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siilver · Post by **siilver** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:12 pm

the headlight bulds in the 6n2

i cant figure it out

and my passenger side isnt wrkin at the mo

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Thu May 19, 2005 7:31 pm

the bumper has to come off! you carn't get at it unless you do this!

PhilGTi · Post by **PhilGTi** » Thu May 19, 2005 7:33 pm

Your joking right?

There is a silver clip on the back of the front lights, once that comes off the casing is loose, u can see it in there, jus twist it slightly and it pops out.

Simple, i did mine outside college.

Phill.

dubpolo · Post by **dubpolo** » Thu May 19, 2005 7:55 pm

not as easy with the gti

siilver · Post by **siilver** » Thu May 19, 2005 8:12 pm

i got it sorted to day, got my bulb change
ya the wee clip just posts of
bit hard wit the battery in the way mind lol
but gotit sortd

cyhliu · Post by **cyhliu** » Thu May 19, 2005 10:14 pm

The GTI is harder because of the Xenons but I've heard it is possible with the rest of the 6N2 range...it's a bit of a ball-ache with the GTI...I don't even want to bother with it!

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:55 pm

every other mk5 can get the bulb changed like any other car, just take the clip off the back and u can get to the buld! it is a fiddle but it can be done!

as for GTI's, i have heard that u need to take the bumper off to get to them! but there ment to last ages aren't they?

cyhliu · Post by **cyhliu** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:06 pm

Longer than the car my salesman told me...

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:32 pm

cyhliu wrote:Longer than the car my salesman told me...

Yeah the HIDs will outlast the car unless you have a prang (God forbid) or get a severe stonechip. Its the sidelight and high-beam bulbs that expire like any other filament bulb, and then you have to have the bumper off or at least partially dismounted to swap them out! Not a job I fancy tbh I'd rather hand it over to the dealership despite the half-hour labour cost