Polo Headlight Bulb Replacement (How?)

I think his mother was a hamster and his father smelt of elderberries ;-)

Thanks. I managed to do it without slackening the screws. Easy enough, so it wouldn't hurt if VW put the instructions in the manual...

But that would ruin the dealer's balance sheet. Take pity on those poor, impoverished owners of the franchised dealerships. Of course, the real reason for making it so awkward is that they didn't think about bulb replacement, clearly it matters not during assembly, and might, for some unknown reason, actually be cheaper.

The manual says take it to a dealer, which strikes me as absurd. Since I have a huge tool set (oo-err missus) I should be able to do this myself, but it was too dark last night to see exactly what I was up to.

I think I saw some torx screws before my torch batteries failed me.

On some cars (Volve V70?) you really do have to take the bumper off. It's a nightmare on a new Micra too, because the bulb is invisible, the spring clip is very tight and you have to grope around blindly.

On a Mk1 MX-5 (and presumably most other cars with pop-up lights) you have to remove the entire headlamp from its pop-up nacelle, but it's only seven screws and 10 minutes.

"Brian" wrote in news:2bW3f.1350$QP6.296@newsfe2- win.ntli.net:

Yep just remember the real reason VW sell cars: to give their franchised dealers an income and hence a franchise fee. It's a private taxation scheme.

The only way out is either fix it yourself or find a good independant mechanic, probably with 30 or 40 years' more experience than the fitters that the dealership charges £90 and hour for.

Not on the Porsche 944 or 924 it isn't, think with the lamp down you have full easy access to the rear of the light.