Thank you a billion times over for posting this and being so detailed. I’m a 63 year old woman who already paid too much for one of these and now I did it myself!
Thank you. When screwing the bulb back into the housing (clockwise turn), it really helps to use an angled adjustable plier (for plumbing). I tried to tighten the bulb back in by hand for 1/2 hour, but could not turn clockwise on either bulb housing, but a wrench fixed that immediately. Also, on the driver side, it helps to remove the strut bar, which is secured with three 10mm bolts, so that you can access the bulb more easily.
I just changed the passenger side low beam bulb on my 2017 Pacifica Ltd. This video gave enough tips, to get me to wonder how long it would take. Did the actual replacement in 15 minutes. I did not find the cable too short. I could easily get the bulb with the cable still attached out of the hole and then pull off the connector. The cable is a shielded cable with an outer stainless steel braided covering. Perhaps those that found the cable to short, had the cable hung up somewhere. The light bulb as shown in the video is a HID (Xenon) bulb with stainless steel DS3 base. This is important when looking for an aftermarket unit. Also be sure to get the right colour temperature. I guessed the original was 6000k. Found it (aftermarket) on Amazon. Came as a pair complete with nice white gloves on for $39.95. So I have a spare for when the other side goes. Probably the hardest part was reinserting the bulb. Getting the right position and then turning it clockwise took a bit of fiddling. 2nd time around would be faster.
This specific video just helped me out a huge amount. Had to swap out both of these as the dealership i bought it from used put a 24v bulb in that blew quickly, and needed both to match. Even with this video its still a pain to get things in place but would have been way worse otherwise
Thanks worked like a charm. Luckily for me, on my 2017 Pacifica Limited, the plug cable IS long enough to plug in while the bulb is completely out of the housing, with plug cable to spare.
Thanks for sharing! I had to remove that cross bar on top of the light area so I could get my meat chops into that tiny hole to turn the light to pull it out. Once I did that it was really easy.
I was hoping there was a video of someone showing how to do it, this is not that. Even though there isn't a visual the instructions were easy enough to get the job done. Thank you!
What a pain in the butt! it looked easy at first but every step of this was a fight. Thanks for the Video saved me a lot of time or else I would've been stuck.
Please be careful when handling the bulb. Try not to touch the glass part with your skin the oils can cause early demise. Wipe clean with denatured alcohol, alcohol or use gloves.
Thanks for the great video - doing think I'd ever have figured it out otherwise. I agree that removing that strut certainly helped. And an additional inch on the cable would have made a world of difference. Or if they made the top of the housing removable, rather than working thru that plug hole at the back - I think if I ever have to replace it again the housing will be modified with an oscillating saw. And finally - I've no experience with bid lamps in automotive, but lots in projection. If a unit is under warranty is always replace a bad hid with an oem, cost be damned. But after warranty I buy the cheap ones from Amazon, as I did for my Pacifica. Once in a great while they've been problematic, but no more so than oem. As they say, YMMV.
Thank you 🙏 great help to know how to get to the bulb The van is OK as far as the seats that go under with just pressing a button but everything else I can't stand this man the doors open my room so sometimes the back door the side door my front dashboard goes dark everything I can't deal with it I'm going nothing the radio goes up by itself the transmission takes sometimes a delayed start it's been a headache since day one I take it to the dealer they say there's nothing wrong with it although there are seven:Call backs on the computer system
Thank you, this is extremely helpful. Weren’t you concerned with the possibility of electrical shock? As I understand it HID bulbs are more dangerous than others because of the electricity stored in the capacitor. I’m a little leery of doing this especially when you mentioned that you needed a screwdriver to remove the connector. Do you think it’s safe?
Well, I survived it! In any case a screwdriver shorted across the terminals of a capacitor is what’s usually done to discharge them. If I recall, the terminals for the bulb are recessed in the connector housing such that you would not short across them with your skin. And, it never crossed my mind to worry about it at the time😃
Thank you for this. I have been driving around with dim headlights and took it to a dealer who just told me the lights went dim. Luckily, he didn’t have the bulbs on hand to charge me. Took it to autozone to get new bulbs and diagnosed the problems was the bulbs weren’t seated. It makes a huge difference.
I used the exact same Phillips D3S bulbs. The originals both burned out much quicker than I heard they should last. I had maybe 700- 900 hours on them. These are the bulbs, and they checked out as legit, not counterfeit. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BRJ712/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The hard part is connecting the plug back into the bulb...the connector is short .. and not as flexible You might not want to touch the bulb it has gas in it your humid fingers can make it blow back out.
Great video! This worked great for me. It's amazing/shocking to me how much the dealerships want to charge to do this. I agree with the earlier comment that you should use channel locks or pliers to tighten the bulb. Just be careful not to over tighten
you'll be doing it again soon. NEVER touch the glass part with your fingers. It shortens the life span dramatically. Skin oils ruin the bulb. use gloves if you must touch the glass
Thank you a billion times over for posting this and being so detailed. I’m a 63 year old woman who already paid too much for one of these and now I did it myself!
Thank you. When screwing the bulb back into the housing (clockwise turn), it really helps to use an angled adjustable plier (for plumbing). I tried to tighten the bulb back in by hand for 1/2 hour, but could not turn clockwise on either bulb housing, but a wrench fixed that immediately. Also, on the driver side, it helps to remove the strut bar, which is secured with three 10mm bolts, so that you can access the bulb more easily.
I just changed the passenger side low beam bulb on my 2017 Pacifica Ltd. This video gave enough tips, to get me to wonder how long it would take. Did the actual replacement in 15 minutes. I did not find the cable too short. I could easily get the bulb with the cable still attached out of the hole and then pull off the connector. The cable is a shielded cable with an outer stainless steel braided covering. Perhaps those that found the cable to short, had the cable hung up somewhere.
The light bulb as shown in the video is a HID (Xenon) bulb with stainless steel DS3 base. This is important when looking for an aftermarket unit. Also be sure to get the right colour temperature. I guessed the original was 6000k. Found it (aftermarket) on Amazon. Came as a pair complete with nice white gloves on for $39.95. So I have a spare for when the other side goes.
Probably the hardest part was reinserting the bulb. Getting the right position and then turning it clockwise took a bit of fiddling. 2nd time around would be faster.
Original is 4300k. I am on the verge of trying to replace the bulb with a 5000k one.
This specific video just helped me out a huge amount. Had to swap out both of these as the dealership i bought it from used put a 24v bulb in that blew quickly, and needed both to match. Even with this video its still a pain to get things in place but would have been way worse otherwise
Very good instructions, thank you. I finished the task in 15 minutes and I'm grateful for the detailed tips.
Thanks so much for posting! I'll need to do this to my 2017 Limited once I get the new bulb. Fingers crossed!
Thanks worked like a charm. Luckily for me, on my 2017 Pacifica Limited, the plug cable IS long enough to plug in while the bulb is completely out of the housing, with plug cable to spare.
Real time saver. Thanks so much for posting this.
Thanks for sharing! I had to remove that cross bar on top of the light area so I could get my meat chops into that tiny hole to turn the light to pull it out. Once I did that it was really easy.
Just accomplished this 5 second task that took the better part of 30 minutes. One more inch of wire would have been awesome. Thanks Chrysler.
Thank you for saving me three hours
I was hoping there was a video of someone showing how to do it, this is not that. Even though there isn't a visual the instructions were easy enough to get the job done. Thank you!
What a pain in the butt! it looked easy at first but every step of this was a fight. Thanks for the Video saved me a lot of time or else I would've been stuck.
Thanks for this helps quite a bit.
Please be careful when handling the bulb. Try not to touch the glass part with your skin the oils can cause early demise. Wipe clean with denatured alcohol, alcohol or use gloves.
Yup both of ours went out. What we thought was way to soon. Our dealer wanted $660 to do both. I was shocked just for bulbs!!!
Thanks for the great video - doing think I'd ever have figured it out otherwise. I agree that removing that strut certainly helped. And an additional inch on the cable would have made a world of difference. Or if they made the top of the housing removable, rather than working thru that plug hole at the back - I think if I ever have to replace it again the housing will be modified with an oscillating saw. And finally - I've no experience with bid lamps in automotive, but lots in projection. If a unit is under warranty is always replace a bad hid with an oem, cost be damned. But after warranty I buy the cheap ones from Amazon, as I did for my Pacifica. Once in a great while they've been problematic, but no more so than oem. As they say, YMMV.
What about the LED accent light bulb replacement? Any video on that?
This helped. Thank you.
Thank you 🙏 great help to know how to get to the bulb The van is OK as far as the seats that go under with just pressing a button but everything else I can't stand this man the doors open my room so sometimes the back door the side door my front dashboard goes dark everything I can't deal with it I'm going nothing the radio goes up by itself the transmission takes sometimes a delayed start it's been a headache since day one I take it to the dealer they say there's nothing wrong with it although there are seven:Call backs on the computer system
Thank you, this is extremely helpful. Weren’t you concerned with the possibility of electrical shock? As I understand it HID bulbs are more dangerous than others because of the electricity stored in the capacitor. I’m a little leery of doing this especially when you mentioned that you needed a screwdriver to remove the connector. Do you think it’s safe?
Well, I survived it! In any case a screwdriver shorted across the terminals of a capacitor is what’s usually done to discharge them. If I recall, the terminals for the bulb are recessed in the connector housing such that you would not short across them with your skin. And, it never crossed my mind to worry about it at the time😃
Thank you for this. I have been driving around with dim headlights and took it to a dealer who just told me the lights went dim. Luckily, he didn’t have the bulbs on hand to charge me. Took it to autozone to get new bulbs and
diagnosed the problems was the bulbs weren’t seated. It makes a huge difference.
very helpful. thanks
Question;
Did you get the same brand as stock? I also own a 2017 limited. But I find the HID lights average at best.
I used the exact same Phillips D3S bulbs. The originals both burned out much quicker than I heard they should last. I had maybe 700- 900 hours on them. These are the bulbs, and they checked out as legit, not counterfeit. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BRJ712/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thank you!
Thanks buddy 👍
I think they’re charging labor to remove the whole housing itself. Just me though. Thanks for posting this vid
This is great BUT I need to remove the light bulb on the driver's side (left). Is there a video which shows how to? tks
See comment below by netaddict88 regarding the bracing strut.
@@mguerramd I'll give it a try, thank you!
dealer wanted 309 for bulb only
auto zone bulb 14
Someone at chrysler whomever designed this needs kicked in the face. This is ridiculous.
Easier said than done I HATE working on this car
It’s a minor PIA but saves a TON of money to change the bulb yourself. Plus you don’t have to go to the dealer, drop off your car and so on.
The hard part is connecting the plug back into the bulb...the connector is short .. and not as flexible
You might not want to touch the bulb it has gas in it your humid fingers can make it blow back out.
@@MiguelRamos-he1yv The bulb I was handling was the old blown one. I don’t touch the glass of new bulbs.
Great video! This worked great for me. It's amazing/shocking to me how much the dealerships want to charge to do this.
I agree with the earlier comment that you should use channel locks or pliers to tighten the bulb. Just be careful not to over tighten
Dang., why did they have to make it so difficult just to change a light bulb...smh
the dealer in canada the g dam price ,,$380 plus tax,,, junk it ,, led up yorx
I hate these bulbs!!!!
Recommend wearing gloves as oil can damage your brand new builds.
As I said, the demo bulb in this video was the old burned out one. I installed the new one with gloves.
you'll be doing it again soon. NEVER touch the glass part with your fingers. It shortens the life span dramatically. Skin oils ruin the bulb. use gloves if you must touch the glass
I never touch a new bulb with my fingers.
Thank you!