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Extend the life of your head liamps

Today's vehicles come equipped with halogen head lamp bulbs, they are brighter and for the most part a lot easier to replace then the old style bulbs of years past.
When replacing any halogen type bulb please be careful not to allow your fingers to touch the glass on the bulb, your skins oils can shorten the bulb life by half being they develope high intense heat, which explains why they are so bright and excellant for night driving.
Also please use care when installing a light filmn of dilectric grease on the electrical connector plugs, don't get that grease on the bulb either, the dilectric grease keeps the connectors moisture and corrosion free for extended bulb life as well.

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2004 Lincoln Navigator> How do you tell if your head lamp bulb is HID or not?

Look at the existing bulbs.

HID bulbs are a a different shape and have a high voltage ballast because the are a high voltage arc lamp.

https://www.amazon.com/XtremeVision-2003-2004-Lincoln-Navigator-Replacement/dp/B01DQ1TYHY

As opposed to a standard halogen bulb that has a filament.

https://www.autozone.com/collision-body-parts-and-hardware/headlight/lincoln/navigator/2004

The light from HID is much brighter and often brilliant white or blue-white.
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How do you replace a low-beam headlight on the 2005 Buick Rainier? I do not even understand how to remove the front grille?

Most vehicles are equipped with Halogen bulbs that are small bulbs that are replaced from under the hood behind the headlight bezel assembly.
They have a twist turn method generally to remove/replace hiowever they cannot have your hand come in contact with the glass bulb as the oils on your skin will in fact reduce the halogen bulbs life as it gets extremely hot burning the oil off the lense shortening the bulbs existence.
Remember to replace the bulb with the proper bulb as you may find two or three different applications of halogen bulbs for the same vehicle, they all have a purpose, they go from bright to brighter to brighter each increase in candle power also increases in price of the bulb, a typical standard priced Halogen is approximately $9.95 and up.
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WHAT IS THE BULB NUMBER FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT ON 2005 TRAILBLAZER

2005 CHEVROLET Trailblazer
Low beam headlamp
9006
9006SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9006ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9006EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice
9006XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9006CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

High beam headlamp
9005
9005SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9005ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9005EB EcoBright - Your Environmental Choice
9005XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9005CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light

Parking light
3757ALL

Front turn signal
3757ALL

Rear turn signal
3157LL

Tail light
3157LL

Stop light
3157LL

High mount stop light
Assembly

Fog/Driving light
880
880ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
893
893ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen

License plate
2825
2825LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Back up light
3157LL

Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Glove box
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Map light
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Dome light
212-2

Step/Courtesy light
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Trunk/Cargo area
212-2
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How to replace headlights bulbs in a grand cherokee 2001

  1. Remove the jack screw attaching the top of the head lamp to the head lamp mounting module.
  2. Grasp the upper inboard and lower outboard corners of the head lamp and pull the head lamp outward.
  3. Remove the bad bulb socket from the head lamp module and remove bulb from socket.
  4. Install new bulb into socket and reinstall socket into head lamp module.
  5. Position the head lamp on the vehicle and align the ball studs with the sockets.
  6. Push the head lamp inward to secure the ball studs with the sockets.
  7. Install the jack screw attaching the top of head lamp to the head lamp mounting module.
Do not touch glass of halogen bulbs at the oil can cause the headlight to blow out

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need to know what size bulb goes in dome light

For 1991 TOYOTA Pickup replacement bulbs, review the list and check it in other brand with this model:

High & low beam headlamp
H6054
H6054ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
H6054XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
H6054CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light
H6054LL Long Life Halogen Upgrade: Lasts 6x longer

Parking light
168
168LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front turn signal
1156
1156ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Rear turn signal
1156
1156ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Tail light
1157
1157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Stop light
1157
1157LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

License plate
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
89

Back up light
1156
1156ST Silverstar Signal Lighting: Complete the Look: Crisp, Clean, Style
1156LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Glove box
161
161LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Step/Courtesy light
DE3022
DE3175
DE3175LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
7443LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

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