Whether for your own security, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, being sure your turn signal bulbs are always functional is extremely important. In reality, bulbs are wearing parts that will definitely burn out over time and as a consequence need to be changed. You’re likely in this article because one of your front turn signals is burnt out and you’re questioning how to change the bulb of a front turn signal on your Hyundai Accent, we’ve created this article content to help you do it alone and not have to go to your mechanic. In a first part, we will look at controling a burnt-out front turn signal bulb on your Hyundai Accent and in a second part, how to change the front turn signal bulb on your car..
How to recognise if the front turn signal bulb on your Hyundai Accent is burnt out or needs to be swapped out?
When you drive your car you don’t always have the possibility to check all the security components of your Hyundai Accent. In reality, you are often times in a rush and tend to enter into your car, make your journey and put it down instantly without taking the time to do an periodic check-up. It is therefore relevant to take the time to once in a while check the state of your headlights and turn signals. It’s quite possible that you have a front turn signal on your Hyundai Accent, but that you didn’t notice it. Here are the two simple solutions to verify if a front turn signal is burnt out or if you need to replace it fairly quickly:
- When you stop, turn on the ignition on your car, then alternately turn on your left and right front turn signals and get out of the car to verify that they are working.
- By listening to the sound of your blinkers. In reality, there is an audible sign on each car that informs you of a front turn indicator bulb burnt out on your Hyundai Accent, you will recognise that the time between each “click” is much closer, this means that you will have to swap the front turn signal bulb or before. It’s up to you to check and verify which one is burnt out by a visual verify as on the first solution shown above.
You may have an additional bulb to replace, like the one of your low beam or your position lights, don’t hesitate to consult our blog posts to help you to accomplish this substitution.
Replacing the front turn signal bulb on your Hyundai Accent
Now let’s go to the main part of this article content, how to replace the front turn signal bulb of your Hyundai Accent? Please note that this technique is quite easy, you will need to access, from the inside of your bonnet, through the wheel arch, or through your bumper to your headlight unit, open it and replace the burnt out front turn signal bulb of your Hyundai Accent. If it is a bulb on your rear turn signal, see our specific article content. However, here are the details of the guidelines to follow to be able to perform this act correctly depending on the technique you wish to choose.
Change front turn signal bulb on your Hyundai Accent through the bonnet:
- Open your bonnet and clear access to your headlight pods.
- Use a torx tip to open the headlight unit on your car
- Unscrew the front turn signal bulb from your car by turning it a quarter turn counterclockwise
- Replace the front flasher bulb of your Hyundai Accent by the new one (make certain to check if it’s an orange or transparent bulb).
- Reassemble and check that the new front turn signal bulb works.
- Lift your car, and take away the front wheel on the side you want to operate on.
- Take out your wheel arch with a torx bit.
- Go to your headlamp block and replace the front turn signal bulb on your car following the same guidelines as on the part previously seen.
- Put your Hyundai Accent on a jack or a candle.
- Remove the screws of the motor shoe of your car(plastic part under your motor) and your shock absorber. Beware with the plastic staples which can be fragile.
- Remove your headlight block and replace the front turn indicator bulb of your Hyundai Accent following the steps seen in the parts seen earlier.
- Put the whole thing back together again.
Change the front turn signal bulb of your Hyundai Accent through the wheel arch:
This approach is extremely practical when you don’t have enough space in the bonnet to access the front turn signal on your car:
Change the front turn signal bulb of your Hyundai Accent through the bumper:
On some years or finishes, based on the options the only simple access you will have to replace the front turn signal bulb of your car will be to pass under your front bumper, there are only a few steps that change from the full process, we will detail them right now:
If you wish more tutorials on the Hyundai Accent, go to our Hyundai Accent category.