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Hi guys,

I know it's not a big thing, but im pretty novice when it comes to cars and don't want to pay a mechanic to 'change a bulb'. Just wondering if it's as easy as it sounds to remove/replace headlight bulbs in an R32 GTST?

Seems one of mine is dead, so have decided to replace both. I have been told you can remove just the bulb itself, not the whole headlight enclosure, and that it should just 'pop out'.

Anyone that can help, or direct me briefly on how to go about this would be excellent!

Cheers fellas.

EDIT: Does anyone also know what kind of bulbs are used? If so, where to get some? Or more powerful ones?

Edited by RetardedMonkey
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You can get at the bulbs from behind the head light. Trouble is that the battery and stock air box can get in the way. There is a screw on large circular piece that is removed by hand, remove the plug and then a wire circlip that holds the bulb in the light assembly.

For r32gtst's you can get either H1 or H3 bulbs so you are better off removing the dead one and taking it with you to a parts shop. The cars with H1's have the bulb mounted in a carrier that you also need to reuse.

They are common enough bulbs, any parts place will have stock. Just don't get Narva or you'll be changing them again in a year.

If you want more power you can get an aftermarket xenon kit, but its not exactly cheap.

If you have H3C bulbs, follow this guide so you can use the more popular H3 model (which you can get Plus 50's in, etc):

http://www.aus300zx.com/tech/lowbeam/lowbeam.htm

There's nothing available in H3C, they suck.

There's nothing available in H3C, they suck.

buzzz....wrong.

Ive found a bloke here in Adelaide who can sell me pairs of hc3 for around $25 a pair :(

Unfortunatly he is in the US atm, and wont be back till mid Nov.

Edited by Bl4cK32

what I meant was you can only get shitty generic H3C globes. Also I found some riceboy blue ones that were absolutely abysmal in light output.

Anything worthwhile, like Plus 50's that give you more light on the road where you need it, are only available in H3.

Hence my comment about H3C globes fellating the big one.

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