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Hi,
When you open the hood opened, looking at the headlight housing, there are two bolts at the top of the housing that has to be removed. For this you need to access and remove the black plastic cover to access both of them. When the bolts are removed, lift from the top and it should pull out. You will need to turn the bulb retaining ring to free the bulb from the housing.By reverse the above said instructions you can put it all back together.
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