On Feb 20, 10:41 am, "Dad" <knock...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Venger" <ven...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:FyXuj.11874$Ch6.7011@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
>
> > Dad wrote:
> >> Most certainly is user replaceable and you can stand while doing the
> >> switch by removing the hood stop. Also can be done from the bottom by
> >> removing the panel in front of the wheel well to get to it but in
that
> >> case it's nice to have it off the ground, but not necessary. You
might
> >> want to do it that way and pull the entire assembly and see why it
gets
> >> water in it, I've driven is some mighty hard rain storms for hours
> >> without getting water in them.
>
> >> Never lost a bulb in aC5but I have in the C6, I've changed them for
> >> club members because I got all of the bulbs, about 300 of them, when
my
> >> B-I-L closed his parts store. I replaced the entire front end on my
'98
> >> from a deer hit and there is no reason for that unit to leak by the
way
> >> it's made.
>
> > Well, my experience has been to the contrary, I've lost three bulbs,
at
> > least one on each side, after hitting standing water...
>
> > Venger
>
> Didn't mean to imply that you didn't, only pointing out that there is a
> reason, they may have a bad seal or have been cracked. Either way it's
not
> normal, they are sealed units to a point, they have to breath.
>
> The '04 spent 2 days in ****tland Or. in some rain the like I've seldom
seen
> and the '98 was in Cincinnati in such a down pour that it was hydra
planning
> without a loss of any bulbs. I drive them year round in some bad weather
> that sometimes catches me and I've never seen water in this style light
that
> wasn't there because of a bad weld of seal. Not even the deer hit broke
the
> seal. On the other hand I've seen light units that have water slo****ng
> around in them when they lose a vent check or are cracked, Chrysler in
that
> case.
I finally got some time to replace the bulb. the easiest way is the
following:
- turn on the headlights and go back one to parking brakes
- take off the bezel/casing around the headline
- pop up the hood
- you could access the bulb under the headlight lamp
don't need to go underneath, easier that way
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