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Old 07-14-2006, 11:35 PM
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i have an 06 sport. just bought some PIAA H1(low beam) and H11(foglight) HID halogen bulbs
cuz i love that blue hue

wondering how i can change the HEADLIGHT BULBS myself. the manual actually recommends to TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. wtf

im sure thers a guide somewhere on this?

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Old 07-15-2006, 02:34 AM
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well its hard to explain...but once you remove the headlight cover, theres a metal clip and you have to push down and inwards sort of. It's like a lever and once you get it off you jsut pull the bulb out and swap it. BTW what type of PIAA's did you get, im itnerested in a pair of them.
 
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Old 07-15-2006, 12:48 PM
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i got the PIAA Xtreme White Plus
its a white-ish blue light. looks sick as hell my friend has it on his Accord coupe

http://piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H1.html < H1's (low beam)
http://piaa.com/Bulbs/Bulbs-H11.html <H11's (fog lights)

got the H1 pair for $70
H11's were $95

i wud still like a more detailed guide to changing the bulbs.
thanks
 
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Old 07-23-2006, 12:55 AM
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i just found out
thers no way to change the lowbeam bulbs yourself.
u must take it to the dealer.. [:@]
wth even on my parents acuras u can change em urself
 
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Old 08-19-2006, 02:33 PM
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That's garbage. I will sell my Mazda 6 before I take it to a dealer to change a freakin light bulb! lol
 
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Old 08-21-2006, 03:20 AM
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You can actually change it yourself, but.... you have to remove the front bumper cover to do it. Its not that hard, like 8 bolts then pull off the cover. There are 4 bolts to take the headlight out, 2 you can see from the top , 1 that bolts to the fender, and one that bolts straight in, if you are standing in front of the car the pass side will be lower right of the light and the drivers side is in the lower left. I believe there is a how to on mazda6tech.com
 
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Old 08-21-2006, 02:15 PM
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WTF, why do they make it so difficult to change a headlight bulb? That's gay. I used to change my own headlights on ALL of my cars. Even my Mercedes! Which they tell you to take Benz's to the dealership for everything because Benz hates it when non-certified Mercedes mechanics and/or owners go into the engine bay.
 
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Old 08-21-2006, 09:06 PM
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yea,
i found out the hard way that its a pain in the *** to change the bulbs.....the ONLY ones that are easy to change are the turn signals! i wanna get sum new, brighter, headlight and foglight bulbs but i want the parking lights that are next to them to match! do they make little bulbs that are brighter too? otherwise i'm gona have nice, brite headlights & foglights but regular, dimmer parking lights & that would not be kosher....

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Old 08-22-2006, 02:21 AM
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Actually there are leds that fit but i dont remember which ones. Ill look on mazda6club.com and find them, or you can search
 
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Old 08-22-2006, 06:17 AM
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thanks JJ.....
i would appreciate it! cause i would really love to change all my lites.....but these cars gotta a grip of bulbs in 'em!!!!

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