Bloody Headlight bulbs!!!!

[Sugar79]

Hi
Does anyone know how to change the passenger headlight bulbs on a mk4!! the bloody battery is in the way, and i cant understand why you would have to take the batt out when you need to change a bulb.
The bloke from halfords wouldnt do itfor me, said it has to go to the dealer for that!!

For a bloody bulb change!!!

What the F**k?

Anyone any ideas??

Thanx?

[nrgizerbunny]

take the battery out?

even then i can't get my hands in there. easiest way is to take the bumper off 

http://home.nycap.rr.com/brandonc/headlight/

try that.

[Sugar79]

WHAT!! do all that just to replace a bulb!! my god!!

[Sugar79]

**starts to cry** 

[S11EPS]

Dude, it can be done with everything in situ, but its just bloody hard. If possible, draft in a child or a friend with childlike hands!!

Believe it or not, whipping the headlight out is the quickest and easiest way - I got it down to a fine art in the end!!! You can have the bumper off in under 5 mins, headlight out, change bulb and all back together in under 30 mins.

[gibby]

30 minutes to change a bulb ! 

[Sugar79]

its just a load of hassle for something that should be so basic, even for a woman!! not ripping bumpers off, vw have p*ssed me off with this stupid design 

[S11EPS]

Unfortunately, its the way that a lot of manufacturers are going - my Subaru is exactly the same, I need to take the headlights out to change any of the bulbs.

[topher]

You dont need to take the battery out/bumper off, just unscrew the little plastic bit that's above the light, that should give you enough room, but it is very fiddly. Takes less than 3 minutes as long as you know how to clip the retaining spring back in (look at the other headlight to figure it out)

[Sugar79]

me and my boyfriend tried that topher, we couldnt get the sidelight bulb out, and it cut his hands up trying to fit his hand down there. 
Iam gonna have to take it somewhere, god damn it.