10 min job changing the bulb.....Doh
10 min job changing the bulb.....Doh
21 December 2004, 12:16 PM
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Cheer up, I thought you were posting a crash picture for minute 
Like your monoblock
Be happy you're not spending a fortune on fuel and depreciation/servicing like you would if not running that nice Golf
Like your monoblock
Be happy you're not spending a fortune on fuel and depreciation/servicing like you would if not running that nice Golf
21 December 2004, 12:18 PM
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Bloody hell mate .........I have done it before and didnt have to do that. Hell of a job
Mind you didnt I hear a story once about it being a body off job to change the battery in an Elise?
Mind you didnt I hear a story once about it being a body off job to change the battery in an Elise?
21 December 2004, 12:21 PM
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It's not a body off job to do an Elise battery...granted it's a pain in the rectum but that's cos it's tucked underneath loads of stuff.
Having to take off the bumper is very extreme, although all manufacturers seem to be making easy jobs a dealer only job, wonder why????
Having to take off the bumper is very extreme, although all manufacturers seem to be making easy jobs a dealer only job, wonder why????
21 December 2004, 12:40 PM
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Took 1.5 hours all in. And 15 mins of that was trying first with the bumper on! Gave up after I managed to get one side half done, but couldn't see to get the clip holding the bulb in, back in place....
It even says in the handbook that bulb changes should only be done by the stealer...Talk about taking the p1ss.
It even says in the handbook that bulb changes should only be done by the stealer...Talk about taking the p1ss.
21 December 2004, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Mind you didnt I hear a story once about it being a body off job to change the battery in an Elise?
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21 December 2004, 01:24 PM
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I've managed to do the drivers side with them in place. You just have to swear alot and scream at the bloody clip 'till it pops in with pure fluke, LOL
21 December 2004, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by PeterPerfect
How much would a VW dealer charge for replacing a front bulb?!!
21 December 2004, 03:06 PM
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Read on the MK IV web page about £100....Nice work if you can get it.
Just about the see what the new Phillips Vision Plus are like. The VW OEM were the worst bulbs I have ever had. And yes I even owned a 98 wagon before!
Just about the see what the new Phillips Vision Plus are like. The VW OEM were the worst bulbs I have ever had. And yes I even owned a 98 wagon before!
21 December 2004, 03:32 PM
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Vision Plus bulbs do make a difference....
We fitted them to our MY98 A4 as the standard bulbs were poo, the road was much brighter with the Philips Bulbs fitted.
Cheers,
Grant
We fitted them to our MY98 A4 as the standard bulbs were poo, the road was much brighter with the Philips Bulbs fitted.
Cheers,
Grant
21 December 2004, 07:33 PM
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Yep my mate had same prob with his v6 4motion. After mucho swearing and scraping of hands he decided it was impossible unless you could get a midget to try.
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21 December 2004, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Dicke C
Originally Posted by Dicke C
If you haven't got a hand the size of Jeremy Beadle its a bumper off job......Nice
If you haven't got a hand the size of Jeremy Beadle its a bumper off job......Nice
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22 December 2004, 09:27 AM
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Just bought some vision plus for my Golf anniversary, I could not work out how to change them without dismantling the front of the car, what crap design, good German engineering not 
22 December 2004, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MattOz
Our local VW dealer puts the bulbs in for nothing if you buy from them. Our Golf had one fitted last week and it was £7 and took about 5 mins.
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22 December 2004, 12:31 PM
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Our local VW dealer puts the bulbs in for nothing if you buy from them. Our Golf had one fitted last week and it was £7 and took about 5 mins.
22 December 2004, 02:45 PM
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To be fair looking at the pic in the 1st post, I don't recall a water tank being behind the OS headlight in the 1.8 turbo GTI that I changed a bulb on.
22 December 2004, 05:39 PM
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The "body off" job to change the battery on a lotus, it's true, but not on an Elise, that is when you own a "340R". Nice job. But apparently even though Lotus state that, I've heard of people doing it with removing the body!
23 December 2004, 09:43 AM
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Did the main beams in my Octy, pain in the **** as they are xenon dppied beams. Need to remove the whole headlamp unit from the car to be able to get at the back of the light unit 
Half an hour to change 2 bulbs
Nice and simple by the roadside task then. 
Half an hour to change 2 bulbs
Nice and simple by the roadside task then.
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