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How To: Fix Dim Headlights

Dim headlights can make being able to see while you’re driving in the dark difficult. Having the best headlights possible is essential for nighttime driving. So, if you notice that you’ve got a headlight bulb or bulbs that aren’t quite as bright as they should be—or as they used to be—we have a few simple fixes to help restore your headlights. Supplies Needed for This Job: 1. Safety Glasses: https://orly.cc/4e7cFKz 2. Gloves: https://orly.cc/4e7cFKz 3. Headlight Bulbs: https://orly.cc/3EmTOiD 4. Headlight Restoration Kit: https://orly.cc/42QZ20i 5. Headlight Assemblies: https://orly.cc/42Kl1Ws 0:00 Welcome Back 0:31 New Bulbs 0:52 Upgrade Bulbs 1:11 Restore Headlight Lenses 1:35 Replace Headlight Assemblies Facebook:   / oreillyautoparts   Instagram:   / oreillyautoparts   Twitter:   / oreillyauto   Find your local O’Reilly Auto Parts: https://www.oreillyauto.com/locations Check out Saab Kyles Favorite Garage Supplies: https://urlzs.com/jg78 Shop all your automotive needs: https://www.oreillyauto.com/ Subscribe and ring the notification bell! http://bit.ly/2bTyluF On our channel we cover several different topics: Automotive Product Overviews Do It Yourself Automotive Repair DIY Auto Maintenance Simple Automotive Diagnostics Automotive and Vehicle Education Videos O’Reilly Auto Parts is an auto parts retailer that provides automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the United States serving both the professional service providers and do-it-yourself customers. From our roots as a single store in 1957 to our current size of 5,219 locations (and growing), we've come a long way. We pride ourselves on offering well researched, and reliable automotive information on our channel. #OReillyPowered #CarRepair #TeamOReilly #CarMaintenance The first is just the possibility that you need a new bulb. As those filaments inside the bulb start to age, they can deposit a residue that keeps headlights from being as bright as they used to be. That’s an easy enough fix—just stop by one of our stores and grab a pair of headlight bulbs. I say “a pair” because it’s a good idea to change them both at once. If one is fading or failing, chances are, the other one isn’t far behind it. On that note, it could also be that you just need a brighter bulb, and that might be most noticeable if you’ve only changed one of the two. The other bulb may just be older, or it could be a different bulb that doesn’t provide as much light as the other. So remember to replace them together, and consider choosing bulbs that put out more light than your previous bulbs. In some cases, your issue isn’t the bulbs at all. Over time, the headlight assemblies or lenses of your headlights can start to cloud up and keep the lights inside of them from shining as brightly as they were intended to. In many cases, what’s needed is a headlight restoration kit, which can take the film off the outside of headlight lenses. This’ll allow light to pass through the way it was designed to and improve nighttime driving visibility. Now, if the headlight lenses on your vehicle are too far gone—say you’ve restored them before and they’ve clouded up all over again, or they’ve gotten moisture inside—what you may need to do is replace the headlight assemblies themselves. Many vehicles have whole assemblies available that can be changed by simply removing a few bolts and detaching a wiring harness. The replacement will be well worth the improvement in visibility, not to mention how much better the front end of your vehicle will look.