Hi guys!

I have a '97 CL 3.0 (first gen, right?). After just fighting for about 2 hours to get my hands in all the right spots to replace all headlight bulbs (the 9005 and 9006's), I still have to replace the two small lights next to the headlights. The one on the passenger side I could probably do, but the one on the driver side I can not get to.

There is a plastic pipe next to the battery right in the corner where the small bulb plugs in. It doesn't seem like there's an easy way to remove that pipe or get to the bulb any other way.

Suggestions?

Also, I've replaced the 9005's and 9006's with Sylvania Silverstars. Are there any bulbs for the sides which match their color temp?

Thanks,
Andre

 

in order to get to the side corner bulbs, you have to take the bumper off and the bumper reinforcement to take the headlights completely out so that you can fit your hands in there and switch the corner parking lights. gotta have the right tools man. thats what i had to do to get my blue leds in. btw i finally got pulled over for having them in. got a warning and now i have to spend an hour taking them off. so dont get any colored lights for the parking lights. get hyper white. and you do have a first gen. post some pics

 

Thanks for the quick reply!
That's a lot of work to change some light bulbs!

Sorry about your warning. Where do you live? Seems like cops around here (SoCal) don't care too much.

My CL is pretty much stock, so pictures wouldn't be very exciting.
Having found this site, I'm going to tint it pretty damn soon though .

Cheers,
Andre

 

i have larger than average hands and im able to get to the parking lights without a problem, as far as that tube, its just the top part of the intake resonator, and its not gonna harm anything if you leave it out, just pull up and it should pop out

 

i have big ass football monkey wide reciever hands so i figured the best way to do it is to take the reinforcement off a bit and save yourself the nicks and cuts. yea man i cant believe my luck. i got caght doing 90 in a 50 at 8pm then at 10 i got pulled over 10 seconds away from my house for my lights. "son do you realize that im the only one thats supposed to have blue lights on my car??"

 

Are you sure about it? I gave it a very good yank, but it ain't budging.
Yank harder?

Thanks,
Andre

 

dont yank on nothing, it takes 3 minutes to take the reinforcement off

 

wa a a a ay too much work -- get someone with smaller paws to do the parking lights in >2 minutes,
--even the low corners is two screws' work >15 mins.
if you want to pull the pipe, give it a twist

 

ayougo has asian hands

 

lol sure, if you cant get it out, just push it out of the way, its plastic it'll move a few inches

 

what bumper reinforcment? are you talking about the plastic cover over the radiator fans and headlights that you use a flathead for? yeah thats easy to take off, its just a cover.. for looks, no fuction that im aware of. oh yeah, has anyone mentioned checking the owners manual on how to do the lights? its gotta be in there.

 

wtf, take off bumpers? yea ok...

the lights next to headlights: twist and pull

 

........worst advice ever.............

like it wasstated before...twist clockwise and pull...

 

.......worst advise ever.....

turn clockwise and pull...

 

well i dont know, thats just what i had to do.i couldnt fit my hands in there. oh well. as long as dude gets to his lights

 

wtf, I am 6'5" and have HUGE fawkin hands and I changed all my own headlights and corners several times, you just gotta slip your hand in there, (pull the pipe to the side it bends a bit) and just twist and pull, please do NOT take your bumper off to change those lights.

 

You dont have to take you bumper off for any of the lights.

 

We told you numerous times you were gonna get pulled over for those..

 

we all warned him

 

its ok i got the hyper whites now and threw away the blue ones. i really dont see any way of getting by that filter thing to fit your hand in there

 

If I can do it with my big ass, long boney hands, anyone can

 

but do you have to take off your bumper to completly remove the headlights??

 

well, the easy way to do it is take the bumper off, clman02 i think wrote up a way to do it by goin through the turn signals or under the bumper, not sure exactly how

 

holy crap.. you better not have to take the whole fron facia off. The 194 bulb on the driver side corner is out on me and I was gonna change it after work today. I looks like that shroud over the radiator has to come off, but I havn't had a good look yet. If I cant reach it with the shroud off it's never gonna get done, because there is no way i'm dropping the facia - that's friggen rediculous.

 

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE ANYTHING OFF TO TAKE ANY LIGHTS OUT!

Yes you have to take off the bumper to get the whole headlight assembly off because there are a total of 5 bolts holding your headlights on. 3 of which are behind your bumper. g-luck trying to take your headlights out without removing your bumper. It would honestly be easier to take your whole bumper off to do that.

 

taking the bumper off sucks and it takes time. taking the headlights out sucks too. what are you taking your headlights out for? black housing, cuz thats what im doing.

 

damn, there some noob dancin going on in here

 

no removing nothing just a couple minutes and some hand work for corners

 

Taking off the bumper is not hard. Took me 10 minutes.

 

not if all your shit was rusted. i replaced all that and got new bumper clips. the headlights didnt come out easily either but i finally got em. i had to take the bumper reinforcemnt off cuz it was hit on the right side and someone decided to fix it by plastering it with some shit rather then replace the whole thing. so i had to take the whole thing off. im lookin for a new one

 

DONT TAKE THE BUMPER OFF JUST FOR THE 194 BULBS... hahaha

ive never heard such BS in my life.. just fit your hand in, turn, and pull out.. its EASY!!

 

 

On the drivers side its a pretty tight fit, i'm guessing that shroud over the rad does have to come off right?

 

then please,

dont post on the topic if you dont know what you're talking about.

 

What the HECK is all this "remove your bumper" crap going on in here?!

He is just trying to replace the corner 195/168 bulb! YOU DONT HAVE TO UNSCREW A DAMN THING. If the intake resonator pipe is in your way, you can just pull it straight up. That is the way it was designed to be removed. There is a rubber/metal band that puts pressure keeping it place. When you pull it out you will see how it works. Just yank it straight up and out.

Damn all you noobs have been revealed.

 

The plastic shroud is enough to allow u see in there and have room, then like musula said just move the pipe and you're good, just squeaze your hand in there, it's REALLY simple, try the other side first to see how to do it.

 

Got it... was easy with the shroud out of the way.

LOL @ removing bumper.

 

i somehow thought you wanted ur headlights out. oh well moving on.