Hello Griffen Addie, As you have figured out, you were wrong about the type of daytime running light bulb for the 2011-2018 Volkswagen Jetta. It is not a Sylvania 7528 but instead a Sylvania 7506 bulb. It would have been nice for you to have posted a correction to TH-cam once you found out that the 7528 Bulb didn't work.
This is a great tip. A mechanic changed one of mine during an inspection and charged me labor cause he claimed the bumper had to be taken off to replace it. Ridiculous!
They usually only say bumper has to be taken off if someone breaks the plastic housing and you can’t get bulbs out. That is exactly how my car was when I got it.
Very helpful when I had first tried to change my own running lights I had thought I wouldn’t even be able to access them because I couldn’t tell that the bulb was also in the headlight opening. I also really liked how he explained the direction of turning the bulbs because mine had eroded and I had to use pliers and if I hadn’t been able to tell the direction it would’ve caused some damage. Also very thankful for how you told us how to approach the angle of getting to the bulb from behind and on the side of the car
Thanks for this! Was finally able to replace the left one thanks to the tip to grab the base of the socket and not the long plastic things…and this time without tearing up my hands! 😊 Yes, use the 7506 bulb which is the correct bulb.
I had the hardest time trying to get it out until i removed the headlamp bulb which is closes to the compartment lid first then i was able to get to the running light. thanks for the video.
Damn. People were talking about this being a minimum of a 30 minute job. I just did this in a span of less than 10 minutes in the autozone parking lot using your technique. As someone else said though I would like to point out. I have a 2014 Jetta S (2.0) and the bulb that fit perfectly was 1156.
It's been pointed out to me that some cars had the twin filament bulb fitted and only used one of them. My 2011 Jetta has three different build standards for the electrics and I've never been able to find out which is mine.
Great video! May I suggest a little WD40 on the plastic of the socket when you put it back in so it will come off easier next time. My hands aren't quite flexible enough to get any leverage when trying to turn it and pull it out. Your directions were excellent, though. There's a small marker light right next to this bulb that goes in the same way, with a plastic handle - just in a really small socket. You have to feel your way around until it goes in.
Wrong bulb, 1156 base on original, 1157 that you're using won't work, also 1157 has staggered lock pins. The bulb locks in the clockwise direction ... not the other way, as stated ...
@@griffenaddie I am confused as hell. In the video you show 7528's. Greg says not 1157's which I don't see you used. When I google it, most web sites say it's 7506's. Too many numbers!
@@RobPerelman I’m pretty sure you gotta use the 7506 as that’s what comes up for me on AutoZone when I put in the car info. If you look at the bottom of the 7528 bulbs there’s two metal bumps whereas the 7506 has one and the socket you put the bulb in has only one prong. I just changed my brake bulb and that one has the two prongs and two bumps which use the 7528. So use the 7528 on the brake bulb and the 7506 on the blinker and daytime running lights.
Good video, but definitely not the right bulb. 7506 is the correct bulb #. You also made a small wording mistake. You said turn it counter clockwise to put it back into the fixture instead of clockwise. I’m pretty sure most people will know or figure that out.👍🏼
Joe Kirby 0 seconds ago I 3d printed a ring like tool that was slotted to grip one of the fins. Perfect amount of leverage. Came right off after hours of trying everything else. tool was 25mm x 35mm x 8mm with a 3mm x 9mm slot.
I wanted this to be so easy. Went out, removed the cover, and those angles and my arm were not compatible. Ah well 😆Will try again later maybe with the tip to remove the other bulb nearby first.
Great display of how to put your hands into the area to twist the bulb casing out...just grabbing from the fins is impossible and frustrating! Thank you!
I’m trying your way and I can’t get it . Do you think I put it back in the wrong way when I last did it cause I’ve done it before and now it won’t come out at all.
It doesn't work. With the entire enclosure removed from the vehicle, while inverted you can easily lock and unlock the bulb housing, but it stays locked on the lower side of the housing, along the bottom of the inside of the entire enclosure. So you can sit there and lock it in and almost unlock it getting it very loose. Except that bottom side.
Same!! We even had my daughter use her tiny hands. ;she was smart she put on wrist wraps first to stop the scratches on her forearms. But we can hear it click in the counter clockwise position but none of us can actually pull the housing out! So frustrating.
@@prokiid233rd My husband and son ended up taking the entire bumper off the vehicle. I came home to find them with the whole headlight assembly on the coffee table. The previous service station that changed the lights in 2021 CEMENTED the assembly together. I read on other videos and comments it’s even more of a bear to get the bulb back in place so I guess they gave up and cemented it! But it wasn’t needed to pass inspection so we are ignoring it 🤷♀️
Same situation in my case: passenger's side replaced in couple minutes while driver's side not budging whatsoever after couple hours worth banged up wrapped up arms/hands. This is not German engineering .....
@@SKIMODE10 lmao, yo I’m making it my mission on Monday to get that thang loose, if not im just going to take out the whole assembly, I’ll let u kno how it goes
Same situation in my case, I gave up after couple hours. It will not budge whatsoever....passenger side worked with just one twist. Driver's side is my problem...
Finally got it out i don’t know why I didn’t think to remove the low beams first but that did the truck still took me about 30 minutes to an hour just to get them out still because they had been sitting for so long but that little bit of extra space made it possible now my problem is the bulb replacement light I’m stuck between wiring resistors or do I go through the pain of taking them out again and switching them for the canbus error free bulbs
@@connorsteeves5431 I'm going through this now. Definitely not big hand friendly. Even with the low beams removed I can't maneuver my hand in there in order to find the little notches to turn it. I'm about to pay someone. Fuck this car
Now if you could just do one showing how to replace the front speaker for the parking assist; I'd be incredibly grateful!!! I've been to 2 mechanics got charged loads and neither found it!!! It's crazy.... I'm in a very remote place only cheap Chinese cars are the norm 🥴😞😭!
you push it all the way in - then try to line up - and spin it the opposite way to tighten in. can grab the outer part to shimmy the inner closer. Its a terrible design lol.
Hold on! Lol I was just told y the dealer that to replace this DRL costs over a 1000 of dollars! Please someone tell me this isn't true, I just seen this man change his own for 5.00....mine just went out and I don't have 1000 dollars
@@griffenaddie I picked up one of those snake like grabbie things with a magnet at the end, however I seemed to have lodged it further in the plastic housing of the light cover. I gave up as it got too cold and I was loosing day light. I was also hoping the drive home would vibrate it loose. I'll check it out tomorrow morning and start again. Wish me luck! 🤞🏻
@@griffenaddie sorry if that came across as short, I was having difficulty finding out how to replace the thin strip, and everyone seems to call the low beams the daytime running lights. For reference, the only way to replace the light strip is to replace the whole headlight assembly.
I think I live in the same neighborhood as you haha. My daytime light on my 2011 Jetta is out any interest in helping a fellow neighbor out with this in exchange for a beer ? 🤣
@@griffenaddie the 7528 doesn’t screw in well but the 1156 bulb screws in perfectly I have 2013 Jetta SE. Also the 7528 is dual filament not sure if that matters
Hello Griffen Addie, As you have figured out, you were wrong about the type of daytime running light bulb for the 2011-2018 Volkswagen Jetta. It is not a Sylvania 7528 but instead a Sylvania 7506 bulb. It would have been nice for you to have posted a correction to TH-cam once you found out that the 7528 Bulb didn't work.
I’ll post rn. Sorry about that
This is a great tip. A mechanic changed one of mine during an inspection and charged me labor cause he claimed the bumper had to be taken off to replace it. Ridiculous!
wow! yes do not be taken advantage of!!
They usually only say bumper has to be taken off if someone breaks the plastic housing and you can’t get bulbs out. That is exactly how my car was when I got it.
Not everyone has kid hands to fit in there.
I paid $90 in labor to replace that drl bulb because they removed the bumper as well.
I like how you even told the best position to stand when reaching into the bulb. Quality video
haha thanks!!
Very helpful when I had first tried to change my own running lights I had thought I wouldn’t even be able to access them because I couldn’t tell that the bulb was also in the headlight opening. I also really liked how he explained the direction of turning the bulbs because mine had eroded and I had to use pliers and if I hadn’t been able to tell the direction it would’ve caused some damage. Also very thankful for how you told us how to approach the angle of getting to the bulb from behind and on the side of the car
Thanks for this! Was finally able to replace the left one thanks to the tip to grab the base of the socket and not the long plastic things…and this time without tearing up my hands! 😊 Yes, use the 7506 bulb which is the correct bulb.
Thanks!
I had the hardest time trying to get it out until i removed the headlamp bulb which is closes to the compartment lid first then i was able to get to the running light. thanks for the video.
Damn. People were talking about this being a minimum of a 30 minute job. I just did this in a span of less than 10 minutes in the autozone parking lot using your technique.
As someone else said though I would like to point out. I have a 2014 Jetta S (2.0) and the bulb that fit perfectly was 1156.
You probably have dainty hands. Small women like hands. If your not a women. Try to do it with Wreck it Ralph hands.
Thankyou so much, been struggling with getting it out and the last one I did a few months ago took over an hour
Glad I could help!
Great advice on wear to twist from it made a world of a difference!!!
It's been pointed out to me that some cars had the twin filament bulb fitted and only used one of them. My 2011 Jetta has three different build standards for the electrics and I've never been able to find out which is mine.
Great tips. Definitely an 1156 bulb though. I have spent hours fiddling with headlights on a Jetta. This took ten minutes tops.
Good video but you should not handle the new bulb with your bare hand. Oils can shorten the life of the bulb.
Great video! May I suggest a little WD40 on the plastic of the socket when you put it back in so it will come off easier next time. My hands aren't quite flexible enough to get any leverage when trying to turn it and pull it out. Your directions were excellent, though. There's a small marker light right next to this bulb that goes in the same way, with a plastic handle - just in a really small socket. You have to feel your way around until it goes in.
Instructions even I can follow!!! Thank you!
I have been struggling to do this for hours now, I must have much bigger hands because I cannot fit my hand in from the back side like that.
Me too! Finally got it but it wasn't easy. Jiggle it some and maybe it will pull out.
it worked...thank you so much for your help. just saved 100$!!
Thanks dude, you saved me a $150 dealership charge, true.
That’s awesome! Made my day
Wrong bulb, 1156 base on original, 1157 that you're using won't work, also 1157 has staggered lock pins. The bulb locks in the clockwise direction ... not the other way, as stated ...
Thank you!! Pinning this- my mistake
@@griffenaddie I am confused as hell. In the video you show 7528's. Greg says not 1157's which I don't see you used. When I google it, most web sites say it's 7506's. Too many numbers!
@@RobPerelman I’m pretty sure you gotta use the 7506 as that’s what comes up for me on AutoZone when I put in the car info. If you look at the bottom of the 7528 bulbs there’s two metal bumps whereas the 7506 has one and the socket you put the bulb in has only one prong. I just changed my brake bulb and that one has the two prongs and two bumps which use the 7528. So use the 7528 on the brake bulb and the 7506 on the blinker and daytime running lights.
@@thainelittlejohn1970 Thanks for this. I just got home and pulled the bulb and it does say 7506 on it, so that's that. Still confusing! lol
Good video, but definitely not the right bulb. 7506 is the correct bulb #. You also made a small wording mistake. You said turn it counter clockwise to put it back into the fixture instead of clockwise. I’m pretty sure most people will know or figure that out.👍🏼
Joe Kirby
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I 3d printed a ring like tool that was slotted to grip one of the fins. Perfect amount of leverage. Came right off after hours of trying everything else. tool was 25mm x 35mm x 8mm with a 3mm x 9mm slot.
whaaaat! next level!! so cool!!
Wish u shared the file :(
I hope I can use what you say at 1:40 and get mine out. haha Because I have not gotten mine out yet; hopefully this tip will help.
Hope it helps! Let me know
Estaba apunto de bajar el bumper y desarmar toda la luz. Gracias por el video!!
I wanted this to be so easy. Went out, removed the cover, and those angles and my arm were not compatible. Ah well 😆Will try again later maybe with the tip to remove the other bulb nearby first.
Hi you said twist it counter clockwise to install. I think you mean clockwise when you are standing behind it and counter clockwise to remove?
Yes! Clockwise if you’re standing behind it. Good catch
If yiou are standing as he was...turn from 12 o'clock to 9 o'clock to remove. To replace turn from about 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock
Hello, any idea on how to replace that little bulbs by the side of the high beams? I can’t seem to get it out.
Nice, thanks. What a pain this is to replace. Thanks VW!
Perfect video! Thank you so much!
Great display of how to put your hands into the area to twist the bulb casing out...just grabbing from the fins is impossible and frustrating! Thank you!
thanks for watching!
I’m trying your way and I can’t get it . Do you think I put it back in the wrong way when I last did it cause I’ve done it before and now it won’t come out at all.
Best video to do this!!!😊
It doesn't work. With the entire enclosure removed from the vehicle, while inverted you can easily lock and unlock the bulb housing, but it stays locked on the lower side of the housing, along the bottom of the inside of the entire enclosure. So you can sit there and lock it in and almost unlock it getting it very loose. Except that bottom side.
Mine is still stuck!!!
sorry!
You are not supposed to touch a new bulb with bare fingers or hands. That causes the bulb to burn faster.
great tip! didn't know that
You've got the wrong bulb, you have a 1 filament bulb in the car, and replacing it with a 2 filament bulb...
sooo sorry! which is the correct bulb? I will update
@@griffenaddie You need a 7506 bulb. Just changed mine out today, hence I ran into your video while searching how to get the bulb out :)
I got the passenger side out and changed the bulb but the drivers side just won’t turn loose at all 🤦♂️
Same!! We even had my daughter use her tiny hands. ;she was smart she put on wrist wraps first to stop the scratches on her forearms. But we can hear it click in the counter clockwise position but none of us can actually pull the housing out! So frustrating.
@@kimisaga2591 did y’all figure it out ? I haven’t yet
@@prokiid233rd My husband and son ended up taking the entire bumper off the vehicle. I came home to find them with the whole headlight assembly on the coffee table. The previous service station that changed the lights in 2021 CEMENTED the assembly together. I read on other videos and comments it’s even more of a bear to get the bulb back in place so I guess they gave up and cemented it! But it wasn’t needed to pass inspection so we are ignoring it 🤷♀️
Same situation in my case: passenger's side replaced in couple minutes while driver's side not budging whatsoever after couple hours worth banged up wrapped up arms/hands. This is not German engineering .....
@@SKIMODE10 lmao, yo I’m making it my mission on Monday to get that thang loose, if not im just going to take out the whole assembly, I’ll let u kno how it goes
How do I turn it counterclockwise to take it out and put it in? Also mine says 7506 bulb
Made that super easy! Thanks!
I got my hand in there, but the bulb just won't twist off. Any tips? Possibly something I can use as lube to take it off?
Same situation in my case, I gave up after couple hours. It will not budge whatsoever....passenger side worked with just one twist. Driver's side is my problem...
My arm is being torn to shreds trying to do this wtf, who made this shit?
Terrible design!
This is fucking impossible with big hands I’ve tried 4 seperate times and no matter what I it dosnt fucking budge I’ll never buy another German car
Unfortunately this is definitely very challenging for large hands!
Finally got it out i don’t know why I didn’t think to remove the low beams first but that did the truck still took me about 30 minutes to an hour just to get them out still because they had been sitting for so long but that little bit of extra space made it possible now my problem is the bulb replacement light I’m stuck between wiring resistors or do I go through the pain of taking them out again and switching them for the canbus error free bulbs
@@connorsteeves5431 ahhhh I feel for you!
@@connorsteeves5431 I'm going through this now. Definitely not big hand friendly. Even with the low beams removed I can't maneuver my hand in there in order to find the little notches to turn it. I'm about to pay someone. Fuck this car
Awesome, thanks bud.
Thank you!
thank you sir. like and subbed
This is so hard to do
What if you are left handed?
Now if you could just do one showing how to replace the front speaker for the parking assist; I'd be incredibly grateful!!! I've been to 2 mechanics got charged loads and neither found it!!! It's crazy.... I'm in a very remote place only cheap Chinese cars are the norm 🥴😞😭!
Unfortunately I know longer have the car… good luck!!
the issue is to put it back cant get it to clip back in
you push it all the way in - then try to line up - and spin it the opposite way to tighten in.
can grab the outer part to shimmy the inner closer. Its a terrible design lol.
Hold on! Lol I was just told y the dealer that to replace this DRL costs over a 1000 of dollars! Please someone tell me this isn't true, I just seen this man change his own for 5.00....mine just went out and I don't have 1000 dollars
You can Venmo me the 995$. Jokes-
But yes just do it yourself!! Super quick simple cheap DIY
@@griffenaddie 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
@@griffenaddie 😭😂😂 how about $9.95 ?
Gracias brother desde país Ecuador thanks
is this the same way on the other side ?
yes
I literally can’t fit my hand in there 😭😭
oof. sorry
6'4 260lbs....what are the chances my big ass hand fits in there? I got the bulbs so might as well try I suppose lol!
hahahaha good luck!
Hiya... any tips when the new bulb falls out of the housing and into the large plastic light cover? Yes, 100% user error.
oof. Sorry to hear that, definitely see how easy that could happen by mistake. Possibly some long tongs or chopsticks and try to pick it up ?
@@griffenaddie I picked up one of those snake like grabbie things with a magnet at the end, however I seemed to have lodged it further in the plastic housing of the light cover. I gave up as it got too cold and I was loosing day light. I was also hoping the drive home would vibrate it loose. I'll check it out tomorrow morning and start again. Wish me luck! 🤞🏻
@@samanthavernon4442 Good luck!
correct bulb is Sylvania 7506 bulb
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Thank you
THANKS G
He should’ve had on gloves when installed the new bulb
Plain & simple.... Pretty much, everything about this design, is dumb!!
how does someone with normal size hands do it????
they struggle... haha.. In all seriousness if you try to use the longer end grip and make the turn, but it is very difficult!
That isn't the daylight running light, that's the low beam. The daylight running light is the thin strip.
Ah ok thanks
@@griffenaddie sorry if that came across as short, I was having difficulty finding out how to replace the thin strip, and everyone seems to call the low beams the daytime running lights. For reference, the only way to replace the light strip is to replace the whole headlight assembly.
@@aeroandspace no I totally understand your point!! hope this comment helps others in your same position... These cars can be so finicky!
I think I live in the same neighborhood as you haha. My daytime light on my 2011 Jetta is out any interest in helping a fellow neighbor out with this in exchange for a beer ? 🤣
HAHA no kidding ?! I absolutely would but I moved to LA recently
@@griffenaddie Haha! Thanks for putting this video up, will attempt it myself and let you know how it goes!
Hope LA is treating you well.
Now try the passenger side tough guy HAHA not on your worst day pal psssh
Garage. Damn light don't
move
Hands are too big. I'm about to cut the box.
I have the same car It’s the incorrect bulb
Hey- can you elaborate on what's wrong with it? Worked for me.
@@griffenaddie the 7528 doesn’t screw in well but the 1156 bulb screws in perfectly I have 2013 Jetta SE. Also the 7528 is dual filament not sure if that matters
@@a.zamora2795 Ah ok! It worked for me but thats a great tip... Thank you!
NOT! very poor try
That's impossible