Toyota Yaris Headlight Bulb Replacement
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My daughter and I replace her headlight bulbs in her 2009 Toyota Yaris. The driver's side requires these steps on some models because the bulb and fuse-box are nearly touching.
The passenger side has much more room to work in compared to the drivers side, so it is quite possible to replace that one without the removal of the fixture. The drivers side has the fuse box located right behind the bulb, so close it is really hard to get the boot off. You can replace the passenger side after watching the video to understand what is required, and then try working on the drivers side to see if you can get the boot and bulb out without removing the fixture.
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Dan & Candice
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The way I do it is much better than this. I don't remove anything i just shove my hand in there tearing my skin and yelling at the car and getting mad at the engineers. That's the proper way to do it.
Only takes forever...
Haha!!! love this comment!🤣 SO TRUE...
Up. Just had to do this today. Right side took 3 mins. Left side, 40 mins because I couldn't quite fit the gap. Big hands .
That is what I was doing too until I found this video!
So, why you didn't fix your Sealy joke instead of waisting ppl time following your stupid way?
I am so grateful this video still exists after five years. You saved me about $600 in parts and labor for an hour's worth of work! I'm a single mom, so every penny counts, and it feels good to have a win like this. Thank you so much!
You are very welcome Nancy! So proud of you for taking this on. I figure if I can instruct my daughter how to do it, others will be able to follow along as well. Have a great week!😃
You are a great dad for getting your young person involved with fixing things!
Thanks! I hope that helping her feel confident in the basics of car maintenance will keep her from being ripped off in the future by auto shops who test to milk gals out of way too much unnecessary repair at elevated prices.
The first video that I found didn’t show the bumper step so I spent a day bashing my hands and scraping my fingers. This made all the difference, thank you.
Hey Matthew, glad this video was helpful!
Great dad teaching his kid to make it on its own. Not only a tutorial for cars but also for living life.
Thank you for posting this! I come back to it every time I need to replace a headlight! My dad is always impressed that I did it on my own. Little does he know this is how I learned 😂
Your very welcome! Glad it is helpful.
Thank you guys for this video. My daughter just bought a Yaris and this was very helpful in getting her bulbs swapped. Well done!
I think it's admirable that you post information intended to help others, but I'll echo several of the other commenters in saying that it really isn't necessary to take your car apart to replace a headlight bulb. I'm a fairly normal-sized western male, 1m80, with typical-sized hands, and I was able to replace both bulbs without taking the car apart or, as suggested by one commenter, moving the fuse box temporarily. It helps to do the one on the right side of the car first, then you become familiar with the principles involved. The one on the left side is much more difficult, but with patience and a lot of fiddling and a lot of swearing it finally works. One thing that I haven't seen noted elsewhere (maybe because it's obvious to everyone but me), is that you can easily see if the bulb is properly positioned by looking into the headlight.
Hey Rennie, thanks for your comments. You are absolutely right that certain combinations of the Yaris seem to have more room than others between the headlight and fuse-box. Ours had about 1/2" of room, which wasn't enough to get the rubber boot and bulb around the corner. As I mentioned in other comments and the video description, the passenger side does have good access, so it is possible to replace that one without the full removal. It is advisable to replace both sides as a set, so I show both being done. I wasn't comfortable moving the fuse-box around myself, but the bumper comes off easily, and the light fixture can be removed which makes the process easy. If my daughter could do this in 30 minutes with my coaching, I figured it was worth showing others. I DO wish UA-cam would allow for updates to a video after the fact with changes to the 'how-to' aspects.
Five tears later and you're still helping people. My daughter is nineteen, and although she got me to do it this time, she'll be utilizing this great video when the next headlight goes south.. Thank you both.
Thank you so much for this video. Just saved me a trip to the auto mechanics. I was totally stumped on how to remove the headlight because I didn't know of that third screw on the side just above the tire, as well as the spring that clamped down the light. My 2007 Yaris is my favorite car I've ever owned but they certainly don't make it easy to work on the car with everything so tightly crammed in there, lol.
Thank you guys for this video :D My light bulb died just a few days ago and I've never changed it on my own. So I stumbled upon your video, watched it only one time, and it was enough to manage replacement on my own. I also impressed my father :D
Great job! Proud of you ;-)
You’re my savior! I was mid-way through changing my headlight and could not get the light detached. Watched your video and saw you had to use a screwdriver to detach the bottom, it was exactly what I couldn’t figure out. Saved me a trip to the mechanic, thank you !!!
Glad this was helpful!
Just put some new LED headlights in my 2010, with ease, thanks to this video. Y’all are awesome.
Glad this was so helpful! 👍
Having taken a peek under the hood and found it daunting, I was ready to pay $150 at the mechanic. Luckily I came upon this video and did it today in $15 minutes. Thank you so much! Most of those little clips holding the bumper panel on were already broken, so I just used zip-ties and clipped them short, worked perfectly.
$15 minutes huh 🤔😂
I used your video to change the headlights on my new (to me) '08 Yaris. Gotta say, you did a great job explaining everything. I'm a gal who had never messed with anything that had to deal with the body, but popping the bumper myself was so satisfying. I have been teaching myself a bit of repair, so this was right up my alley. So thank you! Next jobs...tightening the e-brake cable and replacing the roof weatherproof stripping.
I'm so glad you took this on. It is great when we overcome our fears and just try. This is why I had my daughter do the 'work' on this, so she would have the understanding that with good instruction, she can do anything!
Dude!!! Thank you so much! My wife has the same exact year and I was left scratching my head trying to figure out how to get to the bulb in such a small space or remove the headlight assembly. Your video saved me a bunch of time and aggravation!
Good job Dad for teaching your girl how to do this!
And MeeToo!
Thanks for watching and teaching your Daughter as well!
Finally! I changed both bulbs in 20 minutes, without putting in the grease at the points, didn't come with the bulbs. Couldn't have sone it so easily and confidently without this well done, easy video. Thanks again!
Great job getting it done!
@@DansWay Thanks, I waited cause I was 'afraid' but watched your video again and went to it! I did suffer several small cuts but from holding the bumper back, not from the light itself
Thanks for this video!
Don't want to be negative or anything, but i hate how automobile builders make it hard nowdays to simply change a light bulb!
But thanks to you, now I know!
Yep, they don't make it easy on this model for sure...
Bro, super kudos for having a girly girl do it. And the tidbit about not touching the battery. I came here to troubleshoot, and I used your video for reference. Problem solved. Thank you!
I have a Toyota Yaris 2009, went to buy the lightbulb thinking I could do it myself, had no idea you had to remove the entire bumper.. Called a car shop $100 for labor not including the bulb.. Thank you for this! I’m doing it myself!
Thank you for the video! After following the instructions once and learning exactly where everything was on the right side, I was able to change the bulb on the left side without removing the bumper and headlight enclosure on a 2006 4-door Yaris.
It's possible, but you basically have to disassemble everything once to figure out how to do it without taking the everything apart.
Glad it helped! It is true that if you really know what you are doing, the passenger side is not difficult to change. The driver side, with the fuse box right behind the bulb makes it really hard unless you have very thin hands and really know what you are doing already...
This video is the only way to do it. Thank you so much for sharing! It may take a little time, but far superior to any videos that tried to accomplish this task without partially removing the bumper are asking the near impossible. I miss the days where you were able to access the bulbs easily, pull them out and replace them in about a minute or two. Oh, well that is what happens when you want smaller, compact cars. There is little space for hands. 😊
There is an important lesson here about committing to the job. I was so bummed out that it would take this many steps but it is very light work. Thank you for the video
Thanks for the comment Mo! Yah, lots of steps, but none are particularly difficult. Especially if my daughter can do it all herself with instruction!
@@DansWay no knock on her that girl was sharp! Thank you sir
The fact that you have to remove the bumper just for a headlight is ridiculous
we've owned 3 Toyotas, literally 5 seconds to switch out a halogen headlight bulb. My wife has an '07 Yaris, never again, this is ridiculous.
thats light work my friend, it could be worse lol
根気KENCHIMUYO it couldn’t be much worse changing a head light. Of course it could be some other part, but we’re talking head lights. You sayin nothin
kick to each his own yo, I love my Yaris! And the long ass headlight process!
Pawg Lover clearly I just changed my headlight, that’s why I commented. And no matter how much gas mileage it gets or how small it is, doesn’t change the fact that it’s a huge pain in the ass to change the headlights. eXaCtLy.. lol
I went to an express oil change place today to get my passenger side bulb changed, and the guy, Josh, refused to remove the casing and follow the process as you so wonderfully did on this video. I tried to explain what was needed, but he finagled the bulb removal and re-install by sticking his hand through the back of the light connector. I sure hope this guy didn't tear up anything. I should have videoed his unscrupulous conduct. Thank you for the video!
Yah, I hope it works out. If your hands are small and you know exactly what your doing you can do the replacement without removing the fixture. You have to have done it before to know enough to get it right IMHO.
@@DansWay I hope it works out as well. I am 5'11'' and have larger sized hands than most females I've come across; which is why I knew the casing needed to be replaced. This fellas hand were fat, and way bigger than mine. Perhaps I simply did not have the experienced as he did. Thank you again for the making of this video and your kind reply!
thank you for posting this. i'm about to go outside and switch my bulbs for some brighter LEDs. the captions had problems, but otherwise a really good video. good, good, good info!
Just used this video as reference for changing the bulb. Big thanks for this! Advice for future light bulb switchers is to buy more of the plastic clippers - they were destroyed in the process 😅
Good advice! Those clips definitely get brittle with time, and removal isn't always easy...
Thanks you for this video I just put my light bulb on .
Thank you for the video. I have a Mexican Yaris 2009 and change the lights. I fought a lot but now with your video I'm going to fight less greetings from Monterrey, Mexico
Gerardo Coronado
Hey, thanks for the comment! Glad this was helpful.
Your kid is hilarious! Good parenting, making them fix their car.
Thank U
This helped a ton in the side of the road 😊
I wish I had a dad like that. My dad never taught me anything. I hope that girl realizes she’s really lucky. I learned all that bullshit on my own and thanks to youtube.
Hey, I’m sorry your Dad didn’t know how or care enough to spend time with you like this. I know I enjoy it very much myself. She and I think so differently so that’s sometimes hard, but in the end we love each other very much.
I did it without removing the headlight. The rubber fitting was a nightmare to pull out but I got it out. Thanks for showing how to remove the bulb as the clamps were difficult without it.
Yah it is technically possible. Removing the bumper seems extreme, but ultimately it is easier to access the bulb and feel like it is installed properly.
Did the same, w/o removing the front plastic. It's finickety, but doable.
Thank you for the very useful video. I've seen other people's videos but they just replacing the headlight bulb from the drivers side not the passenger side. But I found your video where you are telling us step by step how to open the light and installing the bulb. 5 STARS 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Good video. I have fairly normal sized hands, but I can still do this without taking everything apart. It helps to know what you're trying to do, so watching a video like this is helpful. The rubber can get stuck to the bulb but with wiggling it comes apart.
Awesome relationship you both have together . I have two daughters of my own . Good job
So I just did ours. The Yaris is a great car. Mine's an '07 with half a million k's on clock; still runs great. But replacing the passenger side headlight would make a nun swear. =\
Lol
Not a nun but lets just say I lost count
...I think I'm going to pay my brother to do it. Master Toyota mechanic. I have not got the patience.
If the actual whole lens of the headlight is cloudy. I'm guessing I'll have to replace the whole headlamp system? Great video by the way I've had my Yaris for 15 years now and 278,000 KMS these videos come in handy over the years. Cheers.
You could try to polish the lense to see if you can save it. Mine had micro-cracks all throughout so I replaced them. I have videos on both of these topics if you are interested: Replacing the headlight - ua-cam.com/video/uBYUh-ys92Q/v-deo.html Restoring a Headlight - ua-cam.com/video/Df15D8IyZug/v-deo.html
@@DansWay That's great! I'll check the restoring headlight video. Thanks for the quick response and tips.
i go back to this video every time i need to change a headlight and always impress myself 😊 thank you for making it simple ❤
Thanks for being a regular! Glad you have the courage to take this on. ❤️💪🏼
Hiya ... Changed mine yesterday and followed your post. Fantastic ,thanking you :)
You're very welcome!
👏👏👏👏👏👏hats off to the both of you Dad awesome taking the time to teach your daughter everyday do it your self maintenance. Miss Candice ,Well done you did a fantastic job changing out the lightbulb in your car, it has quite a few procedures to changing something so simple. You have a #Dad educating his daughter be proud of him👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👌
Thank you so much for the video !!!! My daughter and I changed both headlights and bulbs on her car, and it went so smooth thanks to your video.
Thank you for this video. For my Yaris model 2009 I did not have to remove the headlight to replace the lamp on the passager side. But your video helped to do it. The driver side has less space so I know what to do when that lamp dies.
Thank you! My daughter and I just changed her headlight bulbs thanks to this video!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for making this video. You two are awesome!!!
I will be changing mine today.
I used this video to replace the headlights on my 2008 Yaris, thank you for the upload!
Hey Travis, glad this was helpful!
Thanks. I tried replacing the headlights both with removing the headlight and leaving it in place. This was definitely the easier method.
Thanks for the confirmation that removing the fixture really makes the job less painful and 'doable'...
I'm using this video to change out both bulbs that came burned on a Yaris I just bought, thanks to both of you for the knowledge 👍
Hey that’s great! Glad this was helpful 👍🏼
Thanks so much! This was so helpful!! For readers, another item you might need is the plug grease.
Easy peasy. Done in under 20 mins. Thanks guys!
Well just replaced 2 bulbs in an 07 Yaris. I didn’t have to take anything apart it was right there not even that hard to get to. Pull the plug , boot and unclip the bulb put the new one in.
Yeah as soon as they see how easier it was all the hard work they were doing and I think my challenge is going to be putting the clip back
I don't believe you! There is no way to reach these bulbs let alone deal with the springs in a timely manner! Looks like the Japanese Toyota engineers took the spring hold down idea from a 1959 Ford or Chevy! SAD!🤣
Yeh the Yaris is a great little vehicle. Not too pricey. Great on fuel. Very reliable as well IMO. My 2008 has given me no trouble whatsoever over the past 12 years. I've only ever had to perform routine maintenance like changing the oil, tyres, brake pads on one occasion & a belt or two. Oh yeh... and the headlight bulb. Well, we can only wish they'd made it a little easier to perform a simple light bulb change. But it's all down to the compact design philosophy I suppose. In my old Holden Commodore it was just a matter of reaching around to the back of the headlight module. Plenty of room. No fuss. I don't know whether it was really necessary to make the rear of the Yaris headlight assembly so inaccessible, just to keep things compact. Maybe other manufacturers have done better. But like I said it's a great vehicle. We have to take the good with the bad.
This was so easy. Much easier than changing a bulb in the lamp in the house when I need to unscrew it and screw a new bulb in. Like who has just laying around a panel popper and a giant box full of body clips?!?
This video is funny because you dont have to take anything apart. Just simply change the bulbs 🤣, the hand can be fitted there (not easily but its possible). Changed two bulbs in 4mins.
The wind noise is SOOO wonderful in my headphones.
ive just done mine here in the uk! could of done with soe of your sunshine. I replaced all the bulbs so hopefully I wont have to pull it apart again for a while.quite easy to do ,took about 30 minutes between rain showers.thanks for the video.
Sounds like it was a good idea to replace all the bulbs vs. just the main bulb while you have it all opened up.
Saved me a lot of money and time! THANK YOU
Thank you for posting this, I have a 2010 Yaris and was looking for a howto video, best one I have found. Very helpful video. Both low beams went out recently and am getting ready to change them. What a pain to change the headlights! Thumbs up and shared to FB.
Hey Doc, thanks for the comment and repost! Do note that the passenger side doesn't require the full fixture removal vs. the driver side that is otherwise impossible to get to...
Thanks so much for this!. Just changed my bulb on the passengers side. It's actually a doddle. I have no retainer clips anymore they have all correded and broke and some were just missing, Soooo im having to order some new ones from my dealer.
I thought it would be easier than that! Thanks for the video. Think I'll get a professional to do it.
It's easy. Or at least that is what he said...
This saved me 50$. Didnt have small girly hands to do it without having to rip the headlight out. Struggled for a little. Then just toutubed it. Thanks bud
Thanks to this vdo, easy to change headlight bulb on my brothers car for inspection on monday
Glad it helped
Thanks, for the informative video. Saved me from damaging the fender while trying to remove the headlamp assembly. I
Thank you for the video! Very helpful in changing the bulb on my son's 2010 Yaris.
Thank you sooooo much for posting this video guyz. It saved me a lot of drama removing the defective bulbs. Cheers... 😅
No problem 👍 Nobody would expect it to be so hard right!
Thanks for the video I’ve had my light out for months now because I opened the bonnet and thought sod that lol.I will try your way tomorrow so thanks.
Your details are so much appreciated - about to do this at home, versus $100 for labour. On a side note, the engineer that designed this should be arrested and charged with cruel and unusual punishment for creating such a complicated process to change something that frequently needs changing.
So I'm disgusted now at how much I paid to have this done - knowing the clips and bolts literally too about 15 minutes from start to finish, a huge thank you. (also took your lead on having the cool collection of clips with a short trip to Amazon).
I'm amazed how often I pull from that kit of parts. I've emptied the smallest size in just the past three years... Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks, Dan! And special thanks to Candace Coolio for giving this 60-year-old (NOT mechanically inclined) dude the chutzpah to yank the freakin' bumper halfway off of his Yaris in order to change a lightbulb. Having your daughter do the actual work is a small bit of genius, because it helps boost our confidence that we can do it too.
The process was actually pretty straightforward, thanks to this video. (And, yes, it's worth the few extra minutes to pull your bumper out if you're replacing the driver-side bulb.)
One tiny note: there's no need to remove the plastic rivet from the passenger-side wheel well. With the other rivets removed, there's plenty enough play in the bumper to free the driver-side headlamp assembly.
Hey thanks for the comment and suggestion. It is true that the passenger side doesn’t really require the removal of the fixture. Good tip!
Super helpful my best bro's got one of these little gocart cars, and the bulb died dont know when since he hasn't driven it in 2 years or so. But super appreciate it, yours looks cleaner by far but or one 10mm wont come loose matter of fact an 11 works but wont pull it out, I think somehow rust has made it bigger idk its wierd
Thanks for sharing. My #3 daughter and just did the same.
thank you for teaching your child and the folks that watch this to do things on their own
just a step closer towards independence (also saving a lot of money)
I bought a used car recently, put about 1000$ in parts on that car, labour and workshop prices for parts would have cost me an extra 4-5k
Very good. Thanks for the encouragement. I definitely want my kids to understand their cars enough to take basic care of them (filters, oil, wiper blades, etc.), and hopefully not get ripped off by repair shops when they need bigger work done.
@@DansWay I wish there where more parents like yourself
because not only does it save a lot of money, if you start to teach them young on something like household appliances and stuff it will give them better spatial awareness and train problem solving skills
irregardless, your kids can be proud to have a caring father , and I hope you can be proud to have kids that listen to their parents advice
@@nathanwest2304 Amen to all of that!
Excellent video for changing bulbs. Just had to change one in my 2007 Yaris. I guess it's not so bad if you only have to do it every 13 years or so!
😬 I have a 2007 Yaris and haven’t had to change them yet… they are pretty low though … I guess I should change them before they go out on me in the middle of the night
Thank you so much! What I learned in this video helped me replace the whole headlight assembly!
Glad this was helpful!
I see a 2009 HB Yaris(like mine) and I suscribe.
Nice job team!
Thanks.
Congratulations Candice now you are an expert in mechanics.Next work change the oil and the filter.
Pat Bed, she already does!
I've literally just changed my halogen bulbs on a 1.3l and I never had to do any of this, I was close too, but could just about do it without.
Very helpful thank you. Its actually quite a quick job done like this.
welldone daughter without doubt you are an angle for your dad
Super helpful! Thanks made it a lot easier
I appreciate this so much! Great video! Thank you!!
This video saved me a lot of money
Where you quoted a lot to do this at a shop?
Thank you! You are a great teacher & parent!
Wow, thank you!
thank You for explaning how to take off the front bumber without breaking anything :-)
Thank you for the video its helped me out a lot !
Just letting everyone know that it is the 2nd time now that I replace the headlight bulb without going through all of this. It is a 2010 yaris sedan and you can do everything in 5 minutes no need to take off the bumper… i don’t understand why you can’t simply squeeze your hand in and do it instead of this.
The sedan and hatchback have completely different nose construction. Whole different front end too
guys, do a v2 of this video... the working area is in fact quite small, but once you know where the metal tabs are and how to pull them (figured it out from your video details, thanks! :)), you don't really have to remove the light assembly... for me it was 2x 2 minutes job actually (both H4 bulbs) :) cheers...
(From experience) The thing that will always boggle my mind with this car is that it was easier to replace the radiator coil than the frickin driver side headlight 😂
So True!!! Thanks for the comment.
I reviewed a few other videos to change my lightbulb and ended up having to remove the light assembly. No you don't have to remove the whole assembly as others have mentioned, but for my '07 yaris, the rubber gasket would not pull off as easily shown in multiple videos and the clip wouldn't easily pop off (the one holding the bulb in place) AND the space is very limited even my smaller hands. Had to use a flat head and dig it up the bottom of the gasket where the bulb sits before it finally came off. Then the clip wouldn't just easily pinch in to release the bulb- had to use flat head as well. This vid was SUPER helpful!! This was def and fun husband and wife job! Thank you!!
Thanks a lot, guys! Really helped me out.
I managed to change the light on passenger side whitout taking apart anything! Almost mission impossible, a lot of curses, a lot of patience and a hand bent like it shouldn't be able was all it took! ;D
This works, but pivoting the small fuse box out of the way is less work for the passenger side. For the driver side, remove the battery before pivoting the main fuse box out of the way.
Thank you, that was very helpful.
Thanks Dan and daughter! Going to do mine tomorrow!
Leslie Propheter let us know how it goes!
@@DansWay Hopefully no knuckle busters!
Great video. Thanks to you, I managed to do this work without a hitch, EXCEPT, you probably should have stressed that the reason you used new push pins is that the old ones really aren't reusable, despite the fact that they're supposed to be. ;-) I got caught out by that, as I didn't have replacements. Still, Toyota dealers can get them in quick and cheap. Thanks again.
Thanks to your video I figured out how to do this without removing the front bumper haha
Wanted797 how exactly did you change your bulbs without removing the bumper?????
@@SHMaaxOsioo5114 years later I had to do this again and came back to this video.
I have no idea how I did it lol
Thank you Candace!😇
My Scion xA is the same.....actually no surprise as the cars are nearly identical mechanically. The term you're looking for is that the "bumper cover" needs to have it's top clips removed to allow juggling the top portion to swing forward and slightly down to gain better access to the headlights (housing) and bulbs. Same deal.....easy enough to lift the center of the retaining "plugs" ( 2-piece, the center needs to first be lifted "up"...with a screwdriver blade, then the bottom piece pops out. If you simply pop them out from the bottom piece, without first prying up the center, you RISK breaking the whole push-in plug). Need to remove these plugs and THEN look at the ENDS of the bumper cover as they wrap around toward the wheel-well. Then lift back slightly the black plastic inner fender splash guards, and remove the vertical (pointed UP) screws that hold the ends of the bumper cover on,,,one on each end. At this point the whole bumper cover can tilt forward/down like it's on a hinge. Not all that difficult if you know all this....just a bit of a hassle.
Cheers man. This video was very helpful.
Thanks to this video I actually saw I can do the change in under the minute if you are finger skilled enough.
Yah if you have enough skill to get it out. I have a feeling some cars have the fuse-box placed closer than others. Hers was nearly touching the back of the bulb...
This was Fantastic. Thank you so much!