Install new / replace change headlamp front lightbulb on Cadillac CTS...how to save MONEY! Easy DIY
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- Removing the entire front bumper is NOT required. If I can do it, you can do it! My dad joins me on this video, and this is his 2011 Cadillac CTS. Together we had the job done in just over an hour. We paid $21 for the bulb, and thus saved over three hundred dollars, since the dealership wanted $332.00 to do the job. And we had a good time doing this project together. This video will show you every step from start to finish. I hope this helps you too. I welcome your comments. Please see my other videos and subscribe to my channel. Here's a link where you can purchase the headlamp: amzn.to/2MRHryE. And purchase replacement trim fasteners here: amzn.to/2Gpghvd
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Buckwsr All I can say is a BIG THANK YOU! Just saved my spouse a bunch. A picture’s worth a thousand words and a video’s worth a thousand pictures!
@@billjack5394 Thanks for the kind words. Glad the video was helpful to you!
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After watching your video I decided to give it a try after getting price quotes ranging from $380 to $500. I’m not a mechanic but a 64 year old woman who had my 86 year old father with dementia as an assistant. That being said I do know my way around cars. This is definitely a fiddly job that requires patience, bruises, and some colorful language to accomplish. We could have had it done in 2.5 to 3 hours but the parts store sold me the wrong bulb ( even though I had the part number.) . But I got it done and saved $320 !
Great job, Nancy!
Thank you so much. I am a 23 year old and I managed to pull this off with some help of course but it was pretty simple. It all just looks harder than it actually is.
Hey, great job! Think of the money you saved yourself!
I have watched six videos on how to do this project. This was the best video of all of them.
Bless you for those kind words!
Two years later and this video still applies quickest fastest way! Thank you so much !
Thank You!!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!! You saved me about $450. ONE OF THE GREATEST "HOW TO" VIDEOS OUT HERE!!!
Thank you for the kind words. Glad the video was of help to you.
Thanks a million! Noticed the low beam was out last night and flipped through the owner's manual... You know you're in for it when that part isn't there LOL... I watched the video and cruised right through the replacement.
Great news. Glad you got the job done! Thank you.
Funny right. Manual can show you how to rebuild the engine but not how to replace the bulbs! 😂
God bless!!!
Thanks for sharing .
I got the same problem with that freakin bulb.
Pain in da ass removing all those bolts and bumper cover. THANKs GM for making it hard for your customers to change a light bulb.
You got a Cool Dad to help you..My Dad is an Asshole.
This video saved me $$$! My 2012 CTS was slightly different but very close to this one. What a massive pain in the ass to do this but beats paying the dealer over $300 bucks. Park your car in a quiet spot or garage and take your time. I did both bulbs while I was at it. Thank you!
Excellent! That's what you call Putting the "Do" into "Do-It-Yourself"
AWESOME video! Can't believe how hard GM made it to change a lightbulb in the CTS. I got a few quotes to replace the bulb and they were all over $300. This video was clear and fun to watch. And thanks to this vid I now have two working headlights at a small fraction of the cost if I went to a mechanic. You guys are great! Thanks for posting this.
Thank you for the note, and good job doing it yourself!
I can not thank you enough for posting this video. My shop literally told me they didn't have time to replace my bulb, I asked a few other people to help me and no one seemed to have time. This video allowed me to be able to do it myself!! As a single female videos like this make me feel accomplished! Thank you again. I will now be replacing my entire headlight assemblies myself!
Thanks, Bridget. Good job doing it yourself!
Thanks to the both of you. Watching and seeing father and son team working together was beautiful. My Dad didn't have the patience for this type of work but I sure remember simonizing the station wagon with him. I'll now work on my CTS sport wagon's headlight tomorrow, nah, I'll wait and do it with my son. Hope you and your Dad are doing well.
Thanks, John. My dad traded in his CTS for the big Escalade. Easier for him to get in and out of that. Thus far, he hasn't asked for any help changing those headlamps. They're probably more easily accessible than on the CTS. Good luck.
I changed that light bulb 2 years ago and now I have to replace it again.
I had to come back and see how you and your Cool Daddy change the light bulb. Thanks again for showing us an easy way to change the light bulb other videos tell you to remove the whole bumper that means jacking up the car and remove the 6 push clips underneath the bumper.
Wow. Thanks for being a repeat viewer! But sorry you had to do that job again.....
Thank you! I decided to do this myself, as my husband lacks the patience for such a delicate job😂 I didn’t want to end up with a broken bumper when things didn’t work out the way they were supposed to. It took me about 2 hours, but I got the bulb replaced and everything put back in order. I have a 2009 Cadillac CTS, and somethings were a little different, but I was still able to figure it out and change the bulb.
Excellent! Glad it worked out for you, and good job doing it yourself!
Mike from Elk Grove California age 64. This is great, exactly what I was looking for, thanks guys
Thanks, Mike
good job guys... I just replaced my bulb with this video
Thank you!!! I got it done without throwing any tools around!!!
Very good tutorial. Changed both bulbs in my girlfriends 2012 CTS wagon. Just be aware to replace all of the clips. I broke one of the push pins and her wheel well rattled while driving at high speeds. You guys make an awesome team!
Thank you so much!
You guys rock! My local mechanic wouldn’t even give me a quote for this! Ironically I have the exact same gold color and same side pididdle as well; it was meant to be! ...thanks so much!!
Hey! Glad you enjoyed the video. Good luck!
@@Buckwsr after putting this off for months, I finally did it yesterday and with your help, that was probably the easiest way I’ve saved over $300 for two hours of work! Just had to buy a 10mm deep socket and I was ready to rock. Thanks again!!
Awesome video...saved me $250, it only took me 25 minutes.
Thanks Buck Jr and Sr, you guys are awesome for sharing this. Took me 2 hours but well worth it. Kudos! The Bucks are jolly good fellows, which nobody can deny.
OK!! I appreciate your video!! This video and a couple of others gave me the information to properly replace the headlight on my 2014 Cadillac! I must add that the FIRST step HAS TO BE to park your vehicle in the garage and LQQK at and mark where the good light is shining so that you can properly adjust the beam of the replaced bulb.
You don't have to do that anymore with todays vehicles, there are no adjustment screws. Just install and drive.
@@Ghoststalker777 Not from my experience...I had the lights put on by so called-professionals and both are aligned differently.
Thanks guys. Worked great on my '09 CTS-V. Good video!
I did it on my 2012 thanks to your video! Saved myself $400 (which a certain nationwide service center charges). Although I did the job alone, it's easier on your hands if you have someone holding the bumber out.
Good Evening Buckwsr, Thank you sooooooo much for the very informative Video. You saved Us a ton of money and not one detail was missed during the replacement.
Thanks, Lonnie, for watching and commenting. Glad the video was helpful.
I need to change my father inlaws bulb on his CTS and this video explains how to do it perfectly, great video gentlemen. thanks for taking the time and helping us out.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Glad the video was helpful to you.
this job was way easier then i thought thank you
Thanks for the helpful tip....ill be changing my bulb tomorrow with ease..👍
Thank you!
Just did mine and the local shop wanted $487 dollars. CRAZY!
Great feeling to do it yourself and save some serious money!! Good job.
Thank y'all that's the mission tomorrow for me
Good luck!
Thanks a lot for the video, tutorial... me and my girlfriend will change it on my 2009 sts tomorrow..wish me luck and I enjoy this video...Father and Son working together is PRICELESS!!!
Thank you. Hope your project worked out well.
@@Buckwsr Thank you....everything went fine...the light too expensive $95..but we got it done...thanks to you and your dad...cheers!!!
One of the best videos on doing this great job guys👍
Thank you for your help. There were no unnecessary steps. I appreciate this so much!
Awesome! Clear, percise, good video, clear speech. Saved us hours!
Thank you, Donna. Glad the video was of help to you!
Can we get a list of tools needed for this.?? i need to buy the tools first.
The dealer strokes you for 332.-- cause traditionally Cadillac owners werent typically DIYers and werent stressed by financial shortfalls. Thanx 4 sharing your wisdom
Just finished mine. Nearly two hours, thought I could have finished sooner, but... Just ordered new trim rivets from Amazon just to have on hand for replacement next time. Thanks for sharing this video.
Hey, great job! Can you post a link for where to buy the trim rivets? That would help a lot of people. Thanks.
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Great video guys... Very informative, just what I needed !!! I have a 2012....
Thanks so much saved me so much money
Nice video just did this for my mother. Less then $20 less then 20 min to save over $300 that’s a win
Yes, a win! Good job.
Two of my fav men!!!
Awesome video! I'm going to fix mine in the morning.
Thanks a lot. Great video. Saved me 300 bucks today!! Thanks again👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great. Spend that $300 on yourself!!! Thanks for the note, and for watching the video.
Thanks for making/sharing this video, it was very helpful. I own a CTS that's very similar to the one in your video and I try to do a lot of the work myself. I replaced both left and right headlamps(low beams) in about an hour and a half(I was alone, no help). Because I had to replaced both sides, I loosened both sides of the bumper, what a difference! Both headlamp assemblies slid right out.
Good job on the DIY and saving yourself some money!
Oh forgot to say thanks for the vid. Gonna save me a lot of cash.
Thanks for the note. Saving money and keeping your wife happy....a win-win!
Attempting this soon on my 2013 cts. I am not paying the insane prices these auto shops are quoting to change a light bulb
I like your video, you have a pristine Cadillac. The one I got to work on had severely rusted nut in the wheel well and it snapped off when unloosening. Hard to get penetrating oil there. Had to drill it out and come with a new method of fastening it back. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you got the job done, despite the extra challenges.
Thanx guys I change my head light with no problem and save a lot of money !!
Good job getting it done yourself!
Awesome video simple
Thank you!
Someone in these comments asked about adjusting the light beam. It appears that they can be adjusted from looking at the knob on the back of the housing itself.
Your Dad actually touched the adjuster knob at exactly 9 min 47 secs in the video.
Thank you for the help with that!
Awesome video. Saved me so much $$$. You guys rock!!!!
The Cadillac Dealer wants $400.00 for both headlights. $340.00 of that is for the labor. This LQQKS pretty straightforward and will probably take me a couple of hours if I knew where everything was and have the right tools. I appreciate the video!! I think I am going to go ahead and change the turn signal too so I don't have to go through that removal too often. What can go wrong? I might drop a tool or nut into the car (been there done that!).
Good luck, and thank you for watching the video.
@@Buckwsr Your Father and I are Old School! We remember when there was no TH-cam to show us how, no online anything to show us where or how to get parts. We took off the headlight assembly with no ratchet set, just screwdrivers and pliers and maybe a hammer! I remember calling an autoparts store and they told me there was a special tool needed to take off my headlight assembly (had to replace the entire thing back then - a big bulb). The special tool? A pair of needle-nose pliers! We'd take off the headlight and springs and stuff would pop out at us. Different times. At the very least, we didn't have to take off the entire bumper to get to the headlights! Whew!
@@Buckwsr Thank you for this video!! I pulled my bumper yesterday (2013 CTS4) to get to the passenger side headlight. I am so glad I had watched your video first. I do believe that next light that goes out I am going to go ahead and just get the entire assembly(s) and put those in. There were at least 5 bulbs and a lot of wiring in that headlight assembly and I am not pulling the bumper off every time one goes out. I saved $400.00 doing the job myself. I will say, the part you cut to @ 5:06 was a hard part for me. That one bolt and then those ridges required some work. Getting that bolt back in was very difficult because it goes up in 3 holes. Also, @ 7:22 I noticed that you cut out the removal of the assembly. That took me about 10 minutes. I kept trying to get it out, I went back to make sure I had the bolts out and it still would not wiggle out. I finally got it out and I heard something "snap" and I still don't know what was holding it back. But, I got it done. Thank you.
Very helpful video!
Thank you.
thank you for your video very well done 👏
Great job, thank you guys
Gdeat job now i got a 2011 ctv .so i can now change the headlight houseing for a new 1 thz for showing me how to .
Thank you. Money saved!!
Yeah, working on today’s cars is a nightmare. Every little repair procedure involves taking half the car apart. I’m made painfully aware of this every time I have to repair something on my vehicles. Remember when cars were easy to work on? Those were the good old days
Just what I was looking for! Thanks
Good luck with the project, Richard!
Damm Cadillac makes it so hard. Headlight going out in 100 degrees weather sucks don’t even want to attempt
You did a great job explaining this repair thank you
Thanks, David!
Thanks for sharing🙌
Great vid just got my done 19 year olds out there get out there 😎
Great job doing it yourself! Thanks for the comment!
Great video, easy to follow and on point.
Follow the steps and still a struggle to pull away bumper panel to access the 3 hidden bolts (2013 CTS). It is easier than removal the 10s of bumper clips from the bottom... Helpful not doing it alone like me inside my dimly lit garage. Dropped the 10mm socket twice.
Good 👍 one
Great job fellas. Thank's a million👍👌
Thanks for the kind words. Glad the video was helpful to you.
Man I just want to change the bulb lol. Why GM had to make it so difficult?
Thanks
wait are these the same moving bulbs as you turn into a curve?
what a royal pain in the ass, thank you very much, I had this job done in 20 mins. got a quote for $300 buck for just 1. I laughed myself right out the door.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! The car shop and the dealership asked for $330(+) for this!?
Thanks for sharing.
GM should be ashamed for designing a car where the front bumper has to be removed to change a light bulb.
when I pulled mine the entire internal wiring harness had caught fire and no longer had a connection had to replace the whole thing
Thank you
Is it the same for a 2013 cts
I have a two-door 2011 Cadillac CTS coupe and the headlight bulbs work when they want to one day they're on one day they're off. I checked the relays are fine but a friend of mine said to replace the bulbs May fix the issue have anyone had the same problem and if so what did you do to resolve the issue.
good video, did mine in 15 minutes each side. now i have a question? do i need to adjust the beams after placing new bulbs? and if so how do i adjust the headlights? can i do it without removing trim and bumper again? anything helps! thanks!
I don't honestly remember any thing about adjusting the beam of the headlamps. I did not attempt that step, and I don't think it is necessary to do so.
Good stuff - Now fire her up and ride off into the sunset, lol
same color as mine .but mine is 2010
Hey fellas need some help. I took the 3 10mm bolts out already but I'm still having trouble taking off the side of the bumper. Any suggestions?
This Cadillac cts 2011 needs alignment in the lights can you help me plz thx
what is the running light #?
Yo I need my car fix myboy you in Houston
You can do it yourself. Not that hard. Follow the video. Save yourself some money.
It shouldn't be this hard to replace a simple bulb!!!
How can Cadillac engineers does it take to change a lightbulb? Ha ha.
Why isn't anyone replacing low beam hid bulbs while the car is already apart?
I can't speak for anyone but myself, and in my case, my dad had only purchased the bulb that was burned out, so that's all we replaced.
I JUST WAS TOLD THAT THE BALLAST MAY BE THE ISSUE NOT THE BULB OR THAT IT GETS BURNED OUT WHEN BULB DOES. MANY DONT REALIZE THIS
my passenger door cant open cant open from the outside nor the inside, the door is lock and wont open no matter wath, can you help me with that ?
Impossible for me to know, I'm sorry. Possibly an issue with the power locks or switches. I'm guessing it is something electrical or electronic, not an actual mechanical problem. Good luck.
Mine did the same thing just recently. Passenger side as well.
Did you find out the problem?
Does this CTS have the HID headlights?
No, this 2011 model uses standard headlamps, part number ACDelco 13586977. You can buy it here: amzn.to/2MRHryE
yes i did that and busted a bolt grrr
Changing a bulb shouldn't be this hard. Just another reason im starting to hate my wifes CTS
Travis Powell 🤣😂🤣😂
Travis Powell unfortunately this is a pretty typical install of headlights in newer vehicles
WHILE IT'S OUT REPLACE THEM ALL.
Good advice!
Gawd what a hassle for such a basic part. Very poor engineering. ...I've always thought that when 1 is burned out, you should change both sides because the other side probably isn't far behind. Also, it'd be tempting to just change both the low beam and the hi-beam while you have it apart. Very well done though guys! I don't own this car but a friend of mine does & he's begging me to do it for him.
I need help changing my light bulb any one in san Antonio Texas can help me I can help and pay for some one to help me so I can learn please. .
Hey, do you know there is a tool to remove those plastic clips by the bumpers, right? Oh! BTW, go to Harbor Freight Tools and get a box of gloves for a few bucks.....
Cool. Yes, I imagine there is a special tool. We managed with our basic screwdrivers and such. Thanks for the tip.
What tool is it?
Thanks but you should of took your hat off it was blocking the view sometimes.
It's not "should of took," but "should have taken." Sorry....pet peeve of mine....
Buckwsr Same thing.
Can't believe nobody at all shows how to fix the other bulb. Thanks for showing the DRLs and not the beams that matter
Does it work for a 2009 cts
I'm not really sure what range of year models this covers. I'm sure the process will be similar, if not exactly the same.