EASY: Replace Daytime Running Light Bulbs (DRL) on a Volkswagen Jetta (MK6 2011-2018)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- If you're watching this video, you've just tried to change your Daytime Running Light bulb on your MK6 Jetta. You're bleeding, your hand hurts, you're cursing the German engineers who designed this thing, and you're contemplating whether to tear off the front bumper or just trade your car in.
This video shows you the trick to getting the job done. It's super easy, even if you have gigantic hands.
The bulb size I used was 7506.
Broooooo!!!! Thanks so much. Here I am removing the grille and everything and you made this so easy. I’m going to all the other videos to direct folks to you. Those other guys don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
I was about to pull the whole housing the first time.... then found out how to get in there but it was a lot of minutes figuring out how actually be able do anything with your hand in a mouse hole in the engine bay. 😆
@@aarons2869 Yeah it was the same for me.
Huge thank you. After thirty minutes of absolute frustration and anger, this did the trick right away. Crisis averted and marriage saved. Literally.
Thank you, I had reached the scraped-knuckle phase of the installation and was about to expand my vocabulary. Your tutorial was spot on.
2011 Jetta SE owner here. Thank you man. I was ready to book my plane ticket to Germany and kick the ass of the guy who designed this!
RacinMason77 😂
Seriously, german engineering seems like an oxymoron after all the weird shit i've had to do with the Jetta so far.
Same
@@averykristian German engineering is a byword for making things complicated for the sake of making it complicated.
Lol I feel you. How many times have you gotten the P0106 code and had to replace your PCV valve? I'm on 2 in 2 years
Spent hours trying to get it out, was getting ready to give up, watched your video and had it replaced in five minutes, thank you so much!
Thank you! The dealership wanted $150 to replace the bulb. The mechanic told me they would have to remove pieces of the bumper to get at the bulb. Your video saved a lot of time and a lot of money. Cheers!
I just paid 180$ for this job and they took the whole front off the car. Ugh. Next time I'll do it by myself
Just got quoted $200 to do this... Absolutely not
2014 Jetta owner. OMG! I wasted hours of my life before I found this video! Thanks so much!
This man doing god's work! Did it in 5 minutes after watching this video. Spent an hour cutting up my hand prior to this video.
You are a hand saver!!! I have been doing this for so long and I am just so glad that I have seen your. Thank you!
I just watched a video of a guy changing his who removed every bolt in the book and had it on the rack taking about another bolt. He even mentioned how you might need to take off the bumper. FOR A BULB?!
I thought I would do one more search and there you were. You are awesome!!
Great video! A tip to moving those tabs on the driver's side DRL socket is to tape a 3/16 inch x 3 inch bolt from a Toggle Bolt 1/4 inch past your left index finger. Looked like an extended fingernail. This gave me the leverage to turn the plastic tabs and the bulb socket came right out. I was on the driver's side of the car, facing the front windshield and reaching backwards and turned the bulb clockwise towards the outside of the car. Before reinstalled the DRL socket back into the housing I used a little WD-40 Anti-Friction Dry PTFE Lubricant on a Q-Tip and reinstalled the DRL socket.
THIS IS THE BEST TIP/VIDEO FOR CHANGING THE DRL ON VW JETTA 2016!! No run around just straight up 1.5 mins, how to position yourself and how to "Grab" the case/housing. I've changed mine like 2+ years ago, but couldn't remember for the life of me how I did it??? Here I was thingking the passenger side was easier than the driver side...45 minutes later, I couldn't budge loose the plastic wing- I almost gave up- and Sam is right I was cursing the German engineers like I did the first time...LOL!! Did a quick search and came across your video- Thank God! YES, Sam is right, you literally have to grab the housing case, I had to use at least three fingers (grab from underneath) and turn it counter clockwise! viola'! Thanks for this helpful video!!
Lifesaver! For the life of me I could not even find access to that bulb. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this!
Literally changed my light on the first try in under two minutes!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this!!
Friend, I can't thank you enough for posting this tip. With it I was able to remove the bulb in under a minute and I have fairly large hands. Without your tips I'd have attempted the wrong direction and would have ended up with a badly lacerated hand, plus having all my neighbours hear me swearing to no end. No, this is not poor design - our German VW gods aren't stupid - they're clever. This was an intentional design meant for us, the suckers, to bring our VWs to the stealerships and allow them to rake in huge profits on our backs. So good to see so many people not falling for this trickery.
Your detailed instructions on where to press with the thumb and which way to turn made all the difference. Plus it helped me put it back in place. Heh, it's pointing up at a roughly 30 degree angle but appears to be in place, so I'm not sure if I got it in there properly or not. But the dust cover hopefully will be enough to keep moisture and dirt out. Wife's been asking for this for months and I finally had the time to attempt it. She owes it to your instructions for now having working DRLs. Cheers.
i tried this for two days and literally after watching your video, i changed both my DRL. My hand looks like a bloody scrapped mess but new LED DRLS installed! i guess its VW way to make you bring their cars to dealership to change the bulbs
Im going to try this. Thanks a million. The mechanic told me i had to remove the entire headlamp from the housing.🤣
Thank you sooooooooo much o have been trying all morning to get the drivers side bulb out passenger side was a breeze.... but after watching your video I went right out and pulled it right out... after so many painful attempts. Thank you so much for making it easy for me.😊😊
thanks man, the only video that really shows how to do it, not just a hand shoved in a box
Thank you. I can't believe how many people put up videos for this and didn't take the time to explain the most difficult part. So glad I finally found your video.
I watched this video before trying to replace my bulb. After watching this it took me 2 minutes without any trouble. Thanks a ton
You gave a great, thorough explanation all while keeping the video concise. Great job! This really helps
Man, you have no idea how much you helped me. And probably a lot of other as well. This access panel is the most annoying thing to operat inside of. Yes, small hands are good, but not having any leverage is the hardes part. It's just a tiny turn but the way you showed definetly helped me through this. I looked everywhere for a tool or some advise or tip for getting that tab on the light housing turned. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Love TH-cam...
And considering that the dealership would probably charge you $50 - $150 to have their tech do it, it's worth a little time.
Hell yeah man. Thank you. I was about to take out the whole assembly. I'd buy you a beer if I could
Wow - super helpful. I had given up and am glad I found this video. It was so easy to get it out with your direction. Thanks.
You are such a life saver!! Thank you!! Spent like 2 hours trying to get these out and they wouldn’t budge, watched your video and was able to do both within 30 minutes! By far the best tutorial on TH-cam for changing the DRLS in a MK6 Jetta! Cheers 🍻
Very helpful, and way simpler than the other videos i saw. Your tip on getting the bulb housing out of the headlight assembly saved a whole lot of fuss and hassle. Kudos!
Thank you!! I just saved $80 in shop fees from you tutorial! Thanks! Super easy with this video guidance!
Jesus christ I was about to rip off the entire bumper and take light off. Thank you for this tip
Damn... after two days of bruised and bloody hand, I finally did it!! Whoever reads this comment, you can do it too.
Me too bro, this is the best damn video. Not only am I made at the lunatics who made this, but all these dumb ass videos where dudes don’t give technique or anything. This guy made this cakewalk for me. I’m more angry because of how easy it was..lol
@@davidtauriac1550 victory!!
Just saved me 6 hrs. Thanks guy
Thank you so much for posting this video .. it saved me hours of struggle tryin to get the bulb . Cheers
Perfect how to. Had my bulb removed in under 2 mins. Thanks!!!
OMG!!! Thank you soooo much. I was totally going the wrong way...awesome teaching. The trick TOTALLY works!!
After an hour of trying to get my hand in there some way, my wife trying to turn it and taking all the bolts out so I could move it. All I had to do is stand in a different position. Sometimes the easiest things are right in front of us and we just don’t see it. After your video I had it done in 5 minutes thank you.
Your trick works. Excellent video and to the point. Changed mine both sides in 5 mins.
THANK YOU! We need more helpful videos like this on youtube!
You are a modern day hero. Thanks so much for this video
Thank of so much, my hands thank you. Was driving me insane trying to do this simple job, was resigned to taking it into dealer to change, so glad I saw this.👍👍👍
Thank you. That was starting to drive me crazy. Thought I was going to have to pull the entire assembly.
Unreal that they made it so difficult to change, i cant even get the dust cover off, its on super tight...thanks for the video
Thank you! Last bulb I paid my mechanic $$ to change, today I did it for the price of the bulb!
Man if Id thought to search before attempting my wife's 2014 I could have avoided 20 minutes of beating my hands up.
Thanks so much for the tip.
This is the way to do it. But it is still painful. I removed the air box cover as well and pushed it out of the way, and that gave my forearm a bit more angle into the housing to reach the very back of the housing with enough leverage. After struggling forever, and sleeping on it, I finally got it the next morning on the second try. Lube it up with some plumbers grease or silicon before reinstalling. Not a lot, just enough to help the next poor soul. I believe in you!
Thank you so much for this! Dealer wanted $75 dollars for this. Watched ur vid and changed in 5 minutes. You made my day😃
Wow. Thank you so much. Worked out perfectly. I’m a petite woman, and my hand barely fit in there. I can’t imagine how anyone with a larger hand would be able to get in there. Thanks again!
With great difficulty. Been trying for 2 hours and still cannot get my hand in there all the way lol
You make my day with this information, took me 2 min to replace mines, 👍 thank you
That is genius! Thanks so much for making this video.
WOW I SLASHED MY HAND BEFORE, UNTIL I WATCHED YOUR VIDEO THANS BUDY I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR VIDEO
Excellent tip to grab the base of the socket, instead of the stupid little fins. Great help! Thank you
Still wasn’t fun, but this made it a whole lot easier. Thank you!
Thank you so much for posting this. It is really easy once you know how to do it. I'm so happy now thank you very much.
Thank you! Was struggling with this for a WHILE
¡Me has salvado, amigo, con tu consejo pude retirar el del lado del conductor, estaba muy difícil pero procuraba hacerlo desde la base larga y no desde donde mencionas, salió al instante, un poco incómodo pero se pudo, te lo agradezco!
I looked at it, found your video and had the bulb changed in two shakes of a lambs tail!
Changed mine today and have scratches all over my arms, wish I had thought to look for your video sooner!!!
Thank you sooooo much for this.... first time took me like half an hour, after watching this it took me 5 min
Thank you!
Every other video on here just says got difficulty it is. Thanks for the actual tip.
Glad this worked for many people. I gave up w/a very sore thumb that isn't strong/tough enough to make that housing turn. :(
Thank you so much! Successful bulb replacement!
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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.
Have to try again. I tore my hands up. Terrible design.
Haha me too I look like I've been self harming. Which I'm about to actually do
Thanks for the video. Going to try ur technique. It’s all cramped in there!
OK so I don’t normally comment on videos. Bro thank you so much. Now I don’t have to take the front of my car off lol.
Hey I don't know if you're going to respond to this but, it's worth a shot...what do you do if it feels like it's stuck....I'm able to get a good grip on mine but I'm not able to turn it very much....any suggestions???
Nice vid, I have same approach... this is the only way I am able to replace those bulbs, my hand barely fits into the housing. Hope this vid helps some people
Hi, this video was amazing! I took off the left side but the right side is too stuck in. Any advice?
Oh praise thee Lord of the greatest VW tip ever. My hands thank you.
Thanks a ton you saved me 70$ the dealership wanted to charge me 🤘🏻
Your advice worked! I was going to pull the headlight out! Thanks!
Well well well. Did exacty like you said and worked like a charm. Thank you sir. Thumbs up.
Thanks so much. I tried with no success. I think now I can do it.
I did the passenger side no problem before I turned to this video. Tried this method for an hour straight on drivers side. Nothing. Got a little loose but turned it clockwise to do so. Pick it up tomorrow before I kick a hole in it.
Your video made it really easy. Thanks!
Seeing this made quick work of the job. Thank you.
lifesaver!! Thanks was super easy as you said.
Thank you! That made it easy. Took me a moment.
Did you pull the bulb out of that plastic housing or when you buy a new one it comes together?
Thank you so much!! Here I was turning the flat plastic piece back and forth for the past half hour. Hahah. Thanks again!
Muy buen video!!!! Gracias carnal llevo meses intentando cambiarlos 😂
Dude, fantastic. Thank you so much for the video.
Best video so far!
Wow, I don't see how this worked for everyone else here, I literally have no room to twist the bulb housing doing this method... I eventually just pulled back the fender liner and was able to get some needle nose pliers on it to get it out.
Seems like several are finding the light socket gets stuck, where it turns and unlocks but seems hung up on something. I am having this trouble as well. Anyone find a solution?
Thank you!! I just changed it all by myself!
Thank you so much. Worked like a bomb.
This absolutely works!!! I was shocked. Saved a ton of time and a mountain of aggravation!!
As a man who's missing his right thumb tip, I was about to give up on changing them. Saw this and was like hmm, and the almost instantly popped out and was able to get those LED lights in, that way I will probably never have to change them again
I am having the toughest damn time with the passenger side. I read most people have the most difficult time with the driver side. That took me about 10 mins. Ive been trying to get the other out for 2 days. An hour the first and 30 mins the next. I was in my church parking lot the first day and i was swearing so much lol. My hands and arms look like i got in a fight with a puma. When i changed em out the first time it was tough but not THIS tough.
Driver's side was super easy for me too!
Passenger side was definitely easier because there is no fuse box in the way and nothing crowding the area. The drivers side has given me a hell of a time and I'm still not able to do it!
$5 for the bulb and 5 minutes for the work. Thank you for posting this video.
Omg your a life saver 😍
Sam, we will give this a try tomorrow on my 2013 Jetta TDI. But what about the passenger side? I have two bulbs blown out there, and one gown on the drivers, Thanks for your advice.
Great vid! Wish i found your video before slicing up my damn arm, lol
Thank you so much, definitely saved me some pain
Worked like a charm
You are a life saver. Thank you. Terrible design..
I was going nuts until I saw this lol thanks man !!!!!!
Holy crap that was helpful. Thanks!
Probably a dumb question but is there supposed to be two daytime headlights? Cuz only my left one is on not sure if it’s something I need to replace or not but they both turn on when I switch my lights on so it’s no issue just curious.
I am currently at the dealership and they wanted to charge me $150 (hours worth of work apparently) on top of the service because it was “stuck” and they said they’d have to take something off or some bs. Thankfully I’m not fucking stupid and I have access to the amazing world of TH-cam. Well I’m just gonna buy the part and do it my damn self!
This is very helpful thank you