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Offline Das Auto

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Sidelight bulb
« 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

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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #1 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

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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #2 on: 12 February 2011, 09:09 »
Nice 1 are they hard to fit ?

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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #4 on: 12 February 2011, 09:39 »
I had my headlights out so mine were really easy to fit  :wink:

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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #5 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:
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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #6 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.

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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #7 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:
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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #8 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.

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Re: Sidelight bulb
« Reply #9 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!!!
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