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smitheagle
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Changing headlight bulbs
« on: Jul 19th, 2008, 3:46pm » |
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Ive searched the site and havent found any step by step for this. I used the 'Changing Headlight Glass' page to get thtat far, and managed to figure out getting the clip, adjusting screws, and another thing unscrewed and out but there is still a white plastic bit at bottom behind the unit that i couldnt for the life of me work out how to unscrew/pop out/ etc. This stopped the unit with the bulbs in coming out, meaning i couldnt get to the bulbs to replace!!
HELP!! 
Thank you 
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: Changing headlight bulbs
« Reply #1 on: Jul 19th, 2008, 4:10pm » |
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Bulbs are changed from the REAR of the headlight unit - there is a black plastic cover you need to remove to get at the bulbs, and yes, it is a bit awkward !
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Jonnycab
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Re: Changing headlight bulbs
« Reply #2 on: Jul 20th, 2008, 12:56am » |
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Awkward  ....it's simple 
Pull off the headlamp back (black) plastic cover by pushing down on the top release clip & manouver it away from the rear of the lamp & then push in & squeeze together the bulb retaining clip ends to release the bulb
The dipped beam & full beam retaining clips are exactly the same, as are the bulbs (H1), so the same procedure applies to both
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Re: Changing headlight bulbs
« Reply #3 on: Jul 20th, 2008, 7:00am » |
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it it quite a simple process as jonny writes.back cover off.dipped and main lights are held by wire clips which you push down and unhook.the side light is just a push/pull fitting.the only awkward bit is removing the back cover off drivers side headlight,its a bit fiddly getting it past the window wash filler pipe .but apart from that its right and handy. 
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Re: Changing headlight bulbs
« Reply #4 on: Jul 20th, 2008, 7:27am » |
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Changing bulbs procedure is in the handbook the relevant page is HERE
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Re: Changing headlight bulbs
« Reply #5 on: Aug 2nd, 2008, 11:13pm » |
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on Jul 20th, 2008, 12:56am, Jonnycab wrote:| Awkward ....it's simple |
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LOL yeah...try that on a Cossy and see you skin hang off all the lumpy bits
Headlamp removal is sometimes easier. 2 top bolts and the lower bolt is behind the fog light. Simple
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