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Post by Rusky » Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:43 pm

Ok first of all my DIY skills are minimal but even i should be able to do this: :oops:

changing my none xenon bulbs (side, dipped and Main)

So i removed the flap in the wheel arch :thumbsup:
I pulled down the metal clip :thumbsup:
Loosened of the black plastic case to the headlamps :thumbsup:
removed said back plastic case :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: It feels like its stuck and i dont want to break it so is there a lot of wiggling about to get it out??? it just flops around but doesn't come out :P :P

any advice very much appreciated

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Post by Chris_D » Fri Mar 24, 2017 6:52 pm

jack up the car. wheel off. you'll have more access and room to wiggle the cover free.
might need a new seal by the sounds of it. half left on the headlight, half left on the cover.
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Post by Rusky » Fri Mar 24, 2017 7:51 pm

No the seal was ok it just felt like something solid was stopping it from coming out :roll:
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Post by sw4nny » Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:03 pm

Rusky wrote:No the seal was ok it just felt like something solid was stopping it from coming out :roll:
Keep wiggling gently and at strange angles it will come out ,ensuring the clip is totally free from the cover :thumbsup:
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Post by Rusky » Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:08 pm

cool thought that would be it, just wanted to make sure i wasn't missing something. :oops:
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Post by Steve84N » Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:15 am

There's a plastic lug on the inner side of the cover, it's a right pain to get back in. The headlight adjuster also gets in the way of pulling the cover out.
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