One of the headlights on my 2017 RAV4 Hybrid went out. I went on Amazon and found a set of LED replacement bulbs that Amazon confirmed would fit, watched a video on YouTube, and thought it'd be an easy job. But no, the replacement bulbs did not fit. (The electrical harness fits, but the bulb doesn't fit into the car where it would lock into position.) So I went to a local auto parts store, the clerk looked up the proper replacement bulbs for my model and year, and I attempted the replacement in the parking lot. Those didn't fit either. The clerk even came out and tried, but the specified bulbs didn't fit.
The clerk said it looked like the socket you insert the bulb into was specifically made for the LED bulbs already in the car. (Please see photo.) He said I might try unscrewing the three screws on the silver plate and see if my replacements would fit then, but I'm hesitant to start disassembling things if I'm not certain of the outcome.
The old bulbs don't seem to have any branding on them besides the what looks like a serial number, but nothing came up when I googled it.
Anybody else have such a hard time simply replacing their headlight bulbs? Where should I go from here?
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The clerk said it looked like the socket you insert the bulb into was specifically made for the LED bulbs already in the car. (Please see photo.) He said I might try unscrewing the three screws on the silver plate and see if my replacements would fit then, but I'm hesitant to start disassembling things if I'm not certain of the outcome.
The old bulbs don't seem to have any branding on them besides the what looks like a serial number, but nothing came up when I googled it.
Anybody else have such a hard time simply replacing their headlight bulbs? Where should I go from here?
