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Offline chris1h

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has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« on: 10 April 2014, 18:53 »


just changed my dipped normal headlights for some osrams but went to change the one that's circled presuming a w5w and i literally carn't for the life of me find it or get to it..
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Offline mike.

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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #1 on: 10 April 2014, 19:12 »
It's in there you just need small hands  :shocked:



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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #2 on: 10 April 2014, 19:14 »
It's in there you just need small hands  :shocked:



ah thats a canny pic... i had a good old search around when i was out. i  will go and have a look now! cheers
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Offline Mattyj

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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #3 on: 10 April 2014, 19:55 »
Small hands? Micro hands! I used a pointy nose pliers angles pliers would of been ideal passenger side is a nitemare airbox out!!

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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #4 on: 10 April 2014, 20:17 »
I just rammed my hand in there and grabbed that b!tch out, hurt like hell though.
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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #5 on: 11 April 2014, 05:43 »
I had to get the wife to do mine as my (quite small and delicate!) hands couldn't get in there at all.
My wife eventually managed to get the things out but I wasn't a popular guy for a while afterwards!
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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #6 on: 11 April 2014, 09:50 »
I just rammed my hand in there and grabbed that b!tch out, hurt like hell though.

This is what I did. Cut to shreds  :cry:

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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #7 on: 11 April 2014, 11:41 »
I used a set of pliers. Believe it or not, it took me about 1 hr just to change those bulbs! I even managed to snap a bit of the plastic bulb holder 'handle' from the side with the air box because there's so little room and i just forced it out

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Re: has anyone ever changed this bulb before...
« Reply #8 on: 11 April 2014, 12:24 »
cheers everyone. Didnt know if you had take the full front light out to do it or something..

I was literally sat starring at the light saying "I  cannot get in there.. my hands literally wont allow me"

 haha.. :grin:

gona have another go today!  :angry:
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