nataharli

It is so much brighter it's unbelievable. Sure hope I can figure out how to get the other headlight assembly out so I can replace that bulb.

The problem was I took it apart when all I needed to do was turn the bulb to remove it. If you look at the left bulb you can see the outer rim. I did not need to remove that. Now, you are lucky the one that went out was on the driver's side. Although it's a PITA to remove the whole headlight assembly, it can be done. After that it's pretty easy to replace the bulb if you just twist it and remove it. I'm still trying to figure out how to remove the headlight assembly on the passenger side. So far no luck. I've not had a chance to drive at night but from just comparing the old and new I'd say the new is way brighter. I'll try to remember to post an update after I've driven at night.

I can't believe how totally dumb I am. Problem solved!

I've done a search through the forums and can't seem to come up with an answer to my problem. Most of the posts I find are 3-4 years old and, since I'm a visual type guy, found them to be without pics. So here's my problem. One of my headlights burned out and I ordered an OEM (or so I thought) headlight replacement. Got to thinking about it and after looking on Amazon found a set of LED bulbs (also supposedly OEM) for $40. So, I decided to go the LED route. They arrived today and after finally getting the left side assembly out I took to bulb out. The housing isn't remotely like anything I've seen before and neither of the OEMs will fit properly into the housing. Here's a pic of where I'm at. (Can't seem to upload pic so I've attached it) The bulb on the left is the original, the one in the middle is the LED (the ballast is at the end of the cable) and the one on the right is the supposed OEM replacement. As you can see, the housings of the original and the 2 replacements are completely different. I've racked my brain trying to figure out how to make one of the replacements work but I'm at a loss. Has anyone else run into this problem? Did I order the wrong items? Is there some kind of kit to retrofit from original to the supposed OEMs? Thanks for your help.