Headlight/indicator bulb change explained-its gone again?

[cyclonebri1]

I had the nearside front indicator go about a year after my last post, now that is a bit of a bugger to get at as you just said. Everything is at a finger tip stretch and it took about 1/2hr to free the bayonet. Annoying thing was simply removing the bulkb and replacing it cured the problem, otherside did the same about 3 months later, renault electrics, phahhhhh

[petedoi]

Trying to change the o/s indicator bulb it says to turn the bulb 90 degrees It will still not come out any ideas ?

[cyclonebri1]

Trying to change the o/s indicator bulb it says to turn the bulb 90 degrees It will still not come out any ideas ?

Percevere, it exactly as you say, I had just the same issue. The problem is it is easy to turn the holder too far and then you don't really know where you started.

With forsight a blob of white paint before I started would have helped.

Mine went again about a year later, took five mins this time as I just wiggled the holder and the contact was restored, just make sure that fiddling with it hasn't fixed it.

[jonnie999]

a lot of people are talkin bollocks about bulb changes, nearside headlight went & i was worried about changing it as i have only had the shed sorry car for 2 weeks,heres how front of wheelarch is inspection hole hand in turn large round plastic cover where you find the bulb slide clip to one side remove cable then bulb & replace then do the above in reverse job done 10 mins my first time

[ikhan]

Haven't had the need to do the indicator bulbs yet, so can't comment on that, but I've done the side light bulbs and the high beam from under the bonnet - not very difficult to do.

Main beam bulbs aren't as difficult as I thought they would be through the hatch (I suppose the level of difficulty also depends on whether you have phase 1 lights, in which case the bulb is held in by a clip, or phase 2 lights in which case the bulb is a simple push fit). Fitting the bulb may not be all that difficult, but fitting it correctly is sometimes hit and miss. I was able to do my mate's ones really easily - one beam pattern was bang on, the other one had to be reseated. On mine, I had to play about with the bulb with it turned on a fair few times before I got the right beam pattern.

Moral of the story is, I wouldn't write off people's experiences just because it worked out ok for some....