I can't say that changing headlamps on a car is often an adventure, but I just had one.
My car is 10 years old and one of the headlamps went out. It's the first time I have had to change a headlamp in that car. That's odd because I am used to replacing headlamps each year. I bought a couple of new lamps and replaced the bad one. I went to replace the other one and couldn't get the lamp out. It took quite a bit of effort and dismantling of things to free it. That's probably because it had been in there so long that the locking ring siezed up.
The mystery is related to the options we now have for headlamps: normal, brighter, and brightest. The brand is Sylvania Silver something-or-other. I opted for the middle ones just to see if they would help illuminate dark wet blacktop at night. It does seem to help a little, but I'm not sure whether it was worth it yet. We'll have to get to the rainy season before I decide. They do seem to illuminate the roadside better.
Have you used these brighter headlamps and seen a significant improvement?
They don't last as long as the normal ones, and they cost more, so there's a reason not to use them.