almost gave up until I watched your video. Thank you for the real and clear instructions. It finally worked just as you described. Thanks to you, I’m the man of the house and garage again.
Same! Was seconds away from saying screw it and taking it to the stealership, thanks for the great video!
Hugging the Jeep and using two hands worked really well for me. Thanks for the video!!
The short crescent wrench opened up all the way worked to remove old bulb. I worked from top. My local mechanic was going to charge me 2 1/2 hours labor. He was going to remove front bumper assembly. Don’t get frustrated because it it can be done. Good video.
Bro... you are seriously the goat! Jeep can take a long walk off a short dock for that design but after a few cuts, some busted knuckles i had given up...... until i found this video. 10 minutes later the bulb was replaced
I have to say, THANK YOU. You couldn’t have made it simpler. 40 minutes and 17 scrapes after watching the video I am done!!! There’s definitely no easier way to accomplish it.
I feel your pain. I started doing all of this, but I could not get the bulb to turn to take it off. I got cuts everywhere; I had to stop for awhile to see a few videos on how to get them out. Car manufacturers should make it simple to change minor details like this. This is crazy!
Easy way to find the hole when butting the new bulb in. Hug the Jeep again when putting it in and have a pair of gloves on. Use your left hand (finger on the bulb hole) thru the fender access to guide your right hand holding the bulb. Quick and easy. Great video. Really helped.
The SECOND you said you had to use both hands, it clicked. Went out and finished the job in three more minutes. After spending two hours struggling and ending up here 😂
Thank you Adam! My Dad and I were hard stuck until we found your video and implemented the “huge the car- two hand approach” I can see again at night ! 🎉🎉😂
I've done the install - as difficult as stated. Wish I saw your video beforehand, it would have helped. Replaced my halogens with LasFit LEDs - much improved. A couple of suggestions -
1) if you have small kids, maybe this is the time to put their little hands to work
2) make a tool out of plastic or wood to fit in the hole to do the twist - you'd think the manufacturer would include something like this in this case.
This was the best video! It was a bit tricky but I was able to do it using your technique! Thanks so much!
I just did this for a good friend of mine. Passenger side goes as following. Pull rubber cover off headlight housing. Remove 2 10mm bolts for coolant reservoir and swing out the way with care. Unclip the ecu from the bracket and swing out the way with care. Reach in and pop harness from the headlight bulb first. Follow up with a 22mm or 21mm crows foot wrench, use your hand as leverage with the crows foot on the headlight, should pop right off. Installation is reverse of removal. Be sure to plug light into harness before fishing it back into the housing. Good luck. 🤙
Turn the passenger wheel all the way to the left and remove the front part of the inner fender liner. 1-10mm nut and 4 plastic push pins. Pull the inner fender liner back and you have much more room. The job takes about 15 minutes going in this way.
And women hands
@ghostface5588 ask your toddler for help.😂
This is the way to do it. 15 minutes each
you are the man!!! Was ridiculously tough getting my hands to fit but I was able to pull it off lol. Like you said, about 15 minutes!
Still can't get my man hands in. What a joke this is.
On the oassenger side, I went from the top and used a tiny blue pry bar so I could get the leverage to untwist the bulb. I could get mine back in by myself and didn't remove anything. On the driver's side, I had to oull the entire air box out, then go in from inside the wheel well with long 90 degree needle nose pliers to hook the top of the plug and pull down to get the bulb to untwist. My daught had to put that bulb back in because my hands are too big. I heard rumors that dealerships will charge to pull the front of the car off to change the bulbs. Jeep needs smacked for this.
Tried the 2 hand method. You’re the man!!!!
It's October 2023, and the hugging method was the best method. It took me no more than 20 minutes to replace the passenger side bulb.
Between you and one other guy I got it! You are the mvp for the both hands technique! Could not get one hand in any way I tried! ‘Preciate ya!
Thank you for taking the time out to warn me of the fact that without the information you provided, an insanely engineered placement of parts would have been at least another hour of frustration. I did everything you recommended plus taking a cut off wheel to the thin sheet metal that wraps itself around that entire upper area and is a non structural element necessary for any of the jeeps plastic trim or body alignment.
Dude thanks for the tips!!! I have a 2019 JGC . Never had such a hard time changing a bulb ! Basically had to do it blind … but I did use your top and bottom method for sure ! Putting the bulb back in was the hardest part! Thanks again , very helpful video!
This is my morning. Thanks for the assist. Jee really screwed the end user on this one, I have never seen a user serviceable part so deliberately obstructed before in all my years servicing my cars. Thanks for the tips.
This is the only video that helped me. The rest made it seem so easy, but wouldn’t work. Thank you very much
Hi Adam - thanks for the video. One other helpful tip: I was able to reach the back of the bulb w/ my fingers, but couldn't get enough grip to twist it out. I ended up using a short crescent wrench to grip the back of the bulb (3/4" across the flats) and give me just enough torque to remove it. All ended up being accessible from the top too after the computer was shifted out of the way (but not disconnected).
Good idea. Great design, isn’t it.
Thank you so much the crescent wrench did the trick!!!
What an absolute whore of a design, used the video and a bunch of tips from the comments, but there is no simple way but staying the course until you get a good grip.
Flathead screwdriver through the bottom to release the clip, bear hug from top and bottom to reattach the clip
Another video suggested a 7/8" or 22mm crows foot wrench on the end of a socket extender. I didn't have this, but I ordered some as an addition to my toolbox. Definitely would help to have either a real tool or an improvised tool that gives one the ability to get some torque to release/tighten the bulb. It was the toughest bulb replacement I've ever done. Thank you for this video and the great comments/suggestions.
Thank you. Absolutely correct. It was helpful to suggest using two hands. That made all the difference!
This video helped a ton, thank you! Once I was able to feel for the clip, that helped me. I was able to unclip it, then did your old two hand hug the jeep trick, and shimmied it free. How in the world I was able to get the replacement bulb in place was a complete stroke of luck!
I can’t thank you enough for the “two handed” trick. I wasn’t able to take the headlamp out without it. That was by far the toughest headlamp I have ever replaced.
When you move the ECU on a 2020 detach the upper plastic clip and then there are two steel hooks on the bottom. The motion is up and right to move and push in down and to the left to catch the bottom two hooks to install. You don’t need to remove the wires just wiggle the ECU to the right.
Did both my low beams in about an hour. Your two hand "hug the car" was needed to get the original burnt bulb out. Need that little extra torque. Thanks for the video.
Thank you VERY MUCH for this video, I changed it myself. I’m so proud of myself 😂.
Thanks for your advise, it was helpfull. I'd like to support this feed by adding that to re-install the bulb, I pre-checked the alignment orientation with the old bulb. It made it so much easier to align the new bulb when the harness was connected. JUST BE CAREFULL NOT TO DROP OLD BULB INTO HOUSING OR YOU'LL HAVE TO REMOVE THE WHOLE THING TO GET THE OLD BULB OUT.
Thank you for telling me to go through the wheel well and from top side. Definitely helped using two hands
Thank you! I was able to do this fairly easily with minimal cuts and didnt have to move anything extra out of the way... but as many of you pointed out, having tiny woman hands was clutch. I wouldn't have figured it out without you!
Your video was very helpful, and you are not overstating how irritating and cumbersome the process is. Chrysler designers must've been hittin' the sauce pretty hard when they came up with this.
- One thing I think you forgot to mention(maybe u did, idk) is that when removing the old bulbs,(either side), you have to give them a turn COUNTER clockwise, and when installing new bulbs, it's just clockwise.
- I think it helps tremendously to connect the bulbs to the plug before trying to put them into place: one less thing to fiddle with in the incredibly small confines.
Very helpful could not have done it without this video. Thank you for posting.
Mine was on the driver side… don’t even bother going through the wheel well, my 7mnth old wouldnt even be able to get her hand in there… But, after removing the air filter housing it opened it up a bit, still hard to get leverage and you’re pretty much blind while doing it. All that being said it’s doable if you have some time on ur hands save the money! Appreciate the vid!
I tried to replace my passenger side headlight last weekend on my 2017 Grand Cherokee. Lower access is pretty much worthless due to that brace. Going from the top allowed me to get the headlight out but putting it in correctly was impossible with my big hands. I ended up taking the front bumper off which is a lot of work but not horrible. Replaced both sides since the bumper was off anyway. Total time was about 3.5 hours. Bottom line, it was waaaaaay too much work to replace the front headlight bulbs. Jeep either designed it that way so people would go to the dealer for the $$$ repair work or it was simply a horrible design. Anyway, it's done so I should be good for several years. Hopefully.
Thanks for the Information becuz I am about to install one for a friend this afternoon......
Thank you for this. I’m going to the dealer on Monday for a recall on my 2019 and my headlight just went out. I’m just gonna have them do it.
Do you remember how much they charged you?
@@jaydesimone9024 my husband ended up doing it. The dealer quoted $75 - $200 over the phone before I got there.
Thank you was having a hell of a time trying to change the bulb
This is such a helpful video! Thank you!
Easy, once you get the antifreeze reservoir and electronic box shuffled out of the way, remove the back cap of the light and then---- build a small spanner about 4-5 inches long to reach in and turn the bulb. Took a scrap piece of 1 1/4 light rigid steel strap, cut a span in the end to make my spanner. Size the spanner to be just wider than the base of the bulb. Bulb came right out and right back in.
Video is a great help! I did this job the way it described but the headlight aim was wide right. I finally realize that the wide ear on the bulb is at 3 oclock, not straight up. It seemed like it wanted to go in but the turn did not feel right. once I positioned the wider ear at 3 oclock, it turned easy and the aim was correct.
Excellent video. What a pain in the you know what, the two hand method is what ended up working to take it out, then got it connected and had the girlfriend put her small hands to use 👏🏽
Your method worked!
I don't care about the head light bulb.. I saw the Boxers and went nuts! :) I just lost my baby Titus almost 3 months ago. He just turned 12. He was brindle and so sweet.. I miss him everyday. Cherish yours! PS. I have the DS3 bulb and they are terrible to put back in.. I've been working at mine for an hour and it just doesn't want to seat. sigh..
I am now fighting the same side on my 2019 Jeep Grand cherokee Limited. I got 3 out of 6 bulbs changed. It Definitely doesn't need to be this difficult.
Are these hid bulbs stock from factory, that need replacement. Thanks for the video, sucks the work needed to change something so simple!
So I'll save a lot of time for most of you guys out there... I just switched out low beam bulb on passenger side of my 2018 Limited. Reach under coolant reservoir beside radiator but between hoses and light fixture. (With right hand) push hoses of coolant reservoir back to make some room to reach up to elbow deep or so. I twisted off and put back bulb prob faster than i wrote this text.. AND I have only half of my right hand thumb, so if you have all digits then it should go even smoother.. Yes, it was low beam and I just remembered I forgot to put back the rubber cap. Best of luck!
Man, I’m still struggling worth the right bulb, can sort of get my hands on it doing the straddle method but can’t get it to budge. It was good knowing that “it’s the hardest bulb” ever to replace though 😂
Thank you so much, saved my sanity
You don't need to bother with the ECU, just pull the two 10mm bolts holding the coolant expansion tank. Flip the tank out of the way. The job is still very difficult to do, but you gain a small amount more and much faster than dealing with the ECU. On the left side, you have to pull the complete air filter housing out to gain access to the bulb. I have been wrenching on cars for 50 years and this is by far the most stupid design that I have ever worked on.
Thanks for the information bro…
Thanks for the tips definitely made it “easier” but that was an hour of wrist pain getting that done SMH
Gotta Hug the Jeep 🙏
I had similar trouble with the driver side low beam bulb. I wasn't able to get a crescent wrench on it like someone in the comments suggested, but I was able to break it loose with a long pair of needle nose pliers.
Hello I found a easy way to turn the bulb you only have to unscrew the fluid box and move it but not take it out do not move the ecu unit no need for it and now open the access hole by the tire remove the rubber cover for the bulb and ( USE A 7/8 OPEN END WRENCH PUT the open end wrench INTO THE HOLE AND INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE BULB IS AND YOU CAN TURN IT you only need to break the seal than you can use your hand ) The rubber ring on the bulb sticks due to the heat I did it on the passenger side and also used in the drive drive inside car after I removed the air box because I couldn't turn by hand stuck the wrench inside easily to break the seal hopes this helps
been there done it, absolutely obserd they way they did that. I was so cranked
So I read everyone’s comments and decided to let the “professionals” handle this. Took it to the dealer and they knocked it out in 20 minutes. However, they can’t figure out how to properly reinstall the bulb. Bulbs light correctly but the aim is way off; off in the ditch on one side, about 4’ in front of the vehicle on the other. Going back to the dealer for the third time to see if they can get it right. Moral of the story - not good enough to just get the bulb in. With the magnifier in front of the bulb, it has to be just right or your aim will be way off.
As Janky as this is it worked.. thank you so much
Replacing bulbs used to be fairly simple. Now you have to rip your skin and try to get it done. May as well do the driver side too. Thanks 👍🏼
I just changed my passenger side low beam and what hell OMG ALMOST AN HOUR. I moved the radiator reservoir out of the way unplugged the 2 CPU cables. I zip tied everything out of the way loosely, and I still barley got to it. I’m starting to hate my JEEP. I never believed it would be very difficult.
got the bulbs replace.... Not easy with large hands ! how do you adjust the light beam from left to right... my is pointing a little out to the Right, Thanks
Dealing with this right now... this design is insanely stupid. I am also getting more annoyed at how tightly packed and difficult to access almost everything in the engine compartment is, especially items that will certainly required regular maintenance, since there is so much excess space. Every time I work on my Jeep I am glad parts are fairly inexpensive and readily available but equally annoyed by the poor design of the vehicle and cheap materials.
Thank you ..
Mine is having trouble clipping into the plug? Any tips?
Any idea how to move the ecm out of the way to get access? I've tried this for a week on my '22 JGC WK and no success. There's a clip that I'm able to push to slightly pull up and then another behind that one that won't move. My stock lights are halogen and they're terrible, especially in rain. The wheel well access isn't possible either because of a metal bracket blocking good hand access. I even had my young niece who has tiny hands give it a go and no luck! Jeep dealers won't touch it because I'm replacing with led bulbs. Their option is to have a new headlight installed altogether, which is >$1500 for a vehicle I already paid $4k more than wild have just 2 years ago. Crazy
If I remember correctly that back clip slides to the side. I remember I had to wrestle it a little to get it out.
So I believe I have the replacement bulb locked back in place where it is supposed to be, but my problem is the bulb appears to be aiming down inside of the buzzle and is not making a good beam. Has anyone else dealt with this? Suggestions?
I tried taking it out and putting it back in, but that didn't seem to help.
How about taking the light bulb housing in front of jeep off?
I use a screwdriver thru access hole to leverage the connector
I popped the plug out of the fender well and shoved my hand up there and hooked my finger and turned it loose and pulled it out. It's not easy but it's totally possible from underneath
Less car talk, more boxer footage
Take one side of the bumper off and take headlight bolts out. Then headlight will be loose. And easy access Being a autobody tech I can tell you over 60% of the cars made today you will have to take bumper off to replace a bulb. But also note I do work on cars everyday so I know how to take bumpers off etc. not saying you dont but if a person isn’t real familiar with vehicles. I would suggest what you did.
I thought about that but wasn’t sure how difficult it would be. It’s ridiculous they make such a simple job so hard due to poor design! Thanks.
What kind of bulb Or what brand did you use
I think It was a Sylvania.
Does the rubber dome on the back twist or just pop out?
Pulls off
It just pops off but be careful with it. I tore mine when I pulled it off
You have never changed the headlights on a 2011 + Ram 1500 they are a real treat.......
Ah so it’s a trend with Chrysler products? Probably all the same design engineers.
If you just take the plastic shield off on the top surface and your able to change them from the top, if your doing all this or even thinking this way then take it to your mechanic to get it done
The plastic shield is just covering the car frame. It doesn't help much to remove it.
Hopefully i got the bulb turned enough to hold haha
I tried 2 couldn't get bulb out by wheel
Ain't no easier way . That's the only best way without disconnecting other things
Yea....I think I used every curse word I know,and then I made up a few...its ridiculous how complicated it is to change a simple headlight🤬🤬🤬
How do u do it on the driver side?
For the driver side you’ll need to remove the air box. I think that might actually be a little easier than the passenger side
For the passenger side, can’t you just move the thing in front of the battery and slide ur hand to the side to replace the bulb?
Theres access panel in wheel well for low beam😊😊
But still hard to get to lol😊
Jeep dealership here in Branson Missouri says $370 plus the lightbulb
Holy smokes. That’s outrageous for a headlight.
This seems like a common problem that jeep should recall and fix.
Replace it with a Toyota. 🤣
I don’t know how you did it. I tried, my wife tried, her hand is half the size of mine. She just didn’t have the strength to turn it loose . Now it’s gonna cost a fortune to have a shop replace a stinking headlight.
Thanks to small hands, I was able to get the bulb out without removing or moving anything. I never would have been able to do it without seeing this video though so thank you! The two handed hug thing saved me from getting really pissed off because I could not get it with just one!
Dealership wanted $650 to replace . Said they needed to remove the bumper 😂😵😡
I got my new bulb in but I been here 2 hours trying to get it back in… lol ughh.. girl problems … lol
My hands are too big and the plastic peice broke off the bulb so now im otw to search how to pull the whole headlight. No more jeeps for me
i cant get it unlock driver side was easy
As I’m commenting right know I am trying to do the same thing. Pain in the ASS!!
It’s ridiculous how hard they made it to change a bulb. Good luck
Whatever your mechanic charges for this is not enough.
The key is “hugging the car.” One hand comes through the bottom access panel hole and the other through the top. It’s miserable. Unfathomable design from someone who needs to be punched in the face repeatedly. But that’s how you do it. Being very aware of the direction you need to loosen and tighten saves you time.
This video should’ve been 1 minute
It’s a pain in the ass .. don’t understand why they make this so hard crap!!
The Jeep engineers that designed this should be fired.
way this company disigned it .... The worst.!
Why people buy Jeeps I’ll never understand…. one of many stupid engineering design flaws. It just shows how bad of a company that is.
It is horrible, worse than my honda couoe was.
So basically you explained how difficult it was but you showed us nothing on how to do it. Wasted my time.