At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the 1st
time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a few
grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though and
that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at and
see. Any tips or tricks ??
I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
mike
Mirrors … and use a small child or the wife with smaller hands …
Gazza
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> At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the 1st
> time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a few
> grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though
and
> that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at and
> see. Any tips or tricks ??
> I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
> mike
I take it you haven’t had the `pleasure’ of changing the parking bulb yet?
Makes changing the headlight bulb seem easy!
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regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Benoni, South Africa
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> At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the 1st
> time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a few
> grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though
> and that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at
> and see. Any tips or tricks ??
> I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
> mike
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> At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the 1st
> time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a few
> grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though
> and that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at
> and see. Any tips or tricks ??
> I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
> mike
Headlight bulb ? That’s nothing !
If someone can prove to me that it’s possible to change a front indicator
bulb (near or off-side) on a 156 without removing large amounts of light
assembly / bits of engine / assorted bodywork, I’ll buy them 24 bottles of
Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
Dave S… (no, I haven’t managed it either)..
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> "mike" <bristol…@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the
>> 1st time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a
>> few grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy
>> though and that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to
>> get at and see. Any tips or tricks ??
>> I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
>> mike
> Headlight bulb ? That’s nothing !
> If someone can prove to me that it’s possible to change a front indicator
> bulb (near or off-side) on a 156 without removing large amounts of light
> assembly / bits of engine / assorted bodywork, I’ll buy them 24 bottles of
> Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
> Dave S… (no, I haven’t managed it either)..
I’m glad it’s not just me. Makes me feel better.
mike
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> At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the 1st
> time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a few
> grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though
> and that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at
> and see. Any tips or tricks ??
The rear lights are a piece of cake though just to make up for it.
mike wrote:
> At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the 1st
> time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a few
> grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though and
> that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at and
> see. Any tips or tricks ??
> I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
> mike
Bugger – I’ve just got a blown bulb now as well…nearside, would you
believe…
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Halmyre
ceci, n’est pas un signature
Replaced an indicator bulb earlier this year and don’t remember it being a
big issue …. can’t for the life of me remember how I did it though. I do
remember the reason: the orange tint had flaked and I had a white indicator!
Parking lights: again relatively easy – fiddly yes, but no big deal.
Headlights: wouldn’t know – never had a bulb blow in 7 years of owning the
car!! (Touching wood as I type!!)
Gazza
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> > At the weekend I had the pleasure of changing a headlight bulb for the
1st
> > time on my yr.2000 156 TS . After some swearing, 2 finger nails and a
few
> > grazed knuckles I did succeed. They certainly don’t make it easy though
> > and that was the off-side. The near-side one looks even harder to get at
> > and see. Any tips or tricks ??
> > I suppose having done it once, it won’t seem so difficult next time.
> > mike
> Headlight bulb ? That’s nothing !
> If someone can prove to me that it’s possible to change a front indicator
> bulb (near or off-side) on a 156 without removing large amounts of light
> assembly / bits of engine / assorted bodywork, I’ll buy them 24 bottles of
> Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
> Dave S… (no, I haven’t managed it either)..