# Changing out a headlight bulb on a 2003 Nissan Xterra

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-out-a-headlight-bulb-on-a-2003-nissan-xterra/9145>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 8, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-out-a-headlight-bulb-on-a-2003-nissan-xterra/9145 "2008-01-08T04:25:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![texasaggie00](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texasaggie00/32/612_2.png) [@texasaggie00](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texasaggie00)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-out-a-headlight-bulb-on-a-2003-nissan-xterra/9145/1 "2008-01-08T04:25:57Z")

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Hi, I’m slowly trying to learn how to do things on my car…I replaced the air filter for myself a few weeks ago, and now the regular filament of my right headlamp is out so I’m going to try to change it out. I have the replacement bulb. Does anyone know a) how to get the old bulb out and b) is there anything important I need to know before I do this, like, something I might seriously break if I don’t know it beforehand? 🙂 Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!

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**Author:** ![miguel8730](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@miguel8730](https://community.cartalk.com/u/miguel8730)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 5:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-out-a-headlight-bulb-on-a-2003-nissan-xterra/9145/2 "2008-01-08T05:23:07Z")

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usually the manual gives you instructions

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**Author:** ![DDEFAZIO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@DDEFAZIO](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DDEFAZIO)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-out-a-headlight-bulb-on-a-2003-nissan-xterra/9145/3 "2008-01-08T23:44:57Z")

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I HAVE NEVER CHANGED A BULB ON THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE BUT ON THE BULBS I HAVE CHANGED YOU WOULD TURN BULB A QUARTER TURN AND PULL BULB OUT OF SOCKET, BE GENTLE DONT FORCE IT .

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/changing-out-a-headlight-bulb-on-a-2003-nissan-xterra/9145/4 "2008-01-09T00:06:23Z")

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Don’t touch the envelope (glass) of the lamp with bare hands and if you do accidently, clean it with alcohol or acetone.