Repair 7

Purchase the replacement headlight online or from an auto parts store. The retailer can determine the correct bulb based on your cars model and year of manufacture.

Ensure that the vehicle is off and the keys are removed from the ignition. Pop the hood of your car and secure it in place.

Locate the wiring connected to the rear of the headlight housing of the light you are replacing. Grip the light unit with one hand and the wiring with the other and pull the wiring close to where it meets the light to disconnect it.

Turn the light counterclockwise and remove it. Put the old light aside for disposal.

Install the new light by turning it clockwise until you feel resistance, which indicates that it is locked in place. Do not overtighten the headlight.

Connect the wiring to the back of the new headlight. Turn the lights on to test the new bulb.

Press down on the snap on the back of the front grill, then remove it.

Remove the front bumper. Five visible bolts are located where the grill was, and one is behind the grill on the left and right of the bumper. Unscrew them and the four bolts in each wheel well. Once you do that, the bumper will lift right off.

Unscrew the four screws holding your headlight in. Theres two at the top, and two at the bottom.

Pull the headlight out.

Remove the wire plug. It should pull out fairly easily, but if not, press into the hole on the top of the plug with a screwdriver.

Plug the wire plug into the connector on the back of your new headlight.

Put the headlight screws back in.

Slide the bumper back into place and replace all of the bolts.

Put the front grill back in place, and put the tab you removed firmly back into place.

Place the keys in the ignition and turn to "ACC" power (two clicks forward).

Raise the retractable headlights by switching the retractor switch (also commonly referred to by Honda Accord owners as a "keep-up switch") to the "On" position (not the headlight on switch).

Remove the four headlight trim retaining screws with the screwdriver. Two are on the top front of the trim and the other two are on the top of each side of the trim. Pivot the trim forward once the screws are removed to release the bottom retaining tab of the trim.

Remove the three headlight bezel retaining screws with the screwdriver. There are two at each bottom corner and one at the top just off-center. Remove the bezel.

Pull the headlight out by hand until access to the three-pronged wire harness plug can be obtained (connected directly to the back of the headlight). Disconnect the wire harness plug from the headlight.

Plug the wire harness plug into the replacement H6054 headlight making sure the DOT numbers and letters stamped on the headlight lens are right side up.

Insert the headlight into the headlight door and place the headlight bezel over the headlight (making sure the two screw tabs are on the bottom and the one screw tab is on the top). Replace the bezel retaining screws and tighten.

Test the headlight by turning on the headlight switch. Do not turn the retractor switch off. Be sure to test both high beam and low beam and then turn off the headlight switch.

Replace the headlight trim and retaining screws.

Remove the fog light switch from the dash housing. Use a small screwdriver and pry lightly at the edges of the switch housing. Be careful not to scratch the plastic housing that surrounds the switch. Once the switch is free, unplug it and set it aside.

Access the release knob located on the bottom of the headlight switch by reaching through the fog light switch opening.

Press the release button and pull the headlight switch knob and shaft toward you. It should release, allowing you to remove it.

Remove the retaining nut that holds the switch in place using a pair of long needle nose pliers.

Remove the cosmetic housing by pulling carefully toward you. Plastic tabs on the rear of the housing keep it in place and should release with light pressure.

Pull the headlight switch out to access the plug. Using a small screwdriver, press the release tab on the connector and unplug the switch.

Remove the old switch and plug in the new switch. Push the new switch back into place.

Replace the cosmetic housing. Attach the retaining nut to the headlight switch before pushing the housing into final position. Tighten the retaining nut with the long needle nose pliers. This will secure the headlight switch to the housing.

Insert the headlight knob and shaft into the new headlight switch. There is no need to press the release button because the switch is spring loaded. Replace the fog light switch to complete reassembly.

Open the hood to the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee and locate the jack screw at the top rear center of the headlight assembly that contains the headlight being replaced.

Remove the jack screw with the ratchet and a 7mm socket. Extract the long jack screw out of its chamber in the back of the headlight assembly and set it aside.

Grab the headlight assembly on the upper inner corner and the lower outer corner and wiggle the assembly free to unseat the headlight alignment guide pins. This will require some force to unseat the alignment pins.

Reach behind the assembly (attached to the wire harness connections of each headlight and bulb to access the spent headlight. Low beam headlights are located on the outer end of the assembly and the high beam on the inner end of the assembly.

Disconnect the blue clip of the wire harness from the base of the headlight.

Twist the headlight base a quarter turn counterclockwise to remove the composite headlight from the assembly.

Insert the new low or high beam headlight being careful not to touch the glass bulb into the back of the headlight assembly and align the tabs of the composite headlight to the grooves in the assembly. Press the headlight inward and then twist the base clockwise until it locks into place.

Reconnect the blue plug of the wire harness to the base of the headlight.

Rest the headlight assembly in its cavity and test the headlight for operation.

Align the headlight alignment guide pins with the seats in the headlight assembly cavity and push the assembly into place.

Replace the jack screw and tighten it with the ratchet and socket.