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Old 01 July 2002, 09:14 AM
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How easy is it to swap out the headlamp bulbs? One of them appears to have bust. Considering Philips Visionplus bulbs which I undersand are very good. Thanks
Old 01 July 2002, 10:38 AM
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What model year? It's very simple on a '95. just squeeze the sides of the rubber plug and pull off. ease the round rubber cover away at the bottom and pull that off. The bulb is held in by 2 springy wires that engage with little hooks. unhook them and out comes the bulb. New bulb goes in, with the single prong pointing upwards, hook the wires back on, replace the rubber seal and then the plug. Be sure not to touch the bulb glass with your fingers, the bulb will blow early if you get greasy prints on it.
Apologies if I've covered stuff you can already do with your eyes closed!

Have got Osram 4000k from Scoobysport in mine, seem good but not enough dark hours to use them at this time of year!
Old 01 July 2002, 10:56 AM
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Thanks Ian - I have an MY01. The right lamp has plastic pipe above it. I will have to unbolt it then I assume it clips off the other part of the pipe. I will have a go later today. Thanks once again.
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Correct on the plastic pipe. I have the Vision Plus and they are pretty good.
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One other thing, on mine the auto levelling seems to work on the bulb so be gentle on it.
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