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This job is pretty direct. You get at the bulbs from under the hood.
First you need to remove the plastic fan shroud, which runs across
the front of the car over the radiator. This thing is held on by little
plastic clippys. You have to GENTLY pry them up and out of the holes
in which they sit. I can almost guarantee you're going to break one or
two of them.
Once the shroud is off, you'll see two bolts on each headlight housing.
removing those bolts will let you remove the housings into the engine
compartment.
On the back of the housings, are the sockets that hold the bulbs.
They are held into the housing by a metal ring that twists out of the housing. The electrical connectors on the backs of the sockets just unplug. This will become real evident.
Toss the old bulbs, put new bulbs into the sockets and plug in the electrical
connector. Screw the sockets back into the housings. Bolt the housings back
in and replace the shroud.
NOTE: I see that your Sunfire is just a year newer than mine. Your headlights
are probably hazed over like mine are. This can be fixed, but that's another story.
When it comes to replacing bulbs, don't make the same mistake that I made by
buying the El Cheapo'est bulbs you can find. They aren't bright enough to shine
through that haze very well. I had to go back to the store and buy brighter ones
and do the job all over again. Buy lots of LUMENS! Get the halogen bulbs in higher
lumen ratings than the stock bulbs.
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