stevef wrote:

> I bought a bulb at Oreilly auto supply and the salesman came out and
> changed the bulb in about 5 minutes. The plastic air intake just snaps out,
> and since it was dark I didn't see him remove and replace bulb, but I'm
> pretty sure it just twisted out, then new one twisted in.
>
> The salesman said DO NOT touch the glass part of the (new) bulb; apparently
> skin oil will cause halogen bulbs to fail quickly.

Absolutely, *never* touch a halogen bulb with bare skin.