2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited low beam replacement

How to remove and replace a D3S low beam bulb on a Chrysler Pacifica van. I used a Phillips bulb sourced from Amazon.

[@davebattle74]

Great video. Thanks! I replaced mine and started with some aftermarket ones that had a plastic securing ring instead of a metal one like OEM. Get the metal one! The plastic one would go in but would not turn to secure and then since I tried so hard to turn it it got stuck. Took me awhile to get it out in order to put in one with the metal ring. Save yourself some hassle.

[@indianapolisindiana7856]

Thanks so much for the detailed video. Took me 30 minutes of trying and trying to get the cable plugged back in, and killed my lower back. An extra inch, or even half inch, of cable slack would have made all the difference. Whoever designed this is evil! Now I wish I had sprung for the name brand Philips bulb for $53 instead of the generic for $18. I just figured for that price I wouldn't mind swapping it out again every few years, but I DO NOT want to do this again anytime soon. My original bulb (also Philips) lasted 7 or 8 years, so we'll see how this Chinese "DMEX" bulb works out!

[@azniemiec]

Thank you a billion times over for posting this and being so detailed. I’m a 63 year old woman who already paid too much for one of these and now I did it myself!

[@dieterjung]

I just changed the passenger side low beam bulb on my 2017 Pacifica Ltd. This video gave enough tips, to get me to wonder how long it would take. Did the actual replacement in 15 minutes. I did not find the cable too short. I could easily get the bulb with the cable still attached out of the hole and then pull off the connector. The cable is a shielded cable with an outer stainless steel braided covering. Perhaps those that found the cable to short, had the cable hung up somewhere. The light bulb as shown in the video is a HID (Xenon) bulb with stainless steel DS3 base. This is important when looking for an aftermarket unit. Also be sure to get the right colour temperature. I guessed the original was 6000k. Found it (aftermarket) on Amazon. Came as a pair complete with nice white gloves on for $39.95. So I have a spare for when the other side goes. Probably the hardest part was reinserting the bulb. Getting the right position and then turning it clockwise took a bit of fiddling. 2nd time around would be faster.

[@Chase023]

Original is 4300k. I am on the verge of trying to replace the bulb with a 5000k one.

[@netaddict88]

Thank you. When screwing the bulb back into the housing (clockwise turn), it really helps to use an angled adjustable plier (for plumbing). I tried to tighten the bulb back in by hand for 1/2 hour, but could not turn clockwise on either bulb housing, but a wrench fixed that immediately. Also, on the driver side, it helps to remove the strut bar, which is secured with three 10mm bolts, so that you can access the bulb more easily.

[@JW-rd1bk]

This specific video just helped me out a huge amount. Had to swap out both of these as the dealership i bought it from used put a 24v bulb in that blew quickly, and needed both to match. Even with this video its still a pain to get things in place but would have been way worse otherwise

[@U3X6785]

Thank you for saving me three hours

[@mikeschwartz4508]

Just accomplished this 5 second task that took the better part of 30 minutes. One more inch of wire would have been awesome. Thanks Chrysler.

[@BrianJonesR]

Very good instructions, thank you. I finished the task in 15 minutes and I'm grateful for the detailed tips.

[@Joel-Melody]

Real time saver. Thanks so much for posting this.

[@waranda6068]

What a pain in the butt! it looked easy at first but every step of this was a fight. Thanks for the Video saved me a lot of time or else I would've been stuck.

[@gobananas1620]

Thanks worked like a charm. Luckily for me, on my 2017 Pacifica Limited, the plug cable IS long enough to plug in while the bulb is completely out of the housing, with plug cable to spare.

[@BewitchingSun-]

I was hoping there was a video of someone showing how to do it, this is not that. Even though there isn't a visual the instructions were easy enough to get the job done. Thank you!

[@patrickbland5929]

Thanks for sharing! I had to remove that cross bar on top of the light area so I could get my meat chops into that tiny hole to turn the light to pull it out. Once I did that it was really easy.

[@Bandroom1]

Thanks so much for posting! I'll need to do this to my 2017 Limited once I get the new bulb. Fingers crossed!

[@brian-ck6qy]

Thank you for this. I have been driving around with dim headlights and took it to a dealer who just told me the lights went dim. Luckily, he didn’t have the bulbs on hand to charge me. Took it to autozone to get new bulbs and diagnosed the problems was the bulbs weren’t seated. It makes a huge difference.

[@jessechen2701]

Please be careful when handling the bulb. Try not to touch the glass part with your skin the oils can cause early demise. Wipe clean with denatured alcohol, alcohol or use gloves.

[@vincentfasano4603]

Thanks for the great video - doing think I'd ever have figured it out otherwise. I agree that removing that strut certainly helped. And an additional inch on the cable would have made a world of difference. Or if they made the top of the housing removable, rather than working thru that plug hole at the back - I think if I ever have to replace it again the housing will be modified with an oscillating saw. And finally - I've no experience with bid lamps in automotive, but lots in projection. If a unit is under warranty is always replace a bad hid with an oem, cost be damned. But after warranty I buy the cheap ones from Amazon, as I did for my Pacifica. Once in a great while they've been problematic, but no more so than oem. As they say, YMMV.

[@cryptotheonly6216]

Thanks buddy 👍

[@thomashesse4446]

Thank you!

[@carolynelenz2696]

very helpful. thanks

[@fnhostile420]

This helped. Thank you.

[@sergioflores9081]

What about the LED accent light bulb replacement? Any video on that?

[@FaithF0rEternity]

Yup both of ours went out. What we thought was way to soon. Our dealer wanted $660 to do both. I was shocked just for bulbs!!!

[@miguelestrada6435]

Thank you, this is extremely helpful. Weren’t you concerned with the possibility of electrical shock? As I understand it HID bulbs are more dangerous than others because of the electricity stored in the capacitor. I’m a little leery of doing this especially when you mentioned that you needed a screwdriver to remove the connector. Do you think it’s safe?

[@mguerramd]

Well, I survived it! In any case a screwdriver shorted across the terminals of a capacitor is what’s usually done to discharge them. If I recall, the terminals for the bulb are recessed in the connector housing such that you would not short across them with your skin. And, it never crossed my mind to worry about it at the time😃

[@TheBbogert]

Someone at chrysler whomever designed this needs kicked in the face. This is ridiculous.

[@davidspruill3098]

Thanks for this helps quite a bit.

[@eryk3146]

I think they’re charging labor to remove the whole housing itself. Just me though. Thanks for posting this vid

[@jesusgallardo7908]

This is great BUT I need to remove the light bulb on the driver's side (left). Is there a video which shows how to? tks

[@mguerramd]

See comment below by netaddict88 regarding the bracing strut.

[@jesusgallardo7908]

@@mguerramd I'll give it a try, thank you!

[@misamisa2677]

Thank you 🙏 great help to know how to get to the bulb The van is OK as far as the seats that go under with just pressing a button but everything else I can't stand this man the doors open my room so sometimes the back door the side door my front dashboard goes dark everything I can't deal with it I'm going nothing the radio goes up by itself the transmission takes sometimes a delayed start it's been a headache since day one I take it to the dealer they say there's nothing wrong with it although there are seven:Call backs on the computer system

[@patrickb6938]

Great video! This worked great for me. It's amazing/shocking to me how much the dealerships want to charge to do this. I agree with the earlier comment that you should use channel locks or pliers to tighten the bulb. Just be careful not to over tighten

[@Bandwidth2024]

The hard part is connecting the plug back into the bulb...the connector is short .. and not as flexible You might not want to touch the bulb it has gas in it your humid fingers can make it blow back out.

[@mguerramd]

@@Bandwidth2024 The bulb I was handling was the old blown one. I don’t touch the glass of new bulbs.

[@blackmarvel666]

Question; Did you get the same brand as stock? I also own a 2017 limited. But I find the HID lights average at best.

[@mguerramd]

I used the exact same Phillips D3S bulbs. The originals both burned out much quicker than I heard they should last. I had maybe 700- 900 hours on them. These are the bulbs, and they checked out as legit, not counterfeit. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008BRJ712/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@Beachdays2035]

Easier said than done I HATE working on this car

[@mguerramd]

It’s a minor PIA but saves a TON of money to change the bulb yourself. Plus you don’t have to go to the dealer, drop off your car and so on.

[@filoniz]

Recommend wearing gloves as oil can damage your brand new builds.

[@mguerramd]

As I said, the demo bulb in this video was the old burned out one. I installed the new one with gloves.

[@U3X6785]

I hate these bulbs!!!!

[@tedek305]

Dang., why did they have to make it so difficult just to change a light bulb...smh

[@misamisa2677]

dealer wanted 309 for bulb only auto zone bulb 14

[@mikepapillo5728]

the dealer in canada the g dam price ,,$380 plus tax,,, junk it ,, led up yorx

[@fredgsanford1119]

you'll be doing it again soon. NEVER touch the glass part with your fingers. It shortens the life span dramatically. Skin oils ruin the bulb. use gloves if you must touch the glass

[@mguerramd]

I never touch a new bulb with my fingers.

[@BarrettMaki]

Thank you!