Replacing headlight and side light blubs.

[Davstylee]

May sound like a lame question but I don’t want to mess it up, but has anyone got a few pictures or a walk through guide of how to replace the head lights and the side lights on a Mrk 5 GTI? I just got my Philips extreme power bulbs through so want to get them on ASAP.

[Steve30]

The side lights are a nightmare to do be prepared for cut fingers?? But headlights are easy to do just twist and turn and pull out the main beam!! I did mine a couple of months back but left the side lights alone. Thanks Steve 

[flyingzard]

Info already covered in the forum

here: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=117520.0

and here: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=135466.0

This should be all you need. I replaced mine apart from side lights and it was pretty easy.

Already had a driver in front of me put his rear foggies on thinking i had my main beam on. He must have been pretty shocked when i put it on in reply 

[Jimp]

Remember to get your headlight alignment done after you have fitted them! A mate of mine fitted some but had some serious glare until he got them aligned again. I fitted mine and thought they were fine until a friend said as he walked past the car that it was a bit glarey from the side, so I got them aligned and they are perfect now 

[nick30]

it says in the manual how to do bulbs 

[daviescotland]

agreed the sidelight bulbs are a nitemare to change, i gave up in the end, i have the xenons on my Mk5, couldn't see a way of getting the plug out without pulling the wires, HARD. so thought it best to just leave it.

From memory i think it's a bit more difficult with the xenon leadlights, as the side light is under the dipped beams etc.

happy new year anyway 

[daviescotland]

and that was my 100th post... apparently i'm a regular now 

[Davstylee]

Lights all changed now. I dont see what all the fuss is with the side lights, I just used a set of vice grips, popped them out a treat.