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i was replacing the bulb in my front passenger side on a 04kia spectra and the spring sprung and i'm not sure how it goes bacl on

Submitted: 428 days and 1 hours ago.
Category: Car
Value: $15
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2004 Kia spectra 2.0

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nothing I put some tape hoping it will hold it in place

Posted by Derrick 428 days ago.

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Hi there,

 

These can be relatively frustrating on how the spring is supposed to line back up. I dont have a picture, but I will describe it.

The end that has a flat spot goes under the ledge over the bulb and the "U" shaped part sits in the raised crevice and the screw goes over that part. I know this is probably not a big help but here is my advice if you can figure it out:

Take your other lamp assembly out and look at the way the other one is held in and match it.

P.S. With these type of bulbs, try not to touch the bulb with your fingers as the oil on your skin can reduce the life of the bulb.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!

428 days ago.

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i was hoping that you would have had that page from the repair manual that would have shown the picture and hopefully say that I possibly didn't need to loosen that screw as much as i had taking the part of from the driver side isn't what I want to do at the moment being that the battery is there along with all other kind of things that need to be disassembled so thank you but I may just have to go to the dealer on monday

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You should be able to remove the drivers headlamp assembly without taking the battery out. There should be a couple 10mm bolts that hold it in and the whole headlamp assebly can come out so you can look at the bulb from the back with the assembly sitting on your workbench.

 

This makes changing the bulbs much easier than trying to do it while the assembly is still mounted to the car.

 

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions!

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Expert: Derrick
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