Bulb replacement
10-21-2008, 10:57 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: TX
Posts: 17
Bulb replacement
All,
I'm looking for some instruction/guidelines on how to replace the following on my '03 cobra:
headlamp bulbs, just a straight bulb replacement - nothing fancy.
foglamps (both busted)
Parts are on the way, should have them Thu/Fri. I'm replacing all the lights with Xenon, my night vision isn't what it used to be.
I'm mechanically-inclined, but like instructions to lead me down the right path.
Whatever happened to the days you could do your own maintenance w/o a computer science degree?!?
Thanks!
Scott
I'm looking for some instruction/guidelines on how to replace the following on my '03 cobra:
headlamp bulbs, just a straight bulb replacement - nothing fancy.
foglamps (both busted)
Parts are on the way, should have them Thu/Fri. I'm replacing all the lights with Xenon, my night vision isn't what it used to be.
I'm mechanically-inclined, but like instructions to lead me down the right path.
Whatever happened to the days you could do your own maintenance w/o a computer science degree?!?
Thanks!
Scott
10-21-2008, 11:48 AM
#2
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location:
Posts: 66
for my 01 stang, u just pull 2 black metal upside down L shaped plates up on each headlamp. disconnect the 2 wires per headlamp.
pull out the rubber back, unscrew the plastic cover and pull it out than unscrew the bulb while pulling it out at the same time. the bulb isnt actually a screw, it's 3 notches that have to fit perfectly. good luck
pull out the rubber back, unscrew the plastic cover and pull it out than unscrew the bulb while pulling it out at the same time. the bulb isnt actually a screw, it's 3 notches that have to fit perfectly. good luck
10-21-2008, 12:56 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: TX
Posts: 17
For the headlamps in my '03 cobra, the bulb/assembly is right against the battery. I'm wondering if there's any way to replace the bulb w/o having to remove the battery.
The foglamps is what i'm really worried/wondering about. Those are up under a bunch of plastic and body work (it seems), and i don't want to start ripping stuff apart unknowingly.
The foglamps is what i'm really worried/wondering about. Those are up under a bunch of plastic and body work (it seems), and i don't want to start ripping stuff apart unknowingly.
10-21-2008, 01:05 PM
#4
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location:
Posts: 66
For the headlamps in my '03 cobra, the bulb/assembly is right against the battery. I'm wondering if there's any way to replace the bulb w/o having to remove the battery.
The foglamps is what i'm really worried/wondering about. Those are up under a bunch of plastic and body work (it seems), and i don't want to start ripping stuff apart unknowingly.
The foglamps is what i'm really worried/wondering about. Those are up under a bunch of plastic and body work (it seems), and i don't want to start ripping stuff apart unknowingly.
could u post a pic under your hood? if your talking about the battery being on the driver side and the headlamp there, let me be more specific. the headlamps come completely off. that means, the bulb inside comes off with the headlamps, just the wire has to be disconnected but it has a little bit of room to give and be disconnected when ur pulling the headlamps off.
your high beams, low beams, blinkers are all attached, the fronts come off. im not 100% sure about cobra tho
10-21-2008, 01:20 PM
#5
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: TX
Posts: 17
could u post a pic under your hood? if your talking about the battery being on the driver side and the headlamp there, let me be more specific. the headlamps come completely off. that means, the bulb inside comes off with the headlamps, just the wire has to be disconnected but it has a little bit of room to give and be disconnected when ur pulling the headlamps off.
your high beams, low beams, blinkers are all attached, the fronts come off. im not 100% sure about cobra tho
your high beams, low beams, blinkers are all attached, the fronts come off. im not 100% sure about cobra tho
in all my previous stangs (6 of them), you could just pull the bulb out of the back of the headlamp assembly, you didn't need to remove the whole casing, etc.
Yes, the battery on the driver side is almost fully against the bulb, on the backside of the assembly.
10-21-2008, 02:28 PM
#6
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location:
Posts: 66
Can't post a pic now, i'm slacking off at work. LOL
in all my previous stangs (6 of them), you could just pull the bulb out of the back of the headlamp assembly, you didn't need to remove the whole casing, etc.
Yes, the battery on the driver side is almost fully against the bulb, on the backside of the assembly.
in all my previous stangs (6 of them), you could just pull the bulb out of the back of the headlamp assembly, you didn't need to remove the whole casing, etc.
Yes, the battery on the driver side is almost fully against the bulb, on the backside of the assembly.
10-21-2008, 02:57 PM
#7
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: TX
Posts: 17
10-21-2008, 06:12 PM
#8
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,555
not sure about with the cobras, but with my foglights, the bulb is simple to replace. just reach up in there and twist the back of the plug about 1/4 turn and it will pull right out. it is 3 tabs and a seal that keep it locked in.
10-21-2008, 08:13 PM
#9
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location:
Posts: 66
10-22-2008, 08:38 AM
#10
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: TX
Posts: 17
There's 2 parts of the foglamp, the lamp itself (lense cover and housing) and the bulb. I need to replace the entire lamp, since they're broken. While I'm in there though, I'm also replacing the bulb with xenon.
