Useful tips to replace your car bulbs

With some cars you can change your lamps yourself. Not with others. In both cases, we will tell you what to do.

Purchasing tips

Bulbs or bulb sets are available at auto dealerships, gas stations or the auto parts stores.
There are standard sizes for headlights, such as H1, H4 and H7. View your car's instruction booklet for your lamps.

Look in the instruction booklet where exactly the bulb to be replaced is located.
Change the light when your car has been standing still for a while: car lights become scalding hot when they are on.
Get auto shop software
Always hold a halogen lamp by the base. Oily fingers can burn in and then leave a black deposit on the glass. The lamp therefore gives less light. Moreover, this shortens the lifespan. Use a cloth in case you can only mount a lamp when you hold it by the glass.
A headlight bulb can only be mounted in one way.
If the lighting does not work even after replacing the bulb, switch off the lighting and lock the car. Then open the car again and switch on the lights: some cars no longer control broken lamps by themselves. By resetting the system, the car detects the replaced one.
If the lamp still does not work, consult your instruction booklet for the fuse that supplies the power supply for the lamp in question. Check that fuse and replace it if necessary.

With many modern cars you cannot reach the lights without first dismantling all kinds of parts. In that case it is advisable to have the garage replace the lamp. The ANWB, through the umbrella car club organization FIA, has advocated European regulations on this subject. Since 2009, car manufacturers have had to design their models in such a way that people are able to replace their car lamps themselves. Check out garage invoice software
Is your car equipped with xenon lamps? Do not come to it yourself, but have the repair carried out by the garage.