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forums.nicoclub.com/2002-2003-altima-l31-headlamp-recall-t125981.ht... Jul 14, 2005 - Owner notification is set to begin August 15th 05. ... I thought I had a bulbburn out, but was able to fix it by making sure the bulb ... I spent about $250.00 a few months ago replacing a headlight bulb! ... I know this is an old post, but my 02altima's passenger headlight keeps burning! it's the 3rd time this year!
Most likely, the bulb is not the problem. You probably have a bad connector for the bulb.
AutoZone lists the connectors for your headlamps as follows:
Low beam Connector Part Number 84781 High Beam Connector Part Number 84792
Also, when replacing the bulb, bevery careful to not touch the glass. The tiny amount of oil from your fingerprints can cause "cool spots" on the bulb and cause the glass to crack when the bulb gets hot. If you do accidently touch the glass, Clean it thouroghly with rubbing alcohol and a lint-free,oil-free, piece of cloth. The alcohol wipes from a first aid kit work very well.
Need to disconnect ground to battery before replacing light bulb or fuse will blow. Fuse is located in engine compartment next to windshield washer fluid.
each headlight on those vehicles has its own fuse (if im remembering correctly), check the fuse panel under the hood, there should be fuses labeled for lh and rh high and low beam lights.
If its like my 2001 there's two bolts that U need to remove and the headlight housing looks like it should come out. Then just twist the low beam connector and remove bulb and replace.
I needed my headlight bulb changed. The repair shop quoted $125. Their repair manual said the front bumper had to be removed to access the light. But they found a work-around: by removing the battery, they were able to get at the light and replace the bulb. Only cost me $46 to replace my $5 bulb!
If you just want to replace the bulb yourself, this is a good website.
http://www.paulstravelpictures.com/Nissan-Altima-Headlight-Bulb/Nissan-Altima-Passenger-Side-Headlight.htm If the website does't get your headlight fixed... You might have a blown fuse. It could be in the IPDM E/R location under the hood. This is next to the coolant bottle. Remove the coolant bottle with two screws and lift the cover to the IPDM E/R. Just set the coolant bottle aside for now. The low beam fuses are 49 and 50. They are 15A fuses. To be more precise, they are located on row 2, columns 2 and 3 (column 1 being closest to the fender of the car). Hope this helps.
The adjustment screws/nuts should be located either on the top of the headlamp assembly,
behind the headlamp assembly, or near the frame rail by the radiator
support.
You will have vertical adjustment screws for each independent beam
(separate highs and separate lows, but will be same screw if highs and
lows are the same bulb). You may also have additional horizontal
adjustment screws as well
Park
your car on a level ground 30 feet from a wall and measure the height
from the ground to the bulb and mark on a wall (do this for highs beams
and low beams if the bulbs are separate, if highs and lows are the same
bulb, only do it for the lows)
If the headlights read VOR, then
aim the brightest part or cutoff part just below the mark on the wall.
If it says VOL or nothing, aim them 2 inches below the mark on the wall.
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