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**pr_capone** · 10-22-2009, 11:41 PM

Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to design a car where you have to take half the front end apart to change a ****ing headlight?

All that and I still could not get the headlight bulb changed because the damn headlight would not come out!!!

Really guys... something that burns out like clock work should be much more easily accessible than this. It's a ****ing joke.

I will never again buy a Dodge Stratus.

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**Bugeater** · 10-22-2009, 11:46 PM

You shouldn't need to pull the whole headlight out to change the bulb, you should be able to access it from the engine compartment.

**pr_capone** · 10-22-2009, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

You shouldn't need to pull the whole headlight out to change the bulb, you should be able to access it from the engine compartment.

One would think that would be the case. Had anyone other than a brain damaged moron designed this, I would agree with you. Apparently Dodge hires middle school drop outs to design the front end of their vehicles.

TEX · 10-23-2009, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

One would think that would be the case. Had anyone other than a brain damaged moron designed this, I would agree with you. Apparently Dodge hires middle school drop outs to design the front end of their vehicles.

Then, it will cost Dodge about $150 / hour to employ said moron. Then Dodge will file for bankruptsy, get a bail out, and carry on as usual...Perfect!

bowener · 10-23-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

One would think that would be the case. Had anyone other than a brain damaged moron designed this, I would agree with you. Apparently Dodge hires middle school drop outs to design the front end of their vehicles.

No, they designed this ****er just how they wanted to. It is no accident that they made it about impossible for you to change. It requires you take it to a dealership this way, which means 2 things: A)dealerships make money off the hourly wages, and B) dodge makes money off your headlamp replacement AND now the mechanic is going to "look" over the car for anything else that may need replacing. I guess C) could be they count on you trying it yourself, breaking some of the plastic clips that hold the entire front fascia on, and thus you must go buy more, have a mechanic change your bulb and fix the ****ing clips you broke...

They ****ed you just like they wanted to **** you.

CoMoChief · 10-22-2009, 11:49 PM

Did you make sure there was enough head light fluid in the lighting chamber?

**Bugeater** · 10-22-2009, 11:58 PM

Huh, that's strange. I haven't ran across that in any of the Dodges I have now or any in the past. Although now that I think about it, I seem to recall having to do something like that in the wife's old Camry, but I'm not sure if it was the headlight bulb or the side marker light I had to replace. I remember having to pry with quite a bit of force to get the headlight out, enough so that I was worried about breaking the damn thing, that sucker was in there tight.

**pr_capone** · 10-23-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Huh, that's strange. I haven't ran across that in any of the Dodges I have now or any in the past. Although now that I think about it, I seem to recall having to do something like that in the wife's old Camry, but I'm not sure if it was the headlight bulb or the side marker light I had to replace. I remember having to pry with quite a bit of force to get the headlight out, enough so that I was worried about breaking the damn thing, that sucker was in there tight.

My problem exactly.

I think that the manual is generic because mine only has 2 clips. Even then I managed to destroy all the plastic around the clip trying to get the damn thing out and it would not budge.

I tried just yanking on the headlight and got it to come out part way but was afraid to pull much harder because I thought I would break something.

Dodge can kiss my ass.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 10-23-2009, 12:02 AM

Wait until you get a flat tire. Yuo've got to drop the transmission just to change the damn thing.

ClevelandBronco · 10-23-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

Wait until you get a flat tire. Yuo've got to drop the transmission just to change the damn thing.

The only time I drove a Dodge I didn't get the chance to drop the transmission. The car dropped it for me.

HoneyBadger · 10-23-2009, 12:03 AM

I hope you dont wonder why they are always filing for bankruptcy

**Bugeater** · 10-23-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fire_lm

I hope you dont wonder why they are always filing for bankruptcy

Yes because Hondas and Toyotas are so ****ing easy to work on.

**bevischief** · 10-23-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Yes because Hondas and Toyotas are so ****ing easy to work on.

Deberg_1990 · 10-23-2009, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Yes because Hondas and Toyotas are so ****ing easy to work on.

You dont have to work on them because they never break.

MOhillbilly · 10-23-2009, 07:40 AM

got a 79 d-150 and love it. thing is a tank. ive had new off the lot trucks,used trucks,hotrod trucks. i just tore em up(used em like a truck).

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Bugeater The Maintenance Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Renovated Bugeater Estate Casino cash: $6232680	Huh, that's strange. I haven't ran across that in any of the Dodges I have now or any in the past. Although now that I think about it, I seem to recall having to do something like that in the wife's old Camry, but I'm not sure if it was the headlight bulb or the side marker light I had to replace. I remember having to pry with quite a bit of force to get the headlight out, enough so that I was worried about breaking the damn thing, that sucker was in there tight.
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