July 17, 2025 at 6:48 am

Subaru Owner Was Trying To Replace A Headlight, But The Hoops He Had to Jump Through Were Ridiculous

by Ben Auxier

The innards of a Subaru

TikTok/metal_and_chrome

Look, I get it, some repairs are going to have to be left to the professionals with professional tools.

But surely not the SIMPLE ones, right?

Watch this video from TikTok user @metal_and_chrome:

The innards of a Subaru

TikTok/metal_and_chrome

“I want to know what the **** the engineers at Subaru were smoking…”

The innards of a Subaru

TikTok/metal_and_chrome

“…when they decided that to replace the ******* headlight bulb…”

The innards of a Subaru

TikTok/metal_and_chrome

“…you have to pull the trim off of the ******* wheel well and reach in.”

@metal_and_chrome

Such a pain in the ass for no reason #subaru

♬ original sound – metal_and_chrome

It’s part of a cash grab, maybe?

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Unfortunately it’s a widespread problem.

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Like, it’s all over the place.

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That very last comment sent me. 😀

“You’re not that hard” is going to be my go-to insult from now on.

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