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Wife's 2018 Escape she rolls in with no low beams. No prob Lordco's only 4 blocks away. I'd sum the rest up about this way

Pros-
Didn't need any tools
No alignment issues no mo so I got that going for me

Cons-
My chubby meat hooks just barely fit into the corner to pop the cover and release the bulb assembly. I gave blood today
No hope of seeing in there so aligning the push and turn assembly takes 13 tries. See above-chubby meat hooks
I forgot how anal you have to be to not touch the halogen bulb. Blew one up for finger grease... back to Lordco
The coolant reservoir need to come out to get at passenger side, no tools, but thought for sure I was going to break plastic its cold out there.

I sure miss my 66 Chev

Hire a mechanic.

I'm with Salty, if you can DIY, then DIY.

Anything else is above my "level of incompetence", but it sure is worth testing the envelope.....

Yes, If.

You may be surprised to learn that instead of oil lanterns for headlights, today's cars have electrified "light bulbs".

Got a real good ma and pa mechanic shop in town that does most work on our vehicles but I usually do the "easy" stuff myself. I do marvel at a lot of the systems and how controllers and the computron make everything work at the exact millisecond but all that schit's over my head. But I do fix what i can. I do not like working on anything made in the last 20 years or so though especially small cars.

Had to do that on a 2016 RAV4 a few months back.

Blood thinners are no help.

I had no such issues with sealed beams, just a screwdriver to remove the chrome ring, remove assembly, install sealed beam, adjust headlight against the garage door. Fini!

2017 Ram v-6 going in Wednesday for the infamous oil cooler replacement. Half of the OEM part is plastic. It sits directly on top of the hot engine. It's under the plastic intake manifold, which requires a $50.00 gasket kit. Have to remove the manifold to replace 3 spark plugs any way so going to change them out too.

At least new Dorman part is all aluminum. I thought about doing it, but there is oil, antifreeze, and open manifold ports. About 3 to 4 hours labor minimum.

Do you seek torment?

I notice on YT videos most of the guys wear gloves of some sort all the time. I thought they were pussies but I'm starting to get it... ha!
I'm with you bud I liked the change from the front with a screw driver mode way better

Drop a nut or bolt during the process and you're screwed.

Ok…

What’s a Lordco?

That like a Menards??

Its a regional auto parts outfit out here similar to Nappa.

Did front brakes on my wifes car Saturday.
Thank God those things haven't changed in years.

There aren't many that are trustworthy and know what they're doing these days. Most are just parts changers with a piece of worthless paper declaring them "technicians".

Salty...damn man, ya scairt me, thought you was kilt.

Wife has a 2012 chrysler 200 and you have to remove the tire. Then 8 or so plastic gromets and a couple screws to remove the inside fender well cover to be able to access the housing. You then pretty much have too blindly twist a cap off of the housing to access the bulbs. Damn dog ran over and grabbed a mouth full of the plastic gromets and took off out through the yard. So I had to run the the auto parts store to get some more gromets. Can't wait to do the other side.

Still kickin flint

JMUPT thanks for that I don't feel quite so hard done by now. lol

Hilarious.

I miss the old days too.

Engines lasted 100k and then shortly after you did a rebuild the transmission went out or the rest of the car was junk, rusted and falling down around itself.

Yeah you could get 200k out of some but that made headlines in the news.