XJ X300 headlamp removal
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XJ X300 headlamp removal
sorry if I've missed the useful post but searching the above subject didn't produce relevant X 300 information. Looking to replace the bulbs on a 97 XJ 6- can get the trim rings off no problem but no clue how to get to the bulb. r. Looking at it for 15 minutes with a beer in my hand only lead to loss of the beer.... thanks- d
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The actual *bulbs* are replaced from behind.
Open the hood. Grasp the fixture/socket and give it a quarter-turn (maybe half-turn?) counter-clockwise to disengage it from the headlamp itself.
For easier access you may have to remove the black plastic splash sheilds which partially obscure the back of the headlamps
Cheers
DD
Open the hood. Grasp the fixture/socket and give it a quarter-turn (maybe half-turn?) counter-clockwise to disengage it from the headlamp itself.
For easier access you may have to remove the black plastic splash sheilds which partially obscure the back of the headlamps
Cheers
DD
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Each lamp assembly (no separate lens, per se) has three pegs which simply pop in/out. It's a ball-and-socket type of thing.
Get your fingers behind the lamp and give a good hard pull....and out she comes! Or.....use a long, well placed screwdriver behind the lamp to lever it out.
From time to time the pegs have been known to break, making the job a bit nerve wracking
Reinstallation is simply locating the pegs over the sockets and giving the lamp a good thump.
Cleaning the lamps in the kitchen sink really makes them sparkle and improves lighting. Warm water, a drop of dishsoap inside, slosh-slosh-slosh, repeat a couple times, rinse, let dry.
Cheers
DD
Get your fingers behind the lamp and give a good hard pull....and out she comes! Or.....use a long, well placed screwdriver behind the lamp to lever it out.
From time to time the pegs have been known to break, making the job a bit nerve wracking
Reinstallation is simply locating the pegs over the sockets and giving the lamp a good thump.
Cleaning the lamps in the kitchen sink really makes them sparkle and improves lighting. Warm water, a drop of dishsoap inside, slosh-slosh-slosh, repeat a couple times, rinse, let dry.
Cheers
DD
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