Headlight Bulb Blown

if yours isnt a sealed beam you have to pop the lights up with the button on the dash. Then undo the screws holding the black surround, then you can release the screws holding the lid on and finally is accessible and just a metal spring clip and a connector to pull off.

I'm about to do mine as it happens.

Want some pics ?

Pop up lights via the switch on the dash by the hazard switch.

Remove the 4 screws holding the black plastic cowling on. Remove plastic cowling. Loosen or remove the 4 bolts holding the headlamp lid on and take the lid off. If you have a sealed unit then here's where you stop and get a new unit or a non sealed unit so you can change the bulb easier. Easy to source.

If your unit isn't sealed then this enables you to be able to get to the bulb fitments. There may or may no be a rubber bung covering the back of the bulb remove it if there is and there should be a metal clip holding the bulb in place. Easy to undo and remove bulb. Take to halfrauds and get new one. Failing that you can get brighter ones as if the bulbs are standard as they aren't the best.

actually my advice is shoot yourself.
It's easier.

Just had to drill out the 4 screws that hold the lid on and then found a sealed beam unit underneath!!

Wow I've never seen a sealed unit before I guess I was lucky that my Eunos had non sealed ones.

Bugger eh?!

You don't actually have to remove the lid, remove the black surround, take off the retaining spring, if you waggle the lamp a little you'll be able to remove it without taking out the two adjustment screws!

Thanks for the pics Skuzzle.

My owners manual says to do it a bit different from that though.

First two steps the same, after that unscrew the lamp from the front and pull it away that way.

If my owners manual says this am I to assume they're not sealed? Its a UK car.

bigfootisblurry said:

Thanks for the pics Skuzzle.

My owners manual says to do it a bit different from that though.

First two steps the same, after that unscrew the lamp from the front and pull it away that way.

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do it this way. loosen the 3 screws with a well fitting screwdriver and turn the bezel to release. setting up the headlamp lids after is totally unneeded

of course if your headlamp lids don't line up with the bonnet, now's as good a time as any to sort them.

use a socket to undo the screws for the headlamp lids. you're asking for trouble if not.
tom

i found if you line the lid up with the marks left in the paint it always goes back on fine.

Mine got replaced with new units from autolink today.. nice sensible lights with bulbs that come out.

Hmm, pulled all of this apart yesterday to discover that it was working. I must have been mistaken the other day??

Either I'm going mad or my car has a dodgy connection somewhere. Either way its working now and I couldn't get it to stop working so all is well for now.

Thank you Skuzzle. I got lucky twice. They were not sealed beam units and the two fixings on each side of the lid were 8mm bolts. :yes: I would have been messing about for ages without your help.

Ian.