Owners of other Subaru vehicles such as the Outback, Impreza, Legacy, XV Crosstrek, WRX, BRZ, SVX, Tribeca, Exiga, Trezia, Levorg and Baja may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

The compatible replacement light bulb part numbers are as follows: Low Beam # H11, High Beam # 9005, Front Turn Signal # 7440A or 7444NA, DRL # 2825 and Side Marker # 2825.

No tools are needed to access and replace any of the light bulbs in either the driver or passenger side headlight housings.

The low beam bulb is located near the outer edge of the housing.

Reach in behind the headlight assembly and locate the base of the old low beam bulb.

Push in the release tab on the electrical connector before sliding the power plug straight down off the base of the old light bulb.

Try to avoid touching the glass part of the new halogen light bulb with your fingers or anything greasy in the engine bay.

If you do get the new bulb dirty, wipe it clean with a paper towel and some rubbing alcohol.

Push the power plug straight on to the base of the new light bulb until it clicks securely in to place.

You should hear or feel the retaining clip "click" in to place.

Push in the release tab on the electrical connector before sliding the power plug straight off the base of the old high beam bulb.

If you do get the new high beam bulb dirty, wipe it clean with a paper towel and some rubbing alcohol.

Insert the new number 9005 high beam light bulb into the housing.

Push the power plug straight on to the base of the new light bulb until you hear it "click" securely into place.

The front turn signal light bulb is located at the top inner corner of the housing.

Pull the old light bulb straight out of the socket.

The OEM turn signal light bulb in this 2017 Forester was a dual filament 7444NA which also acts as a parking light.

Previous model years may be equipped instead with the single filament 7440A bulb.

Please check your old bulb before purchasing new front turn signal light bulbs.

Re-insert the bulb socket into the housing and rotate it 1/4 turn clockwise to secure it in place.

The dark grey plastic socket located closer to the front of the vehicle contains the DRL light bulb.

Pull the old light bulb straight out of the socket.

If you would like to have brighter DRL lights, you can choose to install compatible replacement 2825 LED miniature wedge base light bulbs.

Re-insert the DRL bulb socket into the housing and rotate it 1/4 clockwise to secure it in place.

Rotate the front side marker bulb socket 1/4 turn counterclockwise before pulling it straight out of the housing.

Pull the old light bulb straight out of the socket and push in a new number 2825 bulb.

Test the new light bulbs by turning on the headlights, activating the hazard signals and flashing the high beams.

Be sure to record the bulb change in your SUV's service records.

For more, please check out all of my 2014-2018 Subaru Forester DIY Repair & Maintenance Guides.