I tried the search feature but came up blank. I know it has been discussed but didn't pay much attention. Well last night on my way to work the left headlight on my 05 burned out. Do you have to remove the assembly or can you get at them another way? Frankly I think whoever designed the set up needs to be shot. Should not be that difficult to replace a frickin light!
you have to pull the headlight out to swap the lights out... its dumb. you will need a pretty long torx driver to get in there... I dont remember what size though.
turn your wheels and pull the fender liner away from the bumper and reach up. it will scrape your forearm. igree, what a **** setup. this will keep you from having to realign your headlights.
honestly ive pulled the dam headlights out a million times its not hard at all just take it out save u the trouble........
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2006 DAKOTA R/T
black halo head lights
upgraded fog lights
tinted all the way around
kn cai
led conversion
DUAL MAGNAFLOW EXHAUST
R/T stage 2 JET CHIP
FASTMAN TB
and a bunch more
ummm, unless there is a major change between the 05 and 06, you cannot lay under the truck and access the headlight housing. Pulling on the fender lining is a bad idea, it it breaks, (which I have seen happen) your screwed. The idea of it is to prevent water from getting in there!!! I can access my fog lights, and one screw for the headlight housing from under the truck. Once you remove the headlight housing, you will NOT have to realign the headlights. There is a seperate screw for that. It really is a five minute job. I have done it seveal times, including this past weekend. Undo the three screw's and pull it out. Done. In fact, it took me longer to pull the bulb from the housing connector then it did to remove the headlight and put it back in!!! I would suggest removing the headlight gaskette that is between the light and the hood seal. This just makes it easier to work around. Takes 10 seconds to remove and put back on.
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2006 Dodge Dakota
SLT V-08 Quad Cab
Canary Yellow On Black
Rear Window Tints
Nokian WR 245/16/R70 Tires
Silverstar Headlights
XM Sat Radio, Direct Power Wired
Black (04) Dodge Floor Mats
I gotter done. Attempted to pull the housing but a no go. Got the threescrews out but it seemed to hang up on a top plastic indexing type pin. Ended up going underneth on my back and replacing. Not much room to get your arms in there but at least they had the forsight to make the harnesses long. Nota bad deal I suppose considering got 3+ years from the stock lights.
You have to pretty much pry the headlight assembly out, it's held in by the screws, and the a ball that fits into a smaller ball shaped opening, (good terminology, I know! lol)
It takes a bit of force, I just usually put a towel on the paint, and grab a flathead, and pry it out...
Then I realized I can access them from the underside, man, did I feel dumb...
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