Thanks for the replies....however, i still feel that people are missing the point...and that is that the car manufactures have taken what used to be an easy and inexpensive fix and made it a overly costly and burdensome fix. May i remind everyone that i went to a Ford dealer and paid $400 to replace two headlights...that's a 400% increase over the cost we have historically paid for headlight replacement. Sure some of us have the equipment and physical ability to remove the bumper and install the lights ourselves...but the majority of car owners do not.
the reason that i push this issue is encourage people to put pressure on the automobile manufacturers to design and build cars in a sensible, responsible, and user-friendly manner. We shouldn't accept their bad designs.