I have gotten myself into a really dumb situation. I bought some new Hella bulbs and wanted to replace my old ones. I've changed the passenger side once before, so I didn't think I would have any problems. Boy, was I wrong...

The driver side has been giving me a lot of trouble. First, it is somewhat of a tight fit, and second - the previous owner has "modified" that light bulb.

I can see the bulb (stupid US standard in the L-shape), the socket, and at the end of the socket - a blue socket extension. As a result the assembly becomes too long and I can't pull it out of the opening.

I can probably remove the battery and the hood latch to get a little bit more access...but should it really be this hard to remove a simple light bulb?