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Easy Way To Get Headlight Bulbs Out

LordMidol

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Even though my car has only done 3000km since it was compiled it seems my bulbs have blown (it's def not a fuse) or something funky is going on in there.

However, I undid the one bolt and shoved my hand down to feel and managed to get stuck - now my wrist is covered in blood.

So... Any easy way to remove them :P

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Paramour Proficient

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Even though my car has only done 3000km since it was compiled it seems my bulbs have blown (it's def not a fuse) or something funky is going on in there.

However, I undid the one bolt and shoved my hand down to feel and managed to get stuck - now my wrist is covered in blood.

So... Any easy way to remove them :D

Nope. . .No easy way sorry, best way is to remove the wheel, or find a 12 year old child to reach in to the space. .

iamhe77 Grand Master

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For parker (annoying)

1. Remove the front push in clip and phillips-head screw (~12 o'clock) from the wheel arch.

2. Pull guard out enough to get your fingers into the lower part of the light where the parker is housed.

3. Twist 1/4 turn anti-clockwise and pull out

4. replace bulb and reverse steps to re-install.

Headlights (easy)

1. Remove airbox (1 support bolt & 1 screw to AFM the pull vertically) or radiator overflow (1 support bolt) depending on which side you need to replace

2. Remove wires from "keep tidy" hooks on light covers

3. Turn light cover anti-clockwise (will take a little effort) and pull away

4. Unclip Xenon Ballast (turn anti-clockwise)

5. Unchook wire support & remove bulb

5. replace bulb and reverse steps to re-install

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Thanks guys.

Will pull it all to bits this week. Had them fail half way along a 50km trip, at night. Had to use highbeams the entire way as I wasn't aware there is a switch beside the headlights which turn on some other lights which do the same job as headlights.

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For parker (annoying)

1. Remove the front push in clip and phillips-head screw (~12 o'clock) from the wheel arch.

2. Pull guard out enough to get your fingers into the lower part of the light where the parker is housed.

3. Twist 1/4 turn anti-clockwise and pull out

4. replace bulb and reverse steps to re-install.

Headlights (easy)

1. Remove airbox (1 support bolt & 1 screw to AFM the pull vertically) or radiator overflow (1 support bolt) depending on which side you need to replace

2. Remove wires from "keep tidy" hooks on light covers

3. Turn light cover anti-clockwise (will take a little effort) and pull away

4. Unclip Xenon Ballast (turn anti-clockwise)

5. Unchook wire support & remove bulb

5. replace bulb and reverse steps to re-install

yep. similar for halogens too (for those of us who have had the xenons removed in compliance).

Its a royal pain to get the wire supports unclipped and clipped in again, so difficult to see what you're doing!!

I've spent more than 2 hrs just changing light bulbs the first time I did it, should be quicker next time hopefully.

But definitely remove the airbox/radiator overflow bottle - its impossible without that extra room.

iamhe77 Grand Master

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so buy a kit and retro fit some D2Rs in there. thats what i did! yes i have external ballasts, but i have HIDs again :D

Or buy my fully working Nm35 headlights when I install my new bumper (don't have it yet).

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nickcorr Proficient

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Maybe I'll put off buying and fitting the SMD LED parkers to match the Xenons then...

For parker (annoying)

1. Remove the front push in clip and phillips-head screw (~12 o'clock) from the wheel arch.

2. Pull guard out enough to get your fingers into the lower part of the light where the parker is housed.

3. Twist 1/4 turn anti-clockwise and pull out

4. replace bulb and reverse steps to re-install.

Headlights (easy)

1. Remove airbox (1 support bolt & 1 screw to AFM the pull vertically) or radiator overflow (1 support bolt) depending on which side you need to replace

2. Remove wires from "keep tidy" hooks on light covers

3. Turn light cover anti-clockwise (will take a little effort) and pull away

4. Unclip Xenon Ballast (turn anti-clockwise)

5. Unchook wire support & remove bulb

5. replace bulb and reverse steps to re-install

iamhe77 Grand Master

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Maybe I'll put off buying and fitting the SMD LED parkers to match the Xenons then...

Nah.

Annoying, but pretty easy to do Nick.

I have a 4xSMD LED in each of my parkers.

Whilst they look good in the twilight, they most certainly DO NOT match the Xenon's whiteness or brightness.

iamhe77 Grand Master

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really? i got a pair of H1 SMDs are they are pretty much spot on with my 6000k HIDs

do you have the 4300k HIDs? that might be the problem. buy new burners :D

Yeah. 4300k D2R's.

I like the white!

(that, and I have 2 sets ;) )

LordMidol Collaborator

LordMidol

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nah they are your fog lights, it uses the low wattage filament of the hi-beam unit to project down on the road....... but if you have nothing else, these will work!

Ahh, so that's what they are!

I don't really drive at night. I am at work by 5.50 and leave work at 5.50-6.00 so I don't really need headlights... do I? :laugh:

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