Saturday, September 10, 2011

Call me Guida (girl version of Guido (our old car guy))

So before I left for Shiprock, it was time for a couple of minor repairs on my car.  I needed new windshield wipers badly and one of my headlights went out.
Sief and Sarah both have replaced their own headlights and I was thinking, ok - I should be able to do this or I'll make one of them help me.


Well, Dad got on the internet and googled how to change an Acura headlight - sent me a link and said good luck.  I briefly looked at the link and it says that in order to change the headlight that the bumper has to come off?!  WTF?  really? the bumper has to come off, that's craziness.  
It's also even more craziness that Dad sends this link to me with the comment, good luck!  First - if you see something that says - you will have to remove the bumper then you email me and say "don't you dare try this on your own, you crazy girl!!!"


Well, Sief and I popped the hood of my car, and right there was the light.  Easy peasy.  So off to the parts store I went, got my light, waited for my car to cool in the garage for several hours and we fixed it ourselves!  Easy peasy - took us 5 minutes and saved me $50 - which is what the dealership wanted to charge me.  Bumper stayed on the car :)  I think his link was to change the glass part of the light.



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