Nancy Changing Headlight Bulb

James Howell · Apr 19, 2009

Last week Nancy had a lot of questions about repairing the headlight on her Chevy truck.

Well she learned what she needed, and now she shares what she knows!

Took about 10 minutes...

For me to take the photos.
Nancy Changing Headlight Bulb

Old Roy · Apr 19, 2009

Thats great James !

Easier than she thought ?

Clodbuster · Apr 20, 2009

Good work there! I noticed a big scratch on your hand, it is never a real repair unless you bleed a little, ha ha......

Anonymous-0 · Apr 20, 2009

SOOoo do you plan to take your machanic to task over his failed attempt to put the britches on you?REminds me of when the I-BEAM came out on fords.They were charging three times the price to alighin front end because they had to use expensive special equipment to "twist" those I-BEAMS into caster and camber.

2x4 · Apr 20, 2009

noticed the left hand's thumbnail is blackened too. Ohhh, I know that manuever all too well!

Anonymous-0 · Apr 20, 2009

So now we know who's really fixing up all the old tractors. LoL Dave

MarkB_MI · Apr 20, 2009

So...

Will we be seeing a retraction of Nancy's slander against automotive engineers? ;>)

glennster · Apr 20, 2009

way to go nancy!!!!! a little tip for you, or anyone with the same style headlamp retainers. put either some grease or anti sieze compound on the threads before you put it back in. that bolt fastens to a nylon nut on the headlamp. if it seizes on the nut, it wont come out, and you ned to remove the grille and prolly the bumper too to get at it.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 20, 2009

What is her sisters name and is she married?

RayP(MI) · Apr 20, 2009

Changing the ones on my wife"s Blazer is even easier. No bolt, just a couple pull tabs. Maybe after this, I ought to teach wife how..... Lost a light the other nite - TWO different cops pulled her over on the way home from work - middle of the nite! Not pretty!

bruster · Apr 20, 2009

That's great James! I'd like to have my wife do the same thing,(Learn to do anything she depends on me for)but she figures that she wouldn't need me around anymore!!
Nancy, congratulations on learning new skills!
(doesn't it want to make you learn something else now that you never did before?!)

Nancy Howell · Apr 20, 2009

After pulling the two "pins" the headlamp assembly would not slide out as it was supposed to. I squeezed my hand in behind it to push a little and that"s where the scratches came from. I had to take the grill loose on that side, just one screw, and the headlamp assembly came out.

Thumb came from a couple of weeks ago. I broke my right wrist back in Sept. and some things still hurt. There was a t-post on the horses" grazing area that needed to be re-set. My right hand did not like using the sledge, so I switched to the left. Bad idea. I"m not very good with my left hand. Got my thumb between the sledge and the t-post. Had to finish with the right hand and wound up with both hands ouching.

Nancy Howell · Apr 20, 2009

You can see in the pix where they were sprayed before I started removing them. Before being put back, they got a good dose of wd-40.

The whole job was much easier than I thought it would be.

Nancy Howell · Apr 20, 2009

As far as the headlights go, yes. It really was pretty easy, although I prolly wouldn't have figured out how to remove the headlamp assembly without help since the owner's manual shows a sealed beam not the halogen. The guy at O'Reilly's where I bought the new lamp ($10.00) showed me the two rods.

Also, no special tools or sockets were needed. Used a 3/16 socket, 2" extension, 1/4 drive to remove pins. Don't remember the socket size for the screw to the grill, a flat head screw driver to release the wiring clip, pliers and the WD-40.

Dave from MN · Apr 20, 2009

The true nature of a nut is not revealed until the shell has finally cracked. Almost there Joe!

Mike M · Apr 20, 2009

Is that a stone chip in the one lens ? If so fill it in with some clear sealer to keep the water from getting in and burning out the new bulb.

Nancy Howell · Apr 20, 2009

No, there aren"t any chips in the lenses. They were getting milky and I bought a cleaning kit at the auto parts store. The kit had some 2000 grit, 1500 grit sandpaper and a liquid polishing compound.

Wet sanded the lenses starting with the 1500, then the 2000, finished with the liquid. It did a pretty good job. Lenses are not completely clear, but much better than they were.

I had tried rubbing compound first and it didn"t help.

Mike (WA) · Apr 20, 2009

Oohhh- so many "change a lightbulb" jokes, so little time. . .

Modern vehicles have so many "hidden" methods of repair, its virtually impossible to do anything but the most obvious without resort to a manual. I remember trying to figure out how to get an inner door panel off to change a power window motor- finally went to my local body shop- he copied off the page from the manual- I'd have NEVER figured it out on my own.

James Howell · Apr 20, 2009

Now that's not funny!

It's hilarious!

James Howell · Apr 20, 2009

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Nancy is alot of help with all those old green tractors and other equipment.

Her dad was a very good mechanic so she comes by it naturally.

P and R Pete · Apr 20, 2009

Nancy, very cool!

If you haven't left any DNA, you haven't done it right!

Bill Shafer · Apr 21, 2009

I have left my DNA on plenty of trucks.

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