Go on then .......................how

Ive not exactly got the largest of hands but i would need to be about 12 with the strength of Giant Haystacks to get the holders out.

I cant even get to grips with either bulb housing any suggestions..........apart from employing a dwarf(no im not dwarfist}

Ch33sey

You using the access panel inside the arch?

The Beast said:

You using the access panel inside the arch?

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Yep but still to fiddly to get into with the wheels turned as well...........even if i took the wheel off i would be struggling

Ch33sey

ch33sey said:

even if i took the wheel off i would be struggling

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Actually try rather than thinking that the problem might be the same without trying.

What does it say to do in the car's handbook

I hope it's not another Megane like design fault
http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?mnk=410&id=222&description=Renault+Megane+Lightbulbs

Most Easterly Panda's said:

Actually try rather than thinking that the problem might be the same without trying.

What does it say to do in the car's handbook

I hope it's not another Megane like design fault
http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?mnk=410&id=222&description=Renault+Megane+Lightbulbs

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Fiat tech guy who gave us the guided tour of the 500 pointed out the hatch to us. He explained that it had been designed so that changing bulbs was a doddle. He even cracked a joke about the Stilos after it.

He made it sound really simple.
Quite a few guys have changed bulbs so one of them will be better equipped to answer.

The Beast said:

Quite a few guys have changed bulbs so one of them will be better equipped to answer.

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Thats true, a few have fitted the brighter bulbs haven't they.

Come on boys (and girls) who have changed the H1 and H7 bulbs give this guy and others an idea how to change these.

j3bnl said:

Come on boys (and girls) who have changed the H1 and H7 bulbs give this guy and others an idea how to change these.

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Surly you do them as per 'handbook' that came with the car

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Surly you do them as per 'handbook' that came with the car

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I dont have my car yet.

j3bnl said:

I dont have my car yet.

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What sort of an excuse is that?

LAST resort take out the headlamps

grimwau said:

What sort of an excuse is that?

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Sorry but its the only one I have at the moment.

I bought some Osram Night-Breaker +90% (H1 and H7) and just wanted to ask if they were easy to change.

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I bought some Osram Night-Breaker +90% (H1 and H7) and just wanted to ask if they were easy to change.

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Exactly the point of being a forum member, asking questions and getting answers from others who have done the job. At the end of the day (I hate cliches but....) you only get a handbook with the car, not a workshop manual and the techs on here will almost certainly found a better/quicker way of doing a job than the recommended procedure.

The Civic forum I used to frequent was great for this kind of thing, changing bulbs etc.
They had a section on "How to's" and it was brilliant.

j3bnl said:

The Civic forum I used to frequent was great for this kind of thing, changing bulbs etc.
They had a section on "How to's" and it was brilliant.

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My hubbie lurks on that site, but never posts, only gets info!

Heidi said:

My hubbie lurks on that site, but never posts, only gets info!

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I used it a lot when I 1st got the Civic 2 years ago and it saved me from making an ar*e of things.
Some guys on there had their new shape Civics in bits after a week of owning them!!
Has he got a new shape Civic then Heidi?

j3bnl said:

The Civic forum I used to frequent was great for this kind of thing, changing bulbs etc.
They had a section on "How to's" and it was brilliant.

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To be fair there is an extensive range of "guides" covering most models (except Bravo) on this forum (second tab from left on homepage). Unfortunately, due to the newness of the 500 there is nothing specific yet written but when you have done the job maybe yours can be the first, hopefully, of many.

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Unfortunately, due to the newness of the 500 there is nothing specific yet written but when you have done the job maybe yours can be the first, hopefully, of many.

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I will post in the next couple of weeks (should have car by then) unless someone who already done it pipes up.
In my experience it shouldn't be too difficult unless you have hands like shovels.

grimwau said:

To be fair there is an extensive range of "guides" covering most models (except Bravo) on this forum (second tab from left on homepage). Unfortunately, due to the newness of the 500 there is nothing specific yet written but when you have done the job maybe yours can be the first, hopefully, of many.

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Yeah Bravo just doesn't have any yet. 500 doesn't even have a guides section yet.

So if someone has an guide they can do, let me know. I'll see Ben about a guide section and we finally get started with the best guides section of Fiatforum as opposed to only having the best car section of fiatforum.

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500 doesn't even have a guides section yet.

So if someone has an guide they can do, let me know. I'll see Ben about a guide section and we finally get started with the best guides section of Fiatforum as opposed to only having the best car section of fiatforum.

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Cheers mate.