Hey i drive a 96 Altera. Me n mates got some globe condoms n green globes, jsu tto change colour of the parkers. We got them onto his commodore easy. But cant figgure out how you get the parker bulbs out of the magna to attach the new bulb? Ne help or pics etc would be great. Thanks.

Hey i drive a 96 Altera. Me n mates got some globe condoms n green globes, jsu tto change colour of the parkers. We got them onto his commodore easy. But cant figgure out how you get the parker bulbs out of the magna to attach the new bulb? Ne help or pics etc would be great. Thanks.

Its a pain if its your first time. I see if I can take some pics for you. No promises!
The thing is some of these parker are not easy to take out. there are grips on the side, try turn and twist left right to slowly lossen it out.

Its a pain if its your first time. I see if I can take some pics for you. No promises!
The thing is some of these parker are not easy to take out. there are grips on the side, try turn and twist left right to slowly lossen it out.

We took the water tank out n that... and i am pretty sure i know which one it is i gotta pull but it feels lik i guna rip it clean out.. Lik i can un hook the bak wire, but i cant get the globe part out. With my mate vs the globe jus came out easily on both sides... Pics would b a huge hand if you could.. no sweat if u cant but.. Thanks mate

Hey dude just did mine. You must be saying What!! so fast? with pics?
Yeap. The thing is the first time is hard the second and third time it gets looser. slowly but painfully you will get yours out. hold the black holder to pull it out, and pull out straight.

Step one

yeap remove the water reservoir.

Step 2

Remove the main cable.

step 3

remove the boot cover

Hey dude just did mine. You must be saying What!! so fast? with pics?
Yeap. The thing is the first time is hard the second and third time it gets looser. slowly but painfully you will get yours out. hold the black holder to pull it out, and pull out straight.

Step one

yeap remove the water reservoir.


ur a champ mate.. its just the black plug yea next to the main rusty cirlce.. lol dano how else to put it.. n should i dissconnect it before tryin to edge it out?

step 4

pull the parker lights which is pretty small on the bottom side

what the? i was doin the rong plug i think.. ididnt remove that cover cause it was too tight lol couldnt move the thing!

Last step

Remove and change the bulb. Yucks mine is white light have not change it yet. will do so soon. lol

AHhhhhhhh i see lol.. ur a champ mate.. will do it wen i knock of skool 2morrow.. thanks mate! ill post bak ere if i got ne probs.. cheers mate!

The thing is, its quite a tight fit if it had never came off before especially. AND MAN you can take about 30mins trying!! or more! be gentle, and it will come off.

Cheers!

yea i will lol cheers mate... other side will b difficult cause it also pretty tight fit to get ur hand in... mite jus have to cancel this mod lol... but we shall see 2morrow... thanks heaps for your help buddy.. will let u no how we go. cheers

yea i will lol cheers mate... other side will b difficult cause it also pretty tight fit to get ur hand in... mite jus have to cancel this mod lol... but we shall see 2morrow... thanks heaps for your help buddy.. will let u no how we go. cheers

Dunno about the others, but if your other side is just as tight, remove the battery cover first for more access. and yes cry yourself out for another 30+mins lol.
But after that is easy to change them.

Dunno about the others, but if your other side is just as tight, remove the battery cover first for more access. and yes cry yourself out for another 30+mins lol.
But after that is easy to change them.

haha yea time to get tank haha...

haha yea time to get tank haha...

Do it when you got more time on hands. and do it in the day where there is more light. best not to do in the sun as you will sweat if it doesnt come off easily.

Do it when you got more time on hands. and do it in the day where there is more light. best not to do in the sun as you will sweat if it doesnt come off easily.

couldnt get the blulb out mate... we tried for lik hour n a hlaf.. got the covers off easily and the wires... but the bulb wont com out.. tried pullin.. pushin.. twistin.. turnin tried everythin... eventualay ma mate pulled the main light out n got the bulb out but dropped it... so now i dun have a parker at all!... we gotta put it in 2mororw... was hopin u could tell me how to get the actual parker bulb bit out.. lik the bit the bulb sits in.. cause we cant get it to budge on either side!... cheers mate

For those who saw my picture examples, PLEASE its not as that easy as you think especially on old 3rd gen models like mine. If its been sitting in there for a long time prepare 1 and a half hour for each bulb! "You are joking!" nope. They are not as easy as just pull it out. dust, dirt, etc is formed during the time when it was left alone so it becomes stuck.

additional tip.

For the other side, please remove the battery cover and dont be lazy lol. You will need the space!!! My hands are much smaller than most of you guys and I have worked on an aircraft before.

Remove the MAIN H4 bulbs if its difficult. as said, you need the space. BTW at this stage you should consider new bulbs lol. rather do it once and thats it.

oh and you could put a bit of teflon to ensure this will never be too tight again. Howver this is not necessary as I never had a problem after removing the parker lights.

You may crack or break a bit of the plastic that holds the parker lights but it will sill be ok.

Have fun! I sure didnt lol.

i tried to change my parkers once from the crap yellow ones that were in it when i got it, to the some philips bluevision ones... i now have a crap yellow bulb, and 2 philips blue vision parking bulbs rolling around inside my headlight because i didnt do it properly... :bowrofl:

i tried to change my parkers once from the crap yellow ones that were in it when i got it, to the some philips bluevision ones... i now have a crap yellow bulb, and 2 philips blue vision parking bulbs rolling around inside my headlight because i didnt do it properly... :bowrofl:

When i changed my parkers the bulb fell through into the head light, so i had to pull the whole head light out to get it out. :D

i tried to change my parkers once from the crap yellow ones that were in it when i got it, to the some philips bluevision ones... i now have a crap yellow bulb, and 2 philips blue vision parking bulbs rolling around inside my headlight because i didnt do it properly... :bowrofl:

lol jus do wot i did... take the main bulb out.. den stick a vacum cleaner in.. n wait till u hear da bulbs sucked up the tube lol.. den jus re fit the main n a new parker..

keep in mind that blue parkers are ILLEGAL while the vehicle is on.

my friend had them while he was driving: $75 and 1 point. Be warned

keep in mind that blue parkers are ILLEGAL while the vehicle is on.

my friend had them while he was driving: $75 and 1 point. Be warned

May I ask how the heck do they know that it is blue when I turn it on it is white? No offence what so ever I am cool with changing, I dont like white lights anyway, was a waste of my time.

I ask this because even Narva bulbs are slightly blue for white lights. This is not a blue coloured lighting bulb, its bright white, so that is why I am asking. Not saying u r wrong either, was just curious if your friend's bulbs were showing BLUE light not WHITE and that was why he got caught?

Seen some green lights also, and they are awful. If you are telling me White parker lights are not allowed I remove them ASAP, no arguements, I just didnt have the time to hunt for good pair of normal parkers for now.

cheers!

Last step

Remove and change the bulb. Yucks mine is white light have not change it yet. will do so soon. lol
hey there all,
thanks heaps for the info guys when i was on hols i changed my hi/lo beams with those new "narva plus 50 " lights and my driving lights which i reccomend everyone to do my lights now are bloody bright reaaly awesome and while i was there i gave up on trying to work out my parkers but now i will give them a second go and put my red covers over mine should look tops :D

i tied taking mine out but the cord would't move at all

i tied taking mine out but the cord would't move at all
You brought up a thread almost a year old to add that? :doubt:

You brought up a thread almost a year old to add that? :doubt: well i need some help removing the pakers out from my car.:rant:

Ummmm, someone posted how on the first page didnt they, or was i just seeing things?

all you gotta do is grab the end bit, and yank it on an angle....

You brought up a thread almost a year old to add that? :doubt:
So what. Better than making a new thread for something that was covered before. At least he uses the SEARCH tool:gtfo:

What cord wouldn't move? Just follow the pics above and then pull really hard on that little connector. (its somewhat below the main light bulbs)

If you wanna put rubber sleeves onto the parkers, careful. I did that a while ago, and after a while they fall off. Bought LED ones instead now and looks much better.

So what. Better than making a new thread for something that was covered before. At least he uses the SEARCH tool:gtfo:

What cord wouldn't move? Just follow the pics above and then pull really hard on that little connector. (its somewhat below the main light bulbs)

If you wanna put rubber sleeves onto the parkers, careful. I did that a while ago, and after a while they fall off. Bought LED ones instead now and looks much better.

the one to take out the parker, its really hard remove for some reason, i would't move, and i have follwed the diagrams aswell , it still would't move.

The first time i did this, it felt like i was gonna break it. It sits in there quite tight. Just grab hold of it and pull hard. THey just clip in

i know ... massive thread mine.

but took my car to mechanics and they went to replace the passenger side low beam bulb.
As above, the bulb/cover was stuck on tighter than tight. In an effort to get it off...they broke it. (cover and/or pin/clips that hold the bulb... not sure).
They thinking of ordering in a whole new headlight unit as a fix... eep.

i know ... massive thread mine.

but took my car to mechanics and they went to replace the passenger side low beam bulb.
As above, the bulb/cover was stuck on tighter than tight. In an effort to get it off...they broke it. (cover and/or pin/clips that hold the bulb... not sure).
They thinking of ordering in a whole new headlight unit as a fix... eep.

If they broke it then they should be paying to replace/repair it as well imho. Yours are parabolic headlights or normal?

paras.