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Re: How do I change headlight bulbs on 1997 Mountaineer
This info might be in your owners manual? I use gloves to handle bulb, not bare fingers. Sometimes the oil from your skin can cause a hot spot on the bulb.
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its the bulb most likey. bc the there are two lights in one bulb one is the running lights and the other goes on when u brake.if both sides were out then u might have an issue
The headlight bulb is a fairly simple replace. If involves removing the old light by reaching behind the hedlight where the socket with the wires goes into the headlight. It usually is just a quarter turn or a squeeze and turn kind of motion. Once the socket is out of the headlight then you will be able to simply pull the bulb out and replace with a new one...NOTE...do not touch the new headlight bulb with your fingers...we have an oil that is naturally produced in our skin and can make your new bulb fail prematurally. Use a paper towel to install the new bulb or a gloved hand.
The headlights are a sealed unit. All you can change is the bulb, which is done from the rear of the headlight. You squeeze the nylon lock on the bulb socket, turn it counter clock wise, and pull the socket out. Then pull the bulb, and replace it. Be careful not to touch the new bulb with bare fingers. The natural oil on your fingers will cause premature bulb failure.
the bulb gets changed from inside the engine compartment right behind the headlight assembly. do not touch the glass of the new bulb with your fingers, the bulb could possibly burnout in a couple of days
Buy 1 bulb and insert in each socket one at a time. If the low beam does not work on either side you know it is not because of the bulb. Then you will have 1 extra bulb for emergencies. Ask at autoparts about a headlight relay for lowbeam. When you wrote that highbeams work on pullback you did not say if they stay on high. You have "Flash to Pass" for highbeam which can be a different circuit. The automatic headlight switch is yet another set of contacts to go bad. You should set "auto" to off so you are not fighting this feature when testing. Good Luck
Go to an autozone parts store, or any parts store and they will assist you as long as you buy the bulbs from them. Autozone even has free tools to loan you.
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