Single woman here who needs to be on the road in less than 12 hours. (Don't you just love it when these things happen right before you need to drive 5+ hours?) Easy enough to replace in the driveway with a few hand tools. My Mighty Quin has 20/20 vision again!
My headlight has been out for months, and only took me 5 minutes to fix after watching this video. Only thing was the 9005 bulb was not the one I needed. Back to the store I go, but super grateful 🙏
My 2014 Equinox did not have the access port , but I partially removed the plastic under cover and gave me access to it, before I viewed ur video I spent over an hour trying to access it through the top. Thx
I won't even tell you how i stressed out the auto zone worker and myself. we took off a bunch of everything and of course that didn't work. glad i found your video. saved myself a few hundred bucks 👍🏽
That autozone worker was just after getting into it with you cause autozone workers are NOT supposed to replace any parts on any vehicle Besides windshield wipers because the customer can then claim the autozone worker has damaged their vehicles
Other than needing to remove the entire mud guard from the wheel well to gain access (the 2016 LS doesn't have that nifty access port), I can confirm this tutorial is spot on. My Mighty Quin has 20/20 vision again! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Here in 2024!: Glad I watched your video. I was really considering going to a garage for this because I was very weary on doing anything myself to my Equinox that’s still under warranty for maybe another 6 to 9 months. Huge confidence boost! Thanks!!
Easy and simple fix! I was going to take my equinox to the dealer for a light bulb and would’ve been charged a lot of for so simple! Thanks Great Job👍👍
Thanks, I don't know why so many take off the whole front bumper.. the first video I saw was a similar Access point but no tools needed.. I went to take mine off and it's the same as the one in the video and I tried turning it. I wondered why it didn't turn. So I'm glad I only tried turning it a couple times and decided to wait a little then found your video before trying again. One thing I wanted to note that I haven't heard anyone say on these how to videos is DO NOT touch your new HID light With bare hands as the oil from your hands can ruin your new bulb. Thanks for the video!
Your very welcome I should have included that a lot of people are asking how to change the brights so I will probably have to do another and I will try to remember to include that
I went to auto zone to get a new right low beam. I asked the guy could he replace it for me. He said no, I need to go to a mechanic because the front would need to been took off. I showed my friend this video, he fixed it in less than 10 mins. Thank you
Thanks for explaining it so well! I thought you’re not supposed to touch the bulbs though. The oils in our hands will create a hot spot and cause them to burn out quicker.
Thank you I just purchased my Chevy equinox and the light went out. And my girlfriend has a traverse and this was so much easier then when I installed hers. Thanks again I couldn't figure it out. So I went to ol reliable you tube.
Thanks for the video, I went to the garage and had it changed out in about 20 mins, which wasn't too bad since I quit messing w do it yourself car repairs about a decade ago.
Dude this was super helpful.i have been dreading putting in my new headlight because I thought it was going to be a massive pain but this made it look much simpler!
Hey I literally have never commented let alone subscribed to any video ever. I’m talking about free movies in HD, immersive videos on oculus you name it. This video was so deserving I had to. I’m a really good garage mechanic, no job too big out to small. My go to RUclips mechanics all had me about to take the bumper off, even the Chevy dealer said this. Thanks a million, you rock!
Your video was more spot on than the last one I saw were the guy took the whole front of the vehicle off. I don't know what this bipolar weather is going to do but I have to change my lights before the other one goes out due to I have no idea when or if they were ever changed before. Thx for the video you and it are greatly appreciated, God Bless.
Glad I could help thank you for the sub anything you can recommend on my video that you might think could be done better and what would you like to see come to the channel
I'm a Na-Na of 4 a mother of 3 and my Father taught me how to work on cars so learning how to work my kids cars is what I learn now while on retirement, but u do need a camera stand.
Hey, I needed one piece of info, and you gave it to me in the first minute. Thank you. So I decided to watch the whole thing through. Don't know if you did a video with the transmission fluid yet, but that was one I was looking for a month back.
Was very informative. Appreciate the parts where you put the camera inside to see the view points of necessary steps. A little go pro universal magnetic attachment to your phone works great if you find some metal on the vehicle. But great video. Keep it up. I'll share
Thank you because one of the headlights went out on my wife's truck and I was telling her that I'll change it instead of taking it to the dealership I'm going to do it myself you just showed me something so thank you
Excellent job my friend! I actually knew how to do this from before a different video, but I had to remind myself what size driver I needed to open the access point
Wow and I was doing it wrong I was trying to take out the whole thing from the top.. my lady has one of those and 1 of her lights went out and I never new how to replace the light bulb this video will help me when I see her and do it to her equinox
works amazing when the access panel is present, unfortunately many year models dont have them(which just seems dumb as hell) hence the reason so many have to take off the fender \ bumper.
I do get this a lot I don’t know what determines what ones got it and what ones didn’t I do get way more people that tell me they have the access door then don’t but I have had enough people say they don’t that I am going to try to find out why some don’t and I’ll try to put something up to help those who don’t have it but I will have to get my hands on another car to do it Your best bet do you don’t have to remove the bumper is probably to remove the fender liner
@@mrt-rogers6184 Did we find out what the people without an access panel can do without removing the whole bumper or panel?? BTW, I believe I was told Gen-2 trims only come with an access panel?? Not sure how gen 1 and 2 differentiates within the same year make and model?
I was dreading taking off the fender cover but thankfully found this. 👍 It's basically a 10 minute job, maybe double if you want to take pics of how things align since you're basically working blind. Nothing was difficult to remove or replace though so it's probably not necessary. Some things to note: I struggled for like 15 minutes because I didn't notice that the old bulb's oring had dislodged and was stuck in the bulb well. Also, turning your steering towards the side you are working on will help give you more space to work with.
Very good job. They don't make the important stuff easy. Id take off the wheel myself just so i can maneuver around & avoid getting a twist in the lower back.
Thank you . I bought my bulb and took it to the mechanic for it to be changed and they charge me $80 for the front and back bulbs. I came home,watched your video and was able to change my bulb.This happens today.
I think you did a really good job with your video I do appreciate all the time you save me by showing me the access thank you you're the best I'm glad you guys are out
Thanks for the video. Just some pointers: T20 is a Torx bit, not a star lol. And you should specify CW or CCW when twisting components off. But again, helpful video. Kinda dumb that you gotta go in through the wheel well lol ok Chevy
My 2016 Equinox LT doesn’t have these removable covers on the fender liner. I have to remove the screws and plastic retaining bits that fasten the liner to the fender. Only by doing that and removing the plastic cap can I replace the bulbs. I think I’m going to replace my stock halogens for LEDs so I won’t have to replace them because replacing any bulb in the headlight assembly is such a chore as I found out by replacing just the marker lights with LEDs this afternoon.
This was pretty straightforward. I’m a single woman on a fixed income and can’t afford mechanics right now. Thank you
Similar circumstances! Ditto!
Easy stuff, yall got it. RUclips is a life hack in itself.
Single woman here who needs to be on the road in less than 12 hours. (Don't you just love it when these things happen right before you need to drive 5+ hours?)
Easy enough to replace in the driveway with a few hand tools. My Mighty Quin has 20/20 vision again!
Us also, 600 miles from home and no tools with me, luckily days are still long, and 2 days remaining.
Do you have a single friend 😏
My headlight has been out for months, and only took me 5 minutes to fix after watching this video. Only thing was the 9005 bulb was not the one I needed. Back to the store I go, but super grateful 🙏
My 2014 Equinox did not have the access port , but I partially removed the plastic under cover and gave me access to it, before I viewed ur video I spent over an hour trying to access it through the top. Thx
My 2014 same thing. Bull shit they didn't put an access panel.
I won't even tell you how i stressed out the auto zone worker and myself. we took off a bunch of everything and of course that didn't work. glad i found your video. saved myself a few hundred bucks 👍🏽
That autozone worker was just after getting into it with you cause autozone workers are NOT supposed to replace any parts on any vehicle Besides windshield wipers because the customer can then claim the autozone worker has damaged their vehicles
Other than needing to remove the entire mud guard from the wheel well to gain access (the 2016 LS doesn't have that nifty access port), I can confirm this tutorial is spot on.
My Mighty Quin has 20/20 vision again! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Good video. TIP: turn wheel out for easier access. Also, my 2014 equinox uses H11 bulb
Yep. Mr Know-it-all should have known.
H11 is for low beam, 9005 is for high beam
@ZacsAutosports yess you answered my question, but how do you know if your grabing high beam or low beam light bulb
@@saneloruc3010when you pull the bulb out if it say h11 then it's the low beam lol
The 2014 Equinox takes H11 Bulbs not the 9005. But the video was accurate!! Thank you!
Takes both
9005 bulbs are the high beams
Here in 2024!:
Glad I watched your video. I was really considering going to a garage for this because I was very weary on doing anything myself to my Equinox that’s still under warranty for maybe another 6 to 9 months. Huge confidence boost! Thanks!!
Easy and simple fix! I was going to take my equinox to the dealer for a light bulb and would’ve been charged a lot of for so simple! Thanks Great Job👍👍
I agree, Tracy - the other videos showed: "remove the entire panel", so this is way easier.
Thanks, I don't know why so many take off the whole front bumper.. the first video I saw was a similar Access point but no tools needed.. I went to take mine off and it's the same as the one in the video and I tried turning it. I wondered why it didn't turn. So I'm glad I only tried turning it a couple times and decided to wait a little then found your video before trying again. One thing I wanted to note that I haven't heard anyone say on these how to videos is DO NOT touch your new HID light With bare hands as the oil from your hands can ruin your new bulb. Thanks for the video!
Your very welcome I should have included that a lot of people are asking how to change the brights so I will probably have to do another and I will try to remember to include that
Thanks for the video! Took less than 5 minutes to replace thanks to you. Clear & concise instructions 👍🏻 2014 equinox
Great instructions, thanks so much! I was able to do this myself instead of paying the dealership to do it.
I went to auto zone to get a new right low beam. I asked the guy could he replace it for me. He said no, I need to go to a mechanic because the front would need to been took off. I showed my friend this video, he fixed it in less than 10 mins. Thank you
I’m mad that I didn’t watch the whole video before I tried and failed at changing the light…🤦🏽♀️ THANK YOU FOR THIS!!👏🏾👏🏾
THANK YOU! I Really didnt want to take Entire front bumper off car in Freezing Rain! This is Super Simple!
Confirmed that this technique also works for the 2011 Equinox. Just switched mine out. Great vid.
Thank you for your videos! My diesel mechanic boyfriend is grateful we don’t have to buy the repair manual!
Thanks for explaining it so well! I thought you’re not supposed to touch the bulbs though. The oils in our hands will create a hot spot and cause them to burn out quicker.
yes you are correct you should not touch the bulb itself as much as possible but if it happens it won’t be the end of the world :)
Well since it was the old bulb that he was replacing, did it matter? Wasn’t it already blown out? Curious🤔
He should have worn gloves
Saved me a headache thank you so much!!!
Thank you I just purchased my Chevy equinox and the light went out.
And my girlfriend has a traverse and this was so much easier then when I installed hers.
Thanks again I couldn't figure it out. So I went to ol reliable you tube.
Thanks for the video, I went to the garage and had it changed out in about 20 mins, which wasn't too bad since I quit messing w do it yourself car repairs about a decade ago.
Great assistance for all of those whom aren’t much Mechanically inclined!!!!
Thank You!😊
Dude this was super helpful.i have been dreading putting in my new headlight because I thought it was going to be a massive pain but this made it look much simpler!
Hey I literally have never commented let alone subscribed to any video ever. I’m talking about free movies in HD, immersive videos on oculus you name it. This video was so deserving I had to. I’m a really good garage mechanic, no job too big out to small. My go to RUclips mechanics all had me about to take the bumper off, even the Chevy dealer said this. Thanks a million, you rock!
Excellent instructional video. You save me a lot of $$$. Thank you !
Thanks. Very simple how to and very well demonstrated. Saved me a lot problems.
Glad it helped
I just needed a refresher since this is my first vehicle that not a Ford. Thanks for the help.
Thanks for your help. Stood there scratching my head. After watching video no problem.
Your video was more spot on than the last one I saw were the guy took the whole front of the vehicle off. I don't know what this bipolar weather is going to do but I have to change my lights before the other one goes out due to I have no idea when or if they were ever changed before. Thx for the video you and it are greatly appreciated, God Bless.
Easy and simple fix! I thought it was going to be much more difficult. Thank you.
thanks for the video man im def going to try the same !
great job with this video! very straightforward and helpful. would recommend using a tripod for the phone in a couple of places.
Great video, you saved me a lot of headaches changing those bulbs. Thank you
Thanks they tried to charge me $50 for this simple and easy job again thanks your a life saver
Glad I could help thank you for the sub anything you can recommend on my video that you might think could be done better
and what would you like to see come to the channel
well you made that look more simpler than the other video I watched they got you care and half the car apart to put in a bulb you did a fine job
I'm a Na-Na of 4 a mother of 3 and my Father taught me how to work on cars so learning how to work my kids cars is what I learn now while on retirement, but u do need a camera stand.
Update: Thanks my guy! Very useful and helpful!! Fixed the problem and now I’m good to go 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I really like the way you did your video. Instructed very well. Shown step by step what to expect. Great job!!!
Hey, I needed one piece of info, and you gave it to me in the first minute. Thank you. So I decided to watch the whole thing through. Don't know if you did a video with the transmission fluid yet, but that was one I was looking for a month back.
Thank you so much! You saved us a trip to the dealership/mechanic!
Was very informative. Appreciate the parts where you put the camera inside to see the view points of necessary steps. A little go pro universal magnetic attachment to your phone works great if you find some metal on the vehicle. But great video. Keep it up. I'll share
Thank you for the video. My 2012 had the wheel access too. Makes it much easier 👌
Thank you because one of the headlights went out on my wife's truck and I was telling her that I'll change it instead of taking it to the dealership I'm going to do it myself you just showed me something so thank you
Very straight forward explanation. Thank you. Really good for me because i have a 2014 left headlight out.
You did an excellent job. It was straightforward show detail and it was informative. Hi for one deeply. Appreciate this.
Thank you for sharing . I almost took my whole bumper off!!!
Crazy difficult to work on cars now a days. As a teenage girl I was able to replace the headlight on a 66 Ford Fairlane without getting on the ground.
Excellent job my friend! I actually knew how to do this from before a different video, but I had to remind myself what size driver I needed to open the access point
Glad I could help! thank you
Thank you for keeping this short and simple. I can fix mine now!
Worked like a charm on my 2011, thank you so much for this.
Was able to fix with no issues, I can't wait to show my husband lol thank you!!!
Holy crap, HUGE help. Other videos show taking bumper off. Way too time consuming. But you made it 1 2 3 easy. Ty
Wow and I was doing it wrong I was trying to take out the whole thing from the top.. my lady has one of those and 1 of her lights went out and I never new how to replace the light bulb this video will help me when I see her and do it to her equinox
The video was really easy to understand!
Thank you! Our headlight freaking went when I pulled into the garage.
works amazing when the access panel is present, unfortunately many year models dont have them(which just seems dumb as hell) hence the reason so many have to take off the fender \ bumper.
I do get this a lot I don’t know what determines what ones got it and what ones didn’t I do get way more people that tell me they have the access door then don’t but I have had enough people say they don’t that I am going to try to find out why some don’t and I’ll try to put something up to help those who don’t have it but I will have to get my hands on another car to do it
Your best bet do you don’t have to remove the bumper is probably to remove the fender liner
@@mrt-rogers6184 Did we find out what the people without an access panel can do without removing the whole bumper or panel?? BTW, I believe I was told Gen-2 trims only come with an access panel?? Not sure how gen 1 and 2 differentiates within the same year make and model?
I have a 2014 equinox and mine doesn’t have this 😩
For real, thank you! This video was quick, easy and helped me fic my car! Appreciate you!
You did AWESOME!!! thank you for keeping it simple and clear...good job!
Thank you!! Your time is very appreciated
Worked on my 2010. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much you really helped my wife and I.
This was very helpful. The other videos had me taking the bumper off...for a lightbulb!
I was dreading taking off the fender cover but thankfully found this. 👍
It's basically a 10 minute job, maybe double if you want to take pics of how things align since you're basically working blind. Nothing was difficult to remove or replace though so it's probably not necessary.
Some things to note:
I struggled for like 15 minutes because I didn't notice that the old bulb's oring had dislodged and was stuck in the bulb well.
Also, turning your steering towards the side you are working on will help give you more space to work with.
thank you for the comment pictures are always helpful especially for the DIY er multiple times I wish I made that a step
Thank you for this one. I was mad at Chevy for not letting me change my own bulbs in our 2014 Chevy Equinox.
Very good job. They don't make the important stuff easy. Id take off the wheel myself just so i can maneuver around & avoid getting a twist in the lower back.
Helped a whole lot going to try it have two head lights out and they was trying to charge me two hundred dollars to replace🤦🏾♀️ty😊
Thank you for your hard work brother and teaching us valuable information!
Great video step by step and made changing my light bulb very easy!
Thank you . I bought my bulb and took it to the mechanic for it to be changed and they charge me $80 for the front and back bulbs. I came home,watched your video and was able to change my bulb.This happens today.
Nice explanation! I feel like I can do it, but my husband is a better candidate for the job!
Thank you so much for this explanation. I was struggling!!! 😂
THANX BRUH! I had no idea how to change it once i popped the hood😂
appreciate the help. i was not looking forward to pulling the bumper again
I was about to try and take my bumper apart to change one bulb. Lol! Great video. 👍
Good job - I have to replace one today and your video really helped
Thanks for the video it really saved me a lot of hassle of taking off the whole bumper.
Glad it helped
Worked like a charm! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
This made the job so much easier
Thank!! This really help me you did really good just a suggestion is to say which way you turn things but it was good!!😊
Tysm! New subscriber and an old lady lol, but pretty sure I can do this myself thanks to your video!
Thank You for taking your time your video help me to change the front left light
Hi your video was very helpful 🙂 thanks a mechanic shop wanted to charge almost or a little over $200 to do that job 😡😡
Thanks for the video it really made the job easier.
Your welcome
I think you did a really good job with your video I do appreciate all the time you save me by showing me the access thank you you're the best I'm glad you guys are out
You made it look easy. Thanks for the tips really helped
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This was simple, looks easy!
Stabilize the cam but good job overall. Keep doing what you’re doing!!!!
Good job on the demonstration easy to understand thanks so much.
Awesome! I was about to take the battery out and thought, there’s no way this is right lol so thanks
Thanks so much for this! So helpful and you just saved me SO much time! 😁
Thanks for the video. Just some pointers: T20 is a Torx bit, not a star lol. And you should specify CW or CCW when twisting components off. But again, helpful video. Kinda dumb that you gotta go in through the wheel well lol ok Chevy
My 2016 Equinox LT doesn’t have these removable covers on the fender liner. I have to remove the screws and plastic retaining bits that fasten the liner to the fender. Only by doing that and removing the plastic cap can I replace the bulbs. I think I’m going to replace my stock halogens for LEDs so I won’t have to replace them because replacing any bulb in the headlight assembly is such a chore as I found out by replacing just the marker lights with LEDs this afternoon.
👍🏼good post 😂 I had been taking battery out..😂😂😂😂 never seen the access panel, once again great post.👍🏼
your video was on the mark and saved me quite a bit of time. I have the same model as in the video, thank you!
You're welcome!
Lemme go replace this headlight using your video and I’ll come back 😅😅😅
I'm gonna try this on my Equinox in the morning.. ill comment again to see if it went smooth with this video 👍
Very helpful thanks for breaking it down step by step
Great video I changed mine all by my self ty
Good informative video, helpful and very useful. Just saved ex-gf how much- compared to shop costs. Thank you for the video. Keep up the good work.
I did my 2016 led bulbs this way great video
Thanks for making the video!