imeyers725

Trying to change the fog light bulbs in a 2004 TL. Passenger side took about a minute. For the life of me I cannot get the bulb out of the drivers side. No matter how I try to turn it or wiggle it, it will not budge. Any suggestions? Never had a bulb that would not come out.

guitarplayer16

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Use heavy duty gloves and use full power.
Trying to use full power without gloves hurts the fingers so you can't really give it 100%.

There's debris lodged between the bulb and the socket overtime.

imeyers725

Good idea. Tried it without gloves first time.

tk2k6

Try to loosen the 3 screws that the lightbulb twists under when it locks. There's also a possibility that the socket part of the lightbulb is melted or expanded with heat. Stick a phone+light in there take a picture and examine it closely.

imeyers725

Thanks, will try that too. Just did the headlight restoration. Came out amazing. Lelse's were shot before.

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tk2k6

That looks awesome. My headlights look like your "before" pictures but for some reason I always thought the glare is on the inside of the headlight since I've seen a lot of moisture inside. What kit did you use to restore them? I was looking at the turtlewax restore kit for $7.97 to buy.

imeyers725

This is the kit I used from 3M. Works with any drill. The have another kit that you can use by hand but the drill just makes it easier and faster.

http://www.autogeek.net/3m-headlight-kit.html

csmeance

Turtle wax kit works great! The only issue is the "supplied clear coat/finish".

Most of these kits clearcoat/final finish lasts only a year before turning yellow again. I've found Blue Magic Headlight Sealant on amazon for $6 and put it on the headlamps 1x a month. Looking new after I used the turtlewax kit years ago.

01acls

If you wax it on a regular basis it will stay clear bc waxing remove oxidation and applies uv protection.