Advice - How to change bulbs on 2004 Toyota Corolla

StillBallygowan

Hi,
I've bought single filament H7 low beam and H7 high beam bulbs for my 2004 Toyota Corolla from powerbulbs.co.uk.
Has anyone had experience changing bulbs on this model car before?
What is my easiest option as the light housing seems very tight to remove/replace the current bulbs? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks.

Volvoboy

look behind the headlamp on the car all the cables that are there you can turn them anti-clockwise and they should come off, and then you can repalce them, now there should be a big black disc screw it off, now there should be a 3 pin clip on the back of the h7 GENTLEY pull it off and then the wire clipand replace them, do the opposite of the steps just mentioned.

AMurphy

This type of bulb?.
http://www.rallylights.com/hella/H7.asp

Changed these on a car recently. And as above, go to the back of the lamp, remove any weather shrouds and moisture shielding there may be.
Pull off the wire connector. However on the car I was working on, the connector had a retainer clip, so those had to be squeezed and held down while pulling.
The bulb ally remining in the lamp housing. then rotate the bulb, one way of another and it pops out from under whatever retention device is fitted to the lamp assy.
These are a directional bulb. So observe the orientation of the bulb and tabs on removal. It makes refitting the new one a lot easier, if it is orientated to the correct position. Push on the electrical connectors and replace whatever water shields there may be.
Here is a illustration I get for a H7, but I think it is a 9000 series body,
Here are some other illustrations.

The water shields are very important to prevent moisture in the lamp.

StillBallygowan

Cheers for the advice - I've found a site which should help me
http://www.carma.com.sg/articles/article.php?id=20