How to change Sidelight bulbs.

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How to change Sidelight bulbs.

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I have vw polo 1.6 16v gti, 6N2, MKV, year 2000.

One of my day light running light are not working and I bought new ones and tried to change it but don't see a easy way of doing it.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: How to change day light running bulbs.

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What do you mean by day running lights?

The 6N2 doesnt have them as such...
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Re: How to change day light running bulbs.

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small bulbs in headlight. Next to Xenon light.. below high beam light bulb...
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Re: How to change day light running bulbs.

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Sidelight bulbs then

To change these, you need to remove the back casing of the headlight. Its rather fiddly to do

heres a guide:

http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... 10&t=33735
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Re: How to change day light running bulbs.

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Yes, Exactly.. (sorry for confusion)
Thank you Alex for this great guide. I will give it a go today...
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Re: How to change Sidelight bulbs.

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Hi Alex,

Thank you for your help. you are a star.. I just finished installing... looks cool... I installed cree smd light bulbs...

regards
jag
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