WSDsmurf
04-09-2011, 08:11 PM
How to change a low-beam headlight bulb in a Mitsubishi Magna TJ AWD Sports:
- Read up on forums and car handbook on how to change low-beam light-bulb.
- Go to Repco.
- Get new TJ Magna low beam bulb from Repco (H4).
- Note need to remove washer bottle.
- Find that removing 10mm washer bottle retention bots with crappy $2 spanner is a mug's game.
- Find that you don't actually possess a 10mm socket..... So mug's game it is then.
- Accidentally pull out washer pump motor while attempting to remove washer bottle.
- Remove washer bottle.
- Undo bulb hard cover.
- Remove bulb weather seal.
- Find out that MMAL lightbulb retention spring is as confusing to figure out as legend has it.
- Remove bulb.
- Find that Repco replacement blub for TJ Magna (H4) is not suitable for TJ Magna AWD (H7).....
- Complete kicking inanimate object found close to hand.
- Replace bulb, Replace MMAL spring, Replace weather seal, Replace hard cover.
- Return to Repco.
- Find proper TJ AWD Magna low-beam bulb (which is cunningly listed as for only KJ Verada) (being the H7... not a H4 bulb).
- Decide mug's game is silly, so also purchase a proper socket set.
- Return to car.
- Remove hard cover, Remove weather seal, Remove MMAL spring, Remove old bulb.
- Put in new bulb.
- Replace MMAL spring, Replace weather seal, Replace hard cover.
- (Remove randomly found 100w siren given opportunity of vacant washer bottle).
- Attempt to re-insert washer pump motor.
- Re-attempt to re-insert washer pump motor.
- Lubricate and re-insert washer pump motor.
- Replace washer bottle with newly acquired socket set (10mm).
- Refill washer bottle and check for leaks.
- Reconnect power to washer pump motor.
- Find that windscreen washer jets don't work.
- Complete kicking inanimate object found close to hand.
- Disconnect washer jet hoses and bleed hoses.
- Find windscreen washer jets work.
- Clean up.
- Find that you actually DID own a 10mm socket all along.
- Bang head against wall until ineptitude goes away.
- Read up on forums and car handbook on how to change low-beam light-bulb.
- Go to Repco.
- Get new TJ Magna low beam bulb from Repco (H4).
- Note need to remove washer bottle.
- Find that removing 10mm washer bottle retention bots with crappy $2 spanner is a mug's game.
- Find that you don't actually possess a 10mm socket..... So mug's game it is then.
- Accidentally pull out washer pump motor while attempting to remove washer bottle.
- Remove washer bottle.
- Undo bulb hard cover.
- Remove bulb weather seal.
- Find out that MMAL lightbulb retention spring is as confusing to figure out as legend has it.
- Remove bulb.
- Find that Repco replacement blub for TJ Magna (H4) is not suitable for TJ Magna AWD (H7).....
- Complete kicking inanimate object found close to hand.
- Replace bulb, Replace MMAL spring, Replace weather seal, Replace hard cover.
- Return to Repco.
- Find proper TJ AWD Magna low-beam bulb (which is cunningly listed as for only KJ Verada) (being the H7... not a H4 bulb).
- Decide mug's game is silly, so also purchase a proper socket set.
- Return to car.
- Remove hard cover, Remove weather seal, Remove MMAL spring, Remove old bulb.
- Put in new bulb.
- Replace MMAL spring, Replace weather seal, Replace hard cover.
- (Remove randomly found 100w siren given opportunity of vacant washer bottle).
- Attempt to re-insert washer pump motor.
- Re-attempt to re-insert washer pump motor.
- Lubricate and re-insert washer pump motor.
- Replace washer bottle with newly acquired socket set (10mm).
- Refill washer bottle and check for leaks.
- Reconnect power to washer pump motor.
- Find that windscreen washer jets don't work.
- Complete kicking inanimate object found close to hand.
- Disconnect washer jet hoses and bleed hoses.
- Find windscreen washer jets work.
- Clean up.
- Find that you actually DID own a 10mm socket all along.
- Bang head against wall until ineptitude goes away.