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Car Forum / Kia Cars / April 2009

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05 Sedona Head Light Bulb

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kenannwalters - 26 Jan 2009 23:48 GMT
How do you get the headlight assy out to change the bulbs?
Rev. Tom Wenndt - 28 Jan 2009 04:24 GMT
You don't remove the assembly.  Inside the hood, in front of the radiator
are the headlight assembly dust covers.  On the passenger's side, you may
need to unbolt the coolant recovery bottle for best access; on the other,
there should be JUST enough room in front of the battery to get your hand
back in there.

Make sure you open the OUTWARD cover (turning clockwise and not very far),
as the inner ones are for the "brights."  Take off the cover and put it off
to the side, then pull off the electrical plug connector off the bulb.

The rest of the directions are in your owner's manual.  You will need an H7
bulb - in a Sedona, I recommend an upgrade to a Philips NightVision or maybe
a Sylvania SilverStar (though the latter doesn't last very long).  Make sure
you NEVER touch the glass on the bulb with bare fingers - only the base.  If
you do, clean the glass with a clean cloth.

To summarize - the HARDEST part of the job is that metal retaining clip that
feels a little like a paper clip.  Getting it off is easy, as you just push
in on the spring (towards the front of the vehicle) and then you should be
able to lift it up and turn it out of the way.  You then just pull the bulb
out.

But getting that clip back on, while at the same time making sure the bulb
is in the EXACT correct position can be a real job, especially if it is cold
outside.  The key to the bulb positioning is to note the notch in the bulb.
In Sedona's I believe it should go straight up, though in some models, it is
straight down.  But it will be one or the other, and it only fits in
straight and completely one way.

Once the bulb is where it should be, theoretically you should be able to
just turn the metal connector in, again push in on it, and slide it down
into position.  Sometimes you can (and should be able) to do it in seconds.
There are times it has flummoxed me for 30 minutes, but that is my level of
incompetency.  But then put back on the electrical connector, and it should
be fine.

Before you put the cover back on, you may wish to start the van, and make
sure the new light works.  Looking into the headlamp lens, the bulb should
be in perfectly straight, and not tilted up or down.  If it is tilted, you
installed it incorrectly, though it is very hard to get the metal spring
retainer on it if it is installed incorrectly.  Re-check the direction of
tha notch on the bulb.

One more note.  If you are going to upgrade to a better bulb, best off
replacing both at the same time.  Once you have successfully changed one
bulb, the other should be easy, as you are now an expert.

Sorry for the length, but hope this helps.

> How do you get the headlight assy out to change the bulbs?
Timo Ikola - 30 Jan 2009 20:35 GMT
> You don't remove the assembly.  Inside the hood, in front of the radiator
> are the headlight assembly dust covers.  On the passenger's side, you may
> need to unbolt the coolant recovery bottle for best access; on the other,
> there should be JUST enough room in front of the battery to get your hand
> back in there.

I disagree here. I have a Carnival 05 which should be more or less same car
as your Sedona but European version. I spent painful hour trying to chnage
light bulbs trying to fit my hand in too small space. Then finally I noticed
that whole lampset (I do not know english word for that) is mounted just for
three screws. I opened those and then the whole set moved so that there was
more than plenty of space.

I will never again try to chnage light bulb in Carnival without getting the
whole lamp away - it is so easy task and makes bulb change so much easier.

timo
kenannwalters - 03 Feb 2009 19:52 GMT
> > You don't remove the assembly.  Inside the hood, in front of the radiator
> > are the headlight assembly dust covers.  On the passenger's side, you may
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>
> timo

I wish mine were like yours, on the Sedona there is an attachment behind and
below the headlight assy to prevent the assy from being removed. The only
way I can see to remove it is to break it. Then the assy would have to be
replaced. Kia messed up big time on this. Thanks for your input though.
Timo Ikola - 04 Feb 2009 09:19 GMT
> I wish mine were like yours, on the Sedona there is an attachment behind
> and
> below the headlight assy to prevent the assy from being removed. The only
> way I can see to remove it is to break it. Then the assy would have to be
> replaced. Kia messed up big time on this. Thanks for your input though.

Could it then be so that my European version is different about this than
your US version. Strange but possible. However my European Carnival was one
of the easiest ever - after I figured out how to do it.

timo
Rev. Tom Wenndt - 05 Feb 2009 02:03 GMT
The European van is MUCH different - different dimensions, different specs,
everything.

>> I wish mine were like yours, on the Sedona there is an attachment behind
>> and
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>
> timo
Timo Ikola - 09 Feb 2009 08:23 GMT
> The European van is MUCH different - different dimensions, different
> specs,
> everything.

Based on wikipedia they should be more or less same. At least my Carnival
looks excactly like cars on this website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Carnival

Sedona Wikipedia site redirects to Carnival so to mee these seems to be
same. Also in all web adverts I found by google all Sedonas looks excactly
like Carnivals looks here in Europe.

So what is the real difference?

timo
Scraggy - 10 Feb 2009 08:06 GMT
>> The European van is MUCH different - different dimensions, different
>> specs,
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>
> So what is the real difference?

When you say Europe, don't include UK, we have Sedonas here.

One of the main appears to be the 2.9 diesel engine, giving ca 34 mpg, which
is nice.

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Timo Ikola - 16 Feb 2009 13:14 GMT
> When you say Europe, don't include UK, we have Sedonas here.

Sorry - my mistake. I forgot that there is some regions of Europe who still
use real money - not euro. Drive from right and use measurements units that
are out of systems where everything is divided by ten ;-)

Good comment - bad mistake from me.

timo
Scraggy - 16 Feb 2009 14:17 GMT
>> When you say Europe, don't include UK, we have Sedonas here.
>
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>
> Good comment - bad mistake from me.

Well quite, standards must be maintained...  ;)
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631grant - 01 Apr 2009 16:11 GMT
MPG question.  Is that Imperial gallons, I assume?

>>> The European van is MUCH different - different dimensions, different
>>> specs,
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> One of the main appears to be the 2.9 diesel engine, giving ca 34 mpg,
> which is nice.
Scraggy - 01 Apr 2009 18:31 GMT
> MPG question.  Is that Imperial gallons, I assume?

Correct
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kenannwalters - 03 Feb 2009 19:04 GMT
> You don't remove the assembly.  Inside the hood, in front of the radiator
> are the headlight assembly dust covers.  On the passenger's side, you may
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> > How do you get the headlight assy out to change the bulbs?

Thank You, my hands were too big so I had to get my wife to install the
bulb. We got it done. I don't think it is in place because we are getting
light in trees we pass.
Rev. Tom Wenndt - 03 Feb 2009 21:01 GMT
Turn your headlights on (with the ignition on) and then look through the
headlight lens - you should be able to see if the light is in there straight
or not.  If it isn't, the tilt should be pretty obvious, either up or down
or off to the side.

There have been times that I have had to twirl the bulb around two complete
revolutions before that notch in the bulb finds the spot on the socket and
goes in properly.  As I said before, it is usually should be either straight
up (which is what mine is) or straight down.

Your hands must be pretty large.  Mine aren't exactly small, and yet I can
get the job done with the proper clearance.

Thanx for writing back.

>> You don't remove the assembly.  Inside the hood, in front of the radiator
>> are the headlight assembly dust covers.  On the passenger's side, you may
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> bulb. We got it done. I don't think it is in place because we are getting
> light in trees we pass.
 
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