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2 hours to change a light bulb !
Yes thats what it took me to change the n/s dip beam projector bulb on my facelift ZT-T............why because the hatch in the wheel arch liner is blocked by an air intake pipe when you take it off and if you unfasten the fuse box that doesnt lift far enough out of the way to get your hand in so, ....off came the front bumper etc , off with the complete light unit and hey presto one dip bulb changed........fitted the second horn whilst I was at it though !:lol:
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Good job done there What a pain though eh! How are the horns sounding now? Mike
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Ouch.
I had to change a bulb last November on the offside on my Mk1 preface. It was simple..Wound the sterring full lock and undid the the catch in the front inner arch, Wound my hand up there and was able to get to the rear of the cluster. I was told it was a workshop Job but managed it OK in no time about 15mins in the dark..Cannot coment on the nearside tho..
Glad you was able to sort it and relay the news.. Ian.
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I had to take the bumper off to change a bulb too. Very annoying for something that should be so simple. For some reason the offside bulb changes fine every time but its the near side one that causes me problems.
It doesn't help that the metal clip that fell off isn't the same shape as described and pictured in the manual. The one in the manual has curved in hinges on the ends, mine doesn't. Anybody else noticed this?
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Admittedly mine's a Mk1 2002 75, diesel if that makes a difference, with ordinary halogens, but I changed all 4 bulbs for upgraded Osrams inside an hour, following the obstructions in the owner's handbook.
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Interesting..
I will have a look at the nearside as soon as I can as I am a bit worried now! But that said is the bumper a quite easy job to remove?
Ian.
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Someone had a great idea a little while ago, you can pay Halfords £5 to change a light bulb, and let them get the scuffed knuckles...
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Headlight headache
Its even worse for me as I have two of the motors but I take mine into a nice man who does it for me.It costs but as the other chap says its worth it to avoid the scraped hands.
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That's exactly what I did last Sunday! O/S Dipped beam bulb went, and after reading some of these pages, and thinking that it sounded a ****** of a job to complete, I went into Halfords and asked for a quote. They showed be the bulb I needed, and quoted £4.99 for fitting it. 20 minutes later, and with the guys left hand lacerated as if he'd been attacked by a Pit-Bull, I paid for the job and set off on my merry way - clean, dry (it was hammering down with rain!), and all digits intact.
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