side light bulbs

[mark davies]

hi guys,can anyone tell me how to change the side lamp bulbs on my 3rd gen .I have had a look on previous threads but can't find a complete answer.Having looked at them it seems fairly straight forward but i seem to have a great skill in breaking plastic clips when things don't go my way so any advice would be great.

Cheers Mark

[Hawaii]

Mark

it's easy.

1. open the bonnet
2. on the top of the sidelight asembly there is a crosshead screw - take this out
3. grab hold of teh asembly from teh front of the car (hook fingernails around the gap betwen the light & the wing) and give it a good sharp tug - just be aware that the wiring is not very long so don't take too much of a run up
4. twist bulb holder 90 degrees anti clockwise and remove from light assembly
5. bulb is capless so just pull out & replace with new one (I upgraged my to 16 amp ones from the old 10 amp ones, much better)
6. refit lampholder by push & twist until locked
7. push light asembly back into hole at side of headlight
8. re fit screw
9. stand back and admire a job well done

if necessary, repeat for other side

For mine it took about 10 mins to do both sides and that includes opening the bonnet

hope this helps

hawaii

[J i m s t e r]

Mine were very stiff to remove initially :ooer: Also benefitted from being encouraged forward by a screwdriver head wrapped in a cloth to prevent chipping the paint. Keep going!

[mark davies]

Sorted.I think it took me longer to post the thread than replace the bulb.thx for your help guys always nice to have a bit of an idea before you start