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Title: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 19 November 2011, 19:36

Hi guy's

As per title really.....is this the case? Or is it easier to shift the battery?

Had a quick look at it today while I had a spare 2 mins and found there's not a lot of tool behind the headlight(passenger side) to get my hand in. Also looked at how to remove the unit but seems the bumpers in the way? Surely there's an easier way or a nack to it lol.


Cheers

Si

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: richw911 on 19 November 2011, 19:50

Can be done but you need hands like a midwife  :grin:

Halfords wont change them  :grin:

If not bumper off job - takes 5mis though  :wink:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: scarr89 on 19 November 2011, 19:57

Bumper off, light out. Bobs your uncle. When you take the bumper off leave the grill attached to the bonnet release ojamflip and then just get someone to give you hand sliding it back on while holding the grill out the way. Or struggle on your own  :smiley: 

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: richw911 on 19 November 2011, 20:00

http://web.archive.org/web/20060104081720/http://home.nycap.rr.com/brandonc/headlight/

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 19 November 2011, 20:18

Cheers guys

Mucho appreciated  :cool:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 20 November 2011, 15:18

did mine with out taking the bumper off in about 2 mins

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: dom on 20 November 2011, 15:22

I found it much easier to just whip the bumper off :wink:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: CMD on 20 November 2011, 15:35

100% Much easier to take the bumper.

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: tdi_blu on 20 November 2011, 23:35

Pain in the arse I fitted my HIDs other night and in the end had to remove the front bumper which is easy enough but still a pain  :angry:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: Wayne on 20 November 2011, 23:47

Buy a Skoda Octavia  :grin:  loads of room behind the headlamp even with it being built on the same floorpan.

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 05:34

Quote from: Wayne on 20 November 2011, 23:47

Buy a Skoda Octavia  :grin:  loads of room behind the headlamp even with it being built on the same floorpan.

Just sold one dude lol, modified red one! Sold it to buy a drifter. Search Si-340t over on briskoda and the links in my sig, had it 4 years.

Was an amazing car but want more power and rwd for drifting, the golfs our lasses.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/simongsi_2007/my%20vrs/21042010488.jpg)
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa310/simongsi_2007/my%20vrs/08042010409.jpg)

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: Wayne on 21 November 2011, 08:04

Quote from: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 05:34

Quote from: Wayne on 20 November 2011, 23:47

Buy a Skoda Octavia  :grin:  loads of room behind the headlamp even with it being built on the same floorpan.

Just sold one dude lol, modified red one! Sold it to buy a drifter. Search Si-340t over on briskoda and the links in my sig, had it 4 years.

Was an amazing car but want more power and rwd for drifting, the golfs our lasses.

I remember it now, did it not get broken for spares in the end  :undecided:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 09:17

I sold it as a whole to another lad on there who was gonna break it.wasn't worth goin the hybrid route as it worked out to be as much as the car was worth so cut my losses and let it go.

Was a good car and went like stink with the shark performance map but I wanted more and that's when it gets expensive and it's not worth it on cars that aren't worth anything these days.  :cry:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: Wayne on 21 November 2011, 09:40

Quote from: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 09:17

I sold it as a whole to another lad on there who was gonna break it.wasn't worth goin the hybrid route as it worked out to be as much as the car was worth so cut my losses and let it go.

In that case you will be pleased to know that 2 parts of your car live on in mine.  :smiley:

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 10:08

Lol.

What did you have?

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: Wayne on 21 November 2011, 10:20

Quote from: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 10:08

Lol.

What did you have?

Brake servo pipe and drivers air vent assembly.

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 10:22

Non of the performance bits then?

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: Wayne on 21 November 2011, 10:41

Quote from: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 10:22

Non of the performance bits then?

Nope, happy with mine how it is at the moment tbh.

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 11:51

That's what I used to say lol

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: Big Tone on 21 November 2011, 18:51

No pain no gain!

Rather bleed a bit than take the bumper off.

Title: Re: Headlight out to change a bulb?..surely not!
Post by: sivrs on 21 November 2011, 19:32

Got some other jobs to do on it soon so I'll do it all in one hit.

Out of interest what bulbs are in it? Are they h7? May aswell upgrade at the same time  :cool: