Sidelight Bulbs - updated see post 19

[CHR15B]

You should try to get it out - only minor but these cars have enough rattles without adding more!

 

[gazman]

Just drove up the drive and did an emergency stop to see if it flngs it out

I'll check in the morning

 

[bizzaboy]

There are now small children and women running around the street screaming

"look at the madman hoovering his engine"

Bonnet now slammed and off to buy another bulb

That is a classic! Hope you got yours sorted in the end though!

 

[spyke85]

When I changed mine, I spotted a cover from the back of the headlights down the inner of the wing! Looks like the previous owner...SEAT UK!!!... lost it and couldn't be bothered to retrieve it so just put a new one on!

 

[auto...emocion]

in the manual it says you only need to pull on the wire leading to the sidelight n it will pop out, i was worried about breaking the wire but it appears to be strong because i changed mine today with ease but getting the platic cover on is abit tricky

 

[lc4geoff]

Well I got myself a pair of long bodied pliers and set about tackling the job

Job was made easier as the small cover had already been removed and not replaced by a previous owner.

Best way is to go in from the rear

Managed to pop the holder out dead easy,pulled the bulb out of the holder,another easy job.

Next,pop the new bulb back in the holder,dead easy...................

Not.............

Dropped the bulb which I can see in the battery tray

hands are far too big to get down to the tray

Brainwave.......

Put some sticky tape on the end of a long screwdriver and prod it so it sticks on that

Flicked the bulb even further and it's now sat on the tray but under the washer bottle pipe

Brainwave.......

Get hoover out and try to suction the bulb up the pipe

There are now small children and women running around the street screaming

"look at the madman hoovering his engine"

Bonnet now slammed and off to buy another bulb

And i thought it was just me that did things like that!!

 

[gazman]

Now fitted

Don't know what all the fuss was about

 

[Rosco906]

bumper off in the end then lol

Will do mines once i change headlights... when there off also