Alright, I know this is a heated subject, and no matter which HHR forum or website you become a member of, everyone has a gripe about the poor job Chevy did on the HHR headlight bulb replacement procedure! I do not have picture as of this writing, but I will give you enough detail here to help you change your hhr headlight bulbs. Also, be sure to check the following auction listings for very inexpensive H13 HHR headlight bulbs and HHR HID High Intensity Discharge headlight conversion kits.
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First off, do not bother looking under your hhr hood! You need to access the headlight bulbs by going through your wheel wells. You will need to move your steering wheel so that the front of your tire points IN towards your car, on whichever side that you are planning to change bulbs. Now, along the outer lip of the front of the HHR wheel well, you will find a screw near the top. Unscrew this and keep aside. There are also two plastic fasteners along the bottom edge of the front of the wheel well that you will need to pop out. You can generally do this with a flat screwdriver, just make sure to place a cloth or rag between the screwdriver and your paint, so you dont scratch up your HHR. It may take some pulling and prying, but you WILL get them out with a little bit of force!
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Wagner Lighting 9008 Head Lamp Sealed Beam Sale Price: $20.21  |
DescriptionBulbs: Standard Halogen Bulbs |
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Chevrolet Chevy HHR Bright White Replacement Bulbs for Headlights List Price: Sale Price: $37.99 You save: $32.00 (46%) |
Description(2) NEW 4750K MTEC BULBS. MTEC makes some of the most affordable Japanese made halogen upgrade bulbs on the market. The long-life stock wattage 4750K Cosmos Blue White bulb produces a unique ion blue hue that lights up the ground with JDM style... |
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Sylvania H13 (9008) SilverStar Ultra High Performance Halogen Headlight - Pack of 2 Sale Price: $37.24 |
DescriptionSylvania SilverStar ULTRA is the brightest and whitest light. Up to 50% brighter, up to 40% more downroad visibility and up to 50% more sideroad visibility. SilverStar is the brightest 100% legal halogen-burning cleaner and crisper, with a white-hot intensity that will set you and your machine apart... |
Now that the screw and two fasteners are out and set aside, you can access the hhr wheel well. Pull back on the black plastic wheel well covering, and look inside. You will see the "pigtails" for the HHR headlights and, if you have fog lights, the wiring and pigtails for the HHR fog lights. Reach in to where the headlight bulb is plugged in, give the pigtails a quarter turn, and pop the headlight bulb out of the housing. Bring it to the opening in the wheel well. You will not be able to see into the hhr wheel well and headlight area while reaching in, so a word of advice is to reach in with your one arm while you stare into the headlight housing from the front of the car. This way you will get a good feel of where the wiring and pigtail is.
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Optilux H71071132 XY Series H11 12V/55W Xenon Yellow Halogen Bulb Set List Price: Sale Price: $25.99 You save: $5.98 (19%) |
DescriptionFor Off-Road Use Only, Optilux Extreme Yellow XY Bulbs are designed to give better visibility in any conditions. They give your vehicle the look of the GT Series racing cars, too. Yellow tinting provides better color contrast in rainy, foggy, or snowy weather conditions... |
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Optilux H71071112 XY Series H10 12V/42W Xenon Yellow Halogen Bulb Set List Price: Sale Price: $25.99 You save: $5.98 (19%) |
Descriptionmfr: HELLA H10 12V 42W EXTREME XY |
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Sylvania H13XV BP TWIN 12 XtraVision Halogen Headlight Bulb - Pack of 2 Sale Price: $18.48 |
DescriptionSylvania 12 XtraVision Headlight delivers three times more foreground illumination which is designed to create up to 20% more strong illumination and increasing down road visibility with no added glare... |
Replace the headlight bulb with your new H13 bulb. Now, putting the light back in is the same routine as it was getting the hhr bulb out. Just make sure you do not touch the bulb with your skin, or scratch it while trying to find the hole in the headlight housing. This is the main reason I suggest looking in through the outside of the headlight while replacing the bulbs, it will help you locate the hole. Now that you have the headlight back in, give the pigtail a quarter turn, and it should be seated. Change your hhr fog light bulbs using the same procedure if you need to. Put the wheel well lining back in place, replace the two fasteners by popping them back in, and replace the one screw you took out near the top of the wheel well. Your chevy hhr will now have new headlight bulbs!
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