Kia Optima (K5) Front Bumper Cover Removal How To DIY 2011 2012 2013
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This is a video tutorial of how to remove the front bumper cover from a 2011-2013 Kia Optima (K5). If you're going to do this I would highly recommend watching this video first, unless you want to risk tearing your $500 bumper cover.
There's an alternate method to this, but for first-timers, I highly recommend using this method.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Thank you, managed to do my DRL’s today following your video. Thank you for sharing!
Also those last 3 bolts were the worst, I left the ones off you did also.
I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I have no experience with modding yet, but have decided to begin the modding process on my own Kia Optima. Therefore, videos like this are a tremendous help in ensuring that I do not damage my car during the process. Also, I love your Optima; it's a beautiful color with awesome wheels.
Thank you very much. Many of the modifications / repairs I have made are much easier when I can watch someone else do it, so I hope I can do the same for others.
What rims are thos i want 😄
I agree with this guy, thanks for the video. We love u
Back in 2017 I found this video to remove the bumper to put on aftermarket headlight housings. This past weekend, I came back to remove it again to fix the fog light housings. I appreciate the video, sir.
happy to help!
I have a 2005 kia optima but this was the closest video I found. gonna have to replace my front bumper soon, my old one got torn up on the drivers side. this video at least gives me a pretty good idea of what I'm gonna have to do. I've been watching other videos and learning how to fix my car on my own this year off of youtube so I appreciate you uploading this video. thanks!
Yair Valenzuela I hope it helps out. I don't know much about Optimas earlier than 2011.
nappydrew this was perfect! Just what I needed! Im installing Sickspeed horns and wanted to do it with bumper off. Thanks for this video. SN - SXLs with factory DRLs and fogs have more wire harnesses on either side to remove before the bumper can be taken off freely. Thanks again for the detailed video!
Thanks for this video. I took my bumper off and changed my fog lamp in 30 minutes.
+Ja Os
Awesome! I'm glad it helped you out!
Many thanks drew for your well documented video on the removal of the Optima . Drew I have to remove a front bumper on a 2013 Kia ceed which I hope would be similar to the optima . . As the car has been in a collision before I purchased if and I find that the bumper vibrates as if we're not properly fitted when it was put back together when being reassembled . ..meaning that some bracket or mounting points weren't connected as they should have been .
I can only hope this helps you. I honestly don't know anything about that particular model. Best of luck!
you just saved me from most likely a torn bumper :D i cant thank you enough sir :)
+SIGMA 407
Awesome, man. I remember how hard it was to find this kind of info when I first got the Optima. I'm glad you benefited from my experiments, and saved a few hundred bucks!
Hey Drew I bought a 2014 optima bumper and was wondering if it’ll fit my 2011 Kia Optima
2014 is slightly different. I've never tried anything newer than a 2013. The body changed a little bit (just barely ) after 2013. Especially the bumpers.
so, honestly, IDK. sorry.
can i unmont the grille without unmont the entire bumper? Thanks for sharing!
Yes you can, but it's a PITA. And no problem.
Hey...great video! Ive got a 2014 Cadenza and I want to do a grill swap, so I know I have to drop the bumper cover. The Optima bumper cover assembly looks very similar, do you think itd be much different? I already removed all the top screw bolts and fasteners, and the bolt in my wheel well is the same....I just havent looked at the bolts/fasteners underneath the bumper. Im thinking it has to be very similar. I read in a thread where they didnt have to drop the whole cover to get the grill out...any thoughts? Thanks...
They are very similar. You may find a few small differences, but it should get you there.
OK great... Didn't think it'd be that different. Thanks for the quick response.
Sure thing. I hope it helps. Would love to hear how it went.
NappyDrew, do I need to take the bumper off for changing a directional/blinker light? It seems like it from looking at the setup.
+Brian Carroll NO!!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! It's tight in there, but DO NOT take the bumper off just to swap out a BULB!
Hello NappyDrew. Was wondering if you could answer a question for me. I had to replace my headlight bulbs which I used your video. Very helpful by the way, made it easier. However, when I put it back together, my outside temperature reading is now flashing on my instrumental panel. Would you or anyone else know where this sensor is located and could I have done something while changing the lights? I called the Kia dealership and they were no help. They just wanted to charge me and the rep did not even know that the bumper had to come off. Didnt make me feel to confident in dropping it off to them. Any ideas?
+Mitch Mitchell
Well, firstly if you only change the bulbs in your headlights, bumper removal is not needed. You only need to take the bumper off to replace the entire headlight assembly. With regard to the temp sensor, I could only guess, but I frequently use : www.optimaforums.com/forum/ for anything I'm unsure of. I'm sorry I can't help more, but there's a LOT of info there, and lots of people to help. I'd be very suprised if one of my forum buddies couldn't help you out. Good luck!
Are you F-ing kidding me!! thats what I get for not paying attention. Well, I know how to remove my bumper...Thanks!
I'm sorry, man. I should probably have been more clear about that. But, as you said, at least you have a great knowledge of the front end now. It become very valuable later, for various reasons.
Great video, thank you
Glad to help.
Hey drew what years was your Kia Optima ? I have a 2011 Kia Optima I’m trying to find a bumper to fit it most are 2012-2013 do those fit on a 2011 Kia Optima Ed or Lx 2.4L ?
Yes, 2011, 2012, and 2013, are all interchangeable. The bumpers changed in 2014.
And mine (still have it) is a 2013.
nappydrew thank you sir ☺️
nappydrew, i noticed you have 2 horns. Are those after market? I just bought replacement horns (2) and would like to know how far would I have to follow your video to get those in?
Those are the factory horns. You can get to those by only removing the upper portion (grille), which is a bit of a pain. For me it's just easier to take off the whole bumper cover. But, I've done it many times. I can drop that bumper cover in about 10 minutes, so...
I forgot to mention in my other comment. I think the horns are mounted a little differently in TURBO models.
Yeah mine is turbo, Thanks!
Let me say it for everybody else Engineers are not mechanics they don't care about guys like us we have to fix their f*** ups
That's no sht. lol
Following you, I have just opened it today, thanks
Glad I could help!
My car was smacked so I skipped a couple steps lol
Thanks for da video. Was a help for my 2016 k5 👍
Awesome! Glad it helped you out!
Hey man, nice video. But you don't need to take those last three bolts out. They only hold on a clip. The bumper is designed to pull out of those clips. Just pull carefully and hard on the part that is riveted to the bumper. It should come out.
I know, but many people tear their bumpers using those pop-out clips. I find it just as easy, and safer to do it this way.
Those little plastic bolts on top that you wedged up with a screwdriver , when putting back , they dont really tighten up ? Is this true ? Thanks brother .
Hopefully they just tighten a little , cause that's what mine are doing ... thx again
@@barrymotto745 Yeah they stretch out a bit, they never rly get super tight. That's normal. :)
Thx brother !!
What's The plastic part that goes under the harness, sort of like a right angle triangle shown between 4:08-4:13 and 9:01-9:15 that covers the fog light harness under the car called? Due to a flooding that part came off and can't manage to know the name to buy it
Christian R. Villegas I just call those fender liners. Just drive to the closest KIA Dealership, and they can order it for you.
Kool video., but im not doing this.. just told replace my front markers., I was told I had to do this’ nah.. im not good at putting stuff back together., guess I’ll have to pay the dealership
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated
Happy I was able help!
Would this be basically the same for a 2015 Optima? My bumper cover is cracked so im ordering one and getting it painted them my step brother is going to take it off and switch the 2 grilles to the new bumper and then put it back on.....just hoping this would be about the same
Yep, almost exactly the same.
hey drew, great job on the video! i was wondering if a 2015 Optima would require the same procedures to remove the front bumper. also is it required to take off the top of the bumper if you only wish to remove the bottom?
Yeah, the top, or the grille is going to come off too, there's no getting around that, but TBH, it makes it easier to put it back on.
Hi! Help! Our 2016 Optima has a metal connector we cannot seem to get off to get to the headlights. The 'top shroud '. Any ideas of how to go about removing ?
I'm sorry, I really wish I could help, but they changed the Optima's styling significantly in 2014, and I don't have any hands on experience with anything newer than that model year.
awesome video, thank you for making this!
I'm about to take mine off to redo my lights and needed a refresher on how to make it happen
Awesome! Hope this helps a little!
I was going to install those daytime led lights for fog light casing but after watching this video, I've decided I can live without them lol. Thanks for the information though this is really useful if I ever need to do work on the front bumper area.
Glad you found it helpful. I'll say this, once you've taken the bumper cover off once, it gets much easier from there forward. I can do it in about 10 minutes now.
I think it's absolutely insane that Kia made the vehicle so that in order to replace the headlight side marker lamps you must remove the front bumper to do it. My body shop said sometimes it can take up to two hours they charge $45 an hour and then of course the cost of the bulb.
***BEWARE***
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO CHANGE THOSE BULBS!!! IF YOUR MECHANIC TOLD YOU THAT, TAKE YOUR CAR ELSEWHERE!!! THIS IS FOR CHANGING THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY ONLY.
nappydrew Wow, this body shop Wharton Cadillac Body in Parkersburg WV, was doing body work after a collision, I'm so frustrated with them. It was the body shop manager that told me this. They had called me with a repair estimate, to get ok to do work as I had to go out of state to help move a daughter, I asked him to send in email. Next thing, I'm being told it's finished and never had an estimate for the work. I told them owner's manual states seatbelt should be replaced, so that should have been only supplement, but somehow they got a whole lot more paid to them, plus looks like they charge for 2 front bumpers they even put a note that customer not happy ordered another. Don't think any work should have been done until I had estimate in hand.
How do you replace sidemarker parking lamps in headlights?
MaryEllen Gainer Easiest way to reach them is to take out battery on driver side and take out windshield fluid reservoir on passenger side.
Thank you so much I certainly appreciate all your time in reading through these comments and answering them, I'm sure it keeps you busy. I'm thankful that you shared this information with me. I don't have anyone to help me, so have to do what I can alone. I may be 60 and don't look like a mechanic, but don't let that fool you. Lol! I've put a fuel pump in a 94 Ford Explorer 2 times by myself took 3 days but did. Put starter motor in a Mazda Miada, power antenna in my Dad's Buick Park Ave, fuel filters in his and mine and my sold Explorer. A lot of stuff, so naturally I really hate when a dealership tries to pull the wool over my eyes. Thank you!
Glad to help. Wish I could help more. Sounds like you've had your hands full.
i have a 2013 kia optima ex model and i want to use the sx fog light holder so my car has the two fog lights instead of the one. will that bezel fit my bumper? don't want to whole new bumper
It won't fit, without cutting the ends off of your bumper, with a saw.
I must say. Thank you so much for this. I now know this can be done diy thanks to your video. You definitely saved me some money. I have to remove my bumper cover to replace a damaged one after hitting road debris on the highway.
Glad I could help! :)
This video he explained pretty good. Even down to the little things that makes a big difference. It helped a lot
thx!
The 2 bolts and nuts don't necessarily have to be taken off. If you take the to fascia off and pull the bumper up and out it will come off without the extra work.
This is correct. If you watch the vid with annotations turned on, I actually mentioned that.
On the 3 bolts hidden behind bumper on each side(one you only do 2 instead of 3) to finally get bumper off, I don't even see a hole that can be bolted to those on my new bumper. I haven't tried to put it on yet, but can't see a place that those would bolt to(found pre painted to match bumper shipped for $160 on Amazon) is for a 2012, so hope it fits since mine is Korean built. My 11 Kia optima ex-t, wife bought new car, so now I am fixing it up like new again since she has another vehicle now. Going to seafoam valves, run oil system cleaner, clean throttle body, and replace spark plugs since car runs great still and has 95,000 miles, may use it as my work car. Been probably most reliable car we ever owned and zero issues other than regular maintenance and a couple CV joints.
That's because there's a bracket that's technically supposed to be attached to the car with those bolts, and your new bumper snaps into it. You should have half the bracket attached to your old bumper cover, if you took it off this way.
@@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup ahh ok, thanks
Thank you it work
Glad it worked, man!!!
Does the whole bumper need to come off in order to put led head lights in. Excellent video.
Just the bulbs? If so, then no.
hey drew u have a 2016 is it the same bolt placements ?
They have changed slightly. I do not have a diagram for 2016, but they are very similar. This should get you close enough, that any small differences shouldn't be an issue. The body style has only had very minor cosmetic changes since 2011. Pretty much same chassis.
Nice job and thanks for the tips on not forcing the bumper off.
Awesome video! This made my task 10 time easier. Thank you!!!
nappydrew, what is the black piece where the bumper cover meets the fender that looks like some sort of mounting bracket? I bought a used optima that has slight damage in that area, and it looks like that piece has snapped off, and the bumper cover is a bit loose in this area. Is it a part of the fender itself?
I believe you're referring to the place where the bumper cover connects to the inside of the fender itself, but I could be wrong.
That's right. Is that part replaceable, or is it part of the fender itself?
I honestly don't know. Sorry, man.
Gotta love engineers.
IKR! lol😄
Hey nappydrew I have a question I have a 06 Kia amanti I was going to go to the junk yard and pull the front bumper and read bumper for my car by myself but I can not find a video to save my life do you think all Kia bumpers are pretty basic taking them off?
+Armanda Wilson, A 2006 Kia Amanti is probably a lot different. I'm not sure, but Kia redesigned their whole fleet around 2010-2011 when Peter Schreyer started turning out his newly designed "Tiger Nose" on Kia vehicles. By 2011, Kia's were much different cars than in 2006. That being said, Removing the bumper from a 2006 Amanti couldn't be that difficult. If you can't find a good video, I would recommend buying a service manual for a 2004-2006 Amanti. Chiltons is a good one for most cars, but you may be be to pick up a Haynes Manual at your local Autozone.
Ok thanks for your your time.
Sure thing, sorry I couldn't help more. :(
Thanks so much for posting this video. It helped me tremendously. 👍
That's great. Glad it helped.
I need to replace the plastic on the drivers side piece that you loosen to replace fog lights. you know what it is called or the part #
Sorry, don't know the part number, but it's called an inner-fender liner
Ok thanks it a part if the wheel well? I thought it was a separate piece
@@TechReviews919 all one piece.
Great video, do I have to do all that if I only want to take the grill off?
Actually, no. But it is tricky. You can just take the top stuff out, and CAREFULLY reach down to detach the lower portion of the grille from the bumper cover, with the bumper cover still on the car. But5 be careful, easy to rip
i only need to remove just the grill, do i have to remove the bumper just to get to the grill
Not really, but you have to be very careful when taking the top section loose, or you'll break it. I've seen it happen. TBH, it's not a lot more work to just take off the cover. You'll spend more time trying to squeeze into a very tight spot if you don't.
How do you switch the fog lights to a new bumper?
There are screws behind the bumper cover. You'll see them once the bumper cover is off.
Ill be doing this on my next day off! very impressed man! keep it up!
thanks! im putting a SX bumper on my LX so i can get a body kit
Sweet. I hope this helps you out. Let me know if you have any questions.
thank you! really useful
Great! Thanks!
Thank you very much for this video,and help
haitham Ali You're welcome. I'm glad it helped you.
Thanks for your video homie
This is a good post very informative. I have a question maybe you can help answer. My wife notice on our 2014 2 week old optima that the seem below the headlight is popped out. right at the corner next to the headlight. It sticks out on from the lower half the bumper part. i tried to push it back in and it doesn't snap in or nothing. it just moves back out. I'm not sure what caused it but its not flush. Do you have any experience with this? All your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
It sounds like the bolt under the wheel well might have came out. Check the bolt that connects the bumper fascia to the wheel well (I describe this bolt at 1:20 in the video).
nappydrew took it bacl to KIA a couple weeks ago. I was right the bracket had come loose and slipped down. So the metal teeth were not grabbing. They fixed it right and up shes good as new. Thanks
Great! glad it worked out with little effort. Good deal!
I want to replace my 2012 bumper. Can anyone recommend a website i can order from?
Just the bumper cover right?
carparts.com
@@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup yes, just the bumper cover, I have fog lights too
@@connyc23 yeah check out carparts.com
jesus that looks like a job
welp time to get started
It's a bit of task the first time you do it, but it's not that hard, just time-consuming. After that, it'll be easy if you ever have to do it again. I can take one off and put it back on, in about 30 minutes now.
Can you tell me where I could get a front bumper for my 2011 Kia in Snow White pearl
Your best bet, for a decent price, would be to try to find one used, from a Junkyard, but if not, it's cheaper to buy it without paint, and have it painted. They charge an arm and a leg for new bumpers, with paint. I really don't know much more. It's been awhile since I looked around at parts for like that. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
thank you so much!
Do know if all Kia Óptimas have the tow hook mounting hole in the bumper bar?... I want to do a bumper swap so I'll be able to tow my car in an emergency.
Some Optimas were built here, in the USA, and other in Korea. If it was built in Korea, it likely has a hole to mount a tow-hook. If it was assembled here, in the USA, it probably doesn't have the proper mounting area. Open your door, on the driver side, and look on the side (where the locking latch is, the part you can't see when the door is shut) there will be a sticker telling you where it was assembled, in addition to vin#, etc.. If it wasn't made in Korea, I think you'd have to do a Korean bumper swap, to the best of my knowledge, unless you modified it, in some other way. Hope this helps.
Are the fogs lights attached to the bumper?
Yes, but when the bumper is off, you can take them apart.
Very useful. Thanks for taking the time.
All the people it seems to help, totally worth the effort. More than welcome.
Straight forward and too the point. Thank you. Was wondering why my k5s bumper wasn't coming off, it was the stupid little bolts and screws inside!
Those little fk'ers are a PITA. lol
@@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup for real! Been trying to take off the bumper to remove the headlights, one of my HID's keeps going out so I'm trying to work on them or remove the system completely and put a new one in
@@That_Stinger_GT5 You don't have to take off the bumper to get the headlights out, just FYI.
@@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup really?!?! How can I do it without removing the bumper because I know it has lock clips at the bottoms and the only method I've found works is removing the whole bumper to get to everything. I need to remove the whole headlight housing to get to the ballast underneath
@@That_Stinger_GT5 What year is your Optima?
Nice video easy to understand. thankx
Glad to help!
Great video. Also glad to see another tx optima!
Where you at in TX?
hey drew why do you need to cut the bumper if I want to install day time running LEDs lights on my lx? is there another solution
You do, unless you have an SX, because it won't fit. At least on 2011, 2012, 2013. Anything newer, I'm not sure. They changed the design in '14. If you're leary about doing it, there's a bumper extension you can buy directly from KIA that is made to fit around the DRL's after you cut it, without sacrificing part of your bumper.
Easiest way to cut it, BTW, is with a Sawzall. Just go get a couple GOOD metal cutting blades, and it'll take literally a minute or two. Just be sure to also buy a can of black primer to paint the bumper where you cut it, so it doesn't rust.
Not a bad idea to use sandpaper too, if you want to knock down any sharp edges. I did and it only took a few minutes to round off all the sharp parts.
John Collins
@@AMDRyzenEnthusiastGroup I have an SX so you're saying it doesn't have to be cut for DRLs?
Hey Drew! Somebody bumped into the front of my Kia Optima LX while backing out in the parking lot I guess and the Top Grille is damaged now. Do I have to take out the whole bumper the way you have shown in the above video or I can only take out the Top Grille and replace it by myself? Thanks.
You can just swap grilles.
Thanks Drew.
how do I replace front marker lights? Do I need to remove my bumper? Or there is another way to do that?
Andrew Z. I think you're talking about the fog lights on the lower bumper. If you're just replacing a bulb, it's a piece of cake, and I talk about it in this vid. If you need to change the entire fog light housing, bumper is coming off. :(
Nice work! Very informative.
Thank you, I appreciate the gratitude.
This was a god sent thank you!
this video was very helpful!
Awesome! I'm glad it helped.
Your lowering springs. Let me kno where u got them please
My Springs are Megan Racing Springs, but they are the springs for the Hyundai Sonata, not the ones they sell for the Optima They're lower than the springs made for the Optima. You can buy them cheapest on eBay, for a less than a couple hundred dollars.
Damn ok ill have to check them out. I checked racing websites and theyre wanting almost 1000 dollars for a set
David Jimenez Yeah man, that's CRAZY high on the price! The internet is your friend! Even top-shelf lowering springs should run less than half of that, and those are still overpriced and overrated in my opinion.
Good job buddy. Excellent video.
Thanks, Larry!
Hey drew quick question, my low beam headlights are not adjusted meaning the driver side low beam light is pointing down and the passenger low beam light is pointing a little to the right. Any idea on how to adjust these? I've taken it to several places but nobody seems to know how to fix this problem on a 2013 kia optima lx. Also thanks for the video it helps out a lot but I still can't figure out my problem with my headlights.
On the back of your headlight assembly there are adjustment screws. Park in front of a garage door or a wall with your lights on, and dial it in to what you prefer. I can't believe nobody at the places you went could help you. The adjustment screws are very easy to identify. Hope that helps you Eric.
Thank you for the video, the 1st screws you mention the flat kind. I have some missing do you know what size they are and can I buy them at auto zone?
***** The dealership (any KIA dealership) will have them. Sometimes Autozone has them, and sometimes not.
EBay also has them.
does same procedure go for a 2015 optima?
+Kevin Gallagher They've only made some very subtle changes to the design. I haven't taken the bumper off of a 2015, but I would think it would be almost identical.
+nappydrew thank you your video was very helpful
Good! Glad it helped.
Thank you very much Drew. By any chance you know if it's about the same with the kia Rondo 2012?
Paul Roqueñí I'd be lying if I told you I knew. Sorry man.
Thank you Drew.About the airbags someone told me is better to take out the fuse of them before dismounting the bumpers, you would recommend that?
+Paul Roqueñí
I recommend disconnecting all power before this sort of thing, even though I don't do it personally. It's certainly a lower risk operation, however, I'm not exactly as careful as I probably should be. If they do go off, which is possible, however unlikely, it's very expensive to replace them. Once deployed, the bags are trash, and the trim pieces covering them are too.
thanks so much Drew this really helped me out
I'm glad it helped!
Sweet Man... wut up with you
Edward Anderson Always modding man. It's what I do ;)
Thanks for coming to Da wedding
You Thanked on this effort, but, can you show us open the back bumper of the same car Please,
sorry, don't have that footage anymore
4:16
Hi Nappydrew, very detailed video. Appreciate if you could advise, is it possible to remove the front shell without removing the bumper? I want to paint the shell but removing the entire bumper would be too much of a hassle. Appreciate any pointers.
+Rukshan Naffas
I'm not sure I understand what you mean when you say "front shell." The only part of the front bumper assembly that you can remove, without taking off the entire bumper cover, is the grille, and that's a pain in the a**.
Yes the grill. How do you remove it without taking off the bumper?
Basically, you just take off the fasteners on the top of the assembly, right under the hood, and CAREFULLY pull the grille out from the top, and you have to get your hand down behind it. Once you do that, you'll be able to access the fasteners that hold the grille in place. There are several right where the grille meets the bumper, and you'll have to go by feel, because you can't really see in there. In fact, it's been so long since I took the grille off, I can't remember if what type of fasteners hold it in place. Sorry I can't be more help.
+nappydrew thank you. Let me try it and update you. I'm only trying to paint it matt black, hope I don't break anything :-)
I highly recommend going to optimaforums.com There is a giant amount of knowledge and info there.
Hey Drew, that helped a lot...especially with those "surprise" additional bolts that are ALWAYS in an area that seems to be positioned just to cost you time, blood, sweat, and tears. Anyway, I need to replace just the drivers side headlight module (ruined a spot of it by trying to add blue headlight covers. Well, I couldn't get the glue off with any clleaner that I had..so I used goof off and it ate into my headlight. A 3" tan, melted plastic goo spot. So, I got a brand new, from the dealer drivers light for $95 bucks!! So, I want to replace it. I also have 80 watt cree fog light bulbs on the way.
Please....if you have a moment...will my standard wiring handle the fog lights and should I just remove half of the bumper and kind of pull it out of the way to get to the headlight assembly "screwed" or should I just take the whole thing off and do it like you did?
As far as how much to remove, if your changing fog light housings, take off the whole bumper, trust me...tried it....
Your wiring will be fine. I would be more concerned with melting issues, unless the new lights are LED's. I melted my fogs with 50 watt halogen bulbs. If they're not LED, you might regret it. The wiring will handle the load just fine, the fog housing, not so much. The fogs are only designed for 35 watt standard bulbs, but LED's are MUCH cooler, and they take very little power to operate.
Good luck!
Hi, can you do video on how to replace the fender liners on Kia Optima
I would if I knew how. lol
Hey Drew, I was trying to replace my HID bulbs on my 2012 Optima SX. I
got the back cover off the low beams but can't seem to disconnect the
connector to the bulb. I've seen other videos where you just twist and
the bulb comes out but these HID bulbs are different and don't seem to
twist. And even if you do get it loose, how about that darn connector at
the bottom that won't/can't disconnect?
I was told that I would have to remove the bumper and headlight assembly to change this bulb. And if I do this, I don't see how it would help me to get the bulb out of that little space in the back. Thanks Drew.
Yeah, on the SX models the factory HID's are "D1S" bulbs. They don't twist. They are attached to a square base, and it unplugs from the side. If you google "D1S Headlight" you'll see what I mean.
Yes, I've seen the connector on the side and in the tight space behind the headlight, I've pulled hard as I could and even tried prying with a screwdriver but seeing the connector starting to bend, I stopped. Is there something I have to push, pull, or squeeze to get it off? I'm in fear of breaking it if I force it too much...
1. Unplug factory connector by unclipping and pulling off bulb.
2. Remove factory bulb by twisting counterclockwise out of factory socket.