How to Replace Headlight Bulbs 2013-18 Subaru Forester

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We're at the driver’s side headlight. We're going to change the bulbs. This will be the same for the passenger’s side.

We're going to start over here with this little marker light bulb that's behind this orange. You'll follow it behind. There's a gray connector here. Reach in here with my hands. Just gently bend that back. Turn it counterclockwise. Pull the socket and the bulb out. It's a little 194 peanut bulb. To change it, you just pull it right out. Put it back in.

This one's working, so we're going to reuse it. Gently fold this out, slide the socket and bulb back into the headlight housing. Got to find the little lugs for it. Turn it clockwise, and it will lock into place.

Then we're going to go after this turn signal bulb that's on the top of the headlight housing. It's right here. It's back here. Turn it counterclockwise to unlock it. Just pull it out. This is an amber 7440 bulb. Just pull it straight out. This one is in good shape, so we'll reuse it. Plug it back in. Then I'm going to push it back into the housing, just like that. Find the little lugs. Slide it into place, and then turn it clockwise to lock it.

We're going to change the low beam bulb, which is here on the outside. Follow it to the back. It's got an electrical connector on it. I'm going to push the lock in. Pull the connector off. Sometimes those can be a bit difficult, and you got to work at them. Now I'm wearing gloves before I touch the head light bulbs, because the oils on your hands can reduce the longevity of head light bulbs, because they're a lot hotter than the little side marker bulbs. I just turned it counterclockwise. Pull it out of the head light assembly. This is a H11 bulb.

This one is working, so we're going to reuse it. Just have to slide it back into the housing. Got to find the slots. It should slide right in. Then will turn it clockwise to lock it in place. Then reinstall the connector. It will click when it locks into place.

Next we're going to do the high beam bulb. We'll go back here. Disconnect the connector. Just going to push the lock in, pull it down. Turn it counterclockwise to unlock it. Pull it straight out. This is a 9005 bulb. Now the owner of this car has installed a yellow one, but normally these would be clear. But it's still a 9005.

To reinstall it, just line up those little lugs there. We'll turn it clockwise to lock it. Then plug the connector back in. There's one little tiny marker bulb right up here in the top on the headlight housing. It's got this tiny little connector right here. You’ve got to reach in there with your fingertips and grab it. Turn it counterclockwise. Pull it out.

Again, that's a little 194 peanut bulb. This one is in fine shape. So when you reinstall it, you just pull it straight out. Then you push it back in. Slide it back into the housing. Find the opening. There it goes. Turn it clockwise. Lock it in place.

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