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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Das Auto on 12 February 2011, 08:51

Title: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Das Auto on 12 February 2011, 08:51
Can anyone tell me what bulbs the sidelights are ! I have one out !! I have venoms if that makes any difference also can you recommend a whiter bulb than that rancid yellow one

Cheers
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: The Doc on 12 February 2011, 09:04
They're W5W bulbs.

I bought these non error ones and they work fine for me.

Linky: http://www.hids-direct.co.uk/100w-resistors-led-fix-for-55w-bulbs-such-as-h1h4h7-p-329.html
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Das Auto on 12 February 2011, 09:09
Nice 1 are they hard to fit ?
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Jimble on 12 February 2011, 09:35
Nice 1 are they hard to fit ?
NO! :angry:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=181372.30
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: The Doc on 12 February 2011, 09:39
I had my headlights out so mine were really easy to fit  :wink:
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Exonian on 18 February 2011, 16:16
How on God's beautiful Earth do you get those bloody sidelights out?
With the help of my wife's slender fingers I managed to get the headlight bulbs out and changed. Can I get more than one fingertip on the sidelight housing? Can I f**k!!!

I've got a pair of shiny new Philips Blue Vision w5w blubs sat on my passenger seat and I think that's as good as it's going to get.  :cry: :cry: :angry:

Stupid sodding modern cars. A mate of mine has just bought an E30 235i, you can get the bulbs out of that 80s classic easily enough!! :grin:
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: AlanD on 18 February 2011, 16:40
Could be worse, you could drive a Megane - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZWqU9X6PR4

Ironically they use a MK5 Golf in comparison.
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: am1w on 18 February 2011, 16:50
It's off with the bumper for the sidelights, I think!  :undecided:
They have to make their money somehow. :rolleyes:

Could be worse, you could drive a Megane - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZWqU9X6PR4
Ironically they use a MK5 Golf in comparison.
Not seen the MK6 siddelights but if they are anything like the MK5 ones then they are really stiff. I ended up using a pair of pliers to pull them out.

What a bloody pallava. :shocked:
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: AlanD on 18 February 2011, 16:54
Not seen the MK6 siddelights but if they are anything like the MK5 ones then they are really stiff. I ended up using a pair of pliers to pull them out.
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Exonian on 18 February 2011, 17:02
Darned if I'm taking the bumper off just to get at a couple of tiddly £4.99 bulbs.............yet

Maybe pliers at the weekend,still don't know how I'm even going to get them in there. At least if I break something I have an excuse for a Xenon conversion!!!
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: am1w on 18 February 2011, 17:05
Darned if I'm taking the bumper off just to get at a couple of tiddly £4.99 bulbs.............yet
Maybe pliers at the weekend,still don't know how I'm even going to get them in there. At least if I break something I have an excuse for a Xenon conversion!!!

Extracting teeth is not easy. You need to numb with an injection, both the car and yourself. :grin:
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Exonian on 18 February 2011, 17:13
Maybe I need an oral injection of Guinness?
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: The Doc on 18 February 2011, 17:16
Mate, the bumper takes 20 mins to whip off  :wink:
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: mike. on 18 February 2011, 17:33
They are a bit stiff (  :huh: ), you just need to pull hard, they don't twist like the headlights.

I managed it, and i'm not a small bloke, some scuffed knuckles to prove it.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: mike. on 18 February 2011, 17:37
Mate, the bumper takes 20 mins to whip off  :wink:

Do you need to take the Headlight Washer covers off before removing the bumper ?
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: Exonian on 18 February 2011, 19:02
They are a bit stiff (  :huh: ), you just need to pull hard, they don't twist like the headlights.

I managed it, and i'm not a small bloke, some scuffed knuckles to prove it.  :laugh:
I can't even get my fingers in the hole far enough to get hold of the bulb holders, I can just about touch the thing with my fingertips. If it was a case of yank on the wires I'd be okay! :grin:
Mate, the bumper takes 20 mins to whip off  :wink:
My luck never runs that smooth Herr Doktor. It'd take me several hours and most of the paint missing to get that done!
Title: Re: Sidelight bulb
Post by: RedHP on 18 February 2011, 20:32
Nice 1 are they hard to fit ?

Please no silly text talk here  :wink: