How to Replace the headlight bulbs on the GMC Acadia 2007 to 2015

[@shannatotten9424]

Thanks for the video, but thank you more for the comments. My son and I just got done changing my low beam bulb on my 2010 Acadia. We did NOT take the wheel off!

[@tmcmat01]

Thanks for the clear and concise demonstration. The other ones I saw were so much more difficult.

[@juiceyou321]

That is way more work than necessary. If you own a shop and you are doing these headlights like that, you are losing so much time and money. Turn the wheel, only undo the front of the fender liner, pull it back and replace the bulb. Craziness

[@Iowawalrus]

I like how the car starts out with wheels on the ground... by the end its in the air

[@lowlife5142]

This video made the job much easier! My Acadia was no where near as simple to work on however, so I'll include these helpful steps to assist anyone out there in reality . (If you've made it this far, I feel your pain.) 1. When loosening the lug nuts it's common for corrosion to have welded them solid. Applied torque from cheater-pipes / shop air may be necessary. 2. Once the lugs nuts are removed remember to count any remaining studs . This will be important later. 3. Use the 2lb sledge to hammer the wheel witch is corroded to the rotor and hub assembly. Penntrating oils, oxy-accty torches, tow chains, or high explosives may be applied. 4. The T20 screws that break off in the clips are no problem,( reinstall with zip-ties,) but the when the backing clips rust off and spin on the screw , now you're screwed. Gring the head off the screw, by now who cares about the melting vinyl of the inner fender. 5. When removing the bulb cover and bulb you will notice your eyes and hands cannot occupy that space simultaneously. You can see it , ir you can touch it. Take your pick. 5 . The location of any sever lacerations to your arm/hand will determine how much time you can invest here before you bleed out. 6.with the new bulb installed in the headlight assembly go turn the friggin thing on and see if it works before putting all this crap back together. 7. It works ; great! You still owe the swear jar $4,022. 8. Doesn't light!? $4,029 Relax it's just the pigtail connector to the bulb . A long running issue of insufficient gage to handle amp load and heat. Your local parts store will have one yes It's that common and has been for 20 years. 9 . Well done. You saved $30 or $40 doing it yourself and only took 5hrs. 10. You don't need to go in thru the fender well to access the headlight and suffer all of this. Much Easier underhood

[@calehuge1992]

That's allitle extra. Just turn the tire remove the front inner fender well than get your hand in there to change bulb.

[@patcurtis5287]

Yeah, this video was a joke.

[@NoNameNo.5]

Glad I read this, yous know the bulb #?

[@BrotherofJeffTheKiller]

@@NoNameNo.5 high beam h7, low beam h11 👍🏻

[@darkegress4392]

Glad they removed everything for recording with the camera. I wish they would have focused on the removal/replacement of the bulb itself. I have changed the passenger side low bulb but it was very difficult due to space and doing it with no eyes on since I only removed 5 screws in the wheel well cover. Now I need to change the driver side.

[@thenothingkiller5341]

Congratulations GMC I now hate your vehicles and will never buy another one ever again in my life. Any car company that makes this much of a task to change a lightbulb is not a company I will do business with.

[@theguyofalltrades]

Most new cars and trucks are the same way. You don’t have to remove the entire fender guard or tire. Just turn tire out and loosen front part of splash shield and you can reach in no problem.

[@thenothingkiller5341]

@@theguyofalltrades yeah that's what id did it was a bitch though because of my xl hands, thanks though.

[@MrRJEvolution]

Thanx you guys…I now have better strategy and I huge hands as well so I know what to expect.

[@theguyofalltrades]

@@MrRJEvolutiongood luck!

[@jyellowhammer]

Agreed and concur 100 percent. Been a die hard GMC customer my entire life and my entire family included. Wouldn’t get another one if it was free if charge. Then they have the audacity to charge 90k for a pickup truck. After we tax payers bailed their asses out the last time they went bankrupt. Done with them. It all started with that stupid Malibu car they manufactured!

[@josephvanwanzeele5125]

I tried changing the bulbs by way of removing the headlight assembly. That's typically how I've had to do this with other vehicles. The aft-most bolt (10mm) that screws into the fender area has an expanding nut underneath it. That bolt being as long as it is can develop rust on the exposed threads past that nut. On my vehicle the bolt jammed on this rust, and the expanded nut spun. Once that happens I was done. Can't screw out anymore. Can't screw it back in. Can't get access to the backside of it without taking the fender off. Going to have to cut the hex head off the bolt and put a washer/non-locking nut on it. Point is, for the Acadia, better off taking off the wheels and fender skirting for this task.

[@julioespejo2337]

Thanks

[@soyounoat2814]

GM engineers create excellent drivetrains, but lighting and electrical systems on their trucks are contracted out to mentally challenged children.

[@lainsuvanto8797]

My mf dad 100%

[@jyellowhammer]

Right is right even if nobody is doing it and wrong is wrong even if everybody is doing it. GMC shame on you! Think of the hardship this has caused folks like a single mother trying to make ends meet. They will have to spend or borrow money they don’t have and pay just to get a head light replacement.