2000 Hyundai Sonata
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How difficult is it to change the passenger side




By brusch653 on Nov 06, 2009

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how difficult is it to change the passenger side low beam headlight

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Lift up the hood and depending on which side of the car the headlamp is located these instructions will vary slightly. First there is a round plastic cap that protects the lens that needs to be unscrewed. Once you have gotten that off, there will be a plug (looks like an electrical plug) that is attached to the bulb. Unplug that. Now for the tricky part, there is a wire spring that you have to unhinge to get the bulb out. Do not unscrew the hinge from the car! Otherwise it will be a real pain to put it back on. Just push the section that is not screwed in and it will pop open like a safety pin. Be careful that the spring does not come flying off because it will fall down in a space that does not go through to the ground and the spring is flimsy. The bulb will not stay in without this wire! Take note how the spring is positioned so that you can remember how to put the spring back on the new bulb. If the headlamp is located on the side where the battery is, you may have to take one of the battery cables off to be able to get your hand in the space to put the new bulb in. I am a woman and I had to do this. Gingerly remove the bulb once the hinge is unfastened, put the new bulb in without touching the glass bulb part. Fasten the hinge back down (very tricky since you cannot see what you are doing), reconnect the plug to the new bulb, screw the cover back on and you are finished. Oh, don't forget to reattach the battery cable.
If the headlamp is on the passenger side, you are going to have to fight the washer fluid nozzle and the air conditioning hose. Follow the same directions as above but beware that the hand room on this side is even smaller than on the other side by the battery cable. You will have to do everything by feel. Good Luck!

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