It doesn’t matter if for your personal security, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, being sure your turn signal bulbs are always functioning is necessary. In reality, bulbs are wearing parts that will definitely burn out with time and therefore need to be replaced. You’re most 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 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, we’ve written and published this document to help you do it without hiring somebody and not have to go to your mechanic. In a first part, we will have a look at controling a burnt-out front turn signal bulb on your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport and in a second part, how to change the front turn signal bulb on your car..

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How to recognize if the front turn signal bulb on your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is burnt out or needs to be changed?

When you drive your vehicle you don’t constantly have the opportunity to examine all the security features of your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. In reality, you are mostly in a rush and tend to get into your vehicle, make your trip and put it down right away without taking the time to do an periodic check-up. It is therefore crucial to take the time to once in a while examine the state of your headlights and turn signals. It’s quite possible that you have a front turn signal on your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, but that you didn’t notice it. Here are the two simple methods to examine if a front turn signal is burnt out or if you need to change it promptly:

  • 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 examine that they are operational.
  • By hearing to the sound of your blinkers. In reality, there is an audible indication on each car that signals you of a front turn indicator bulb burnt out on your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, you will notice that the time between each “click” is much closer, this denotes that you will have to replace the front turn signal bulb or before. It’s up to you to examine and make sure which one is burnt out by a visual examine as on the first process shown earlier mentioned.

You may have another bulb to change, like the one of your low beam or your position lights, don’t be reluctant to read our blog posts to help you to conduct this replacement.

Replacing the front turn signal bulb on your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport

Now let’s go to the most essential part of this document, how to change the front turn signal bulb of your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport? Please be aware that this procedure is quite easy, you will have to access, from the inside of your bonnet, through the wheel arch, or through your bumper to your headlight unit, open it and change the burnt out front turn signal bulb of your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. If it is a bulb on your rear turn signal, see our special document. On the other hand, here are the details of the steps to follow in order to conduct this act accurately according to the technique you wish to adopt.

Change front turn signal bulb on your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 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 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport by the new one (be sure to examine if it’s an orange or transparent bulb).
  • Reassemble and test that the new front turn signal bulb is effective.
  • Change the front turn signal bulb of your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport through the wheel arch:

    This process is extremely valuable when you don’t have enough space in the hood to access the front turn signal on your car:

    • Lift your car, and take out the front wheel on the side you want to work on.
    • Take out your wheel arch with a torx bit.
    • Go to your headlamp block and change the front turn signal bulb on your car following the same guidelines as on the part previously seen.

    Replace the front turn signal bulb of your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport through the bumper:

    On some years or finishes, dependant on the options the only simple access you will have to change 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 technique, we will explain them now:

    • Put your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 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 breakable.
    • Remove your headlight block and change the front turn indicator bulb of your Mitsubishi Outlander Sport following the steps seen in the parts seen above.
    • Put the whole thing back together again.

    Whenever you have any additional questions about the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, do not hesitate to consult our Mitsubishi Outlander Sport category.