O/T: Headlights

Coach_Carter_92

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Just wondering where the best place to go is to sort out the headlights on my 206, bulb has gone and I'm not quite sure where the best place to go is. So I thought i'd tap in to the fountain of knowledge that is NSC, thanks

 

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Brighthelmstone

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• Mar 13, 2015

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If you're sure its the bulb then Halfrauds or any motorfactors will be able to supply a replacement. the smaller independants will often replace it for you as well, such as VKM in Burgess Hill. Halfords will also fit it for you but charge, about £8 i think?

Changing a bulb is pretty easy though, give it a go

 

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Postman Pat

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Mustafa said:

This is really something any motorist should be able to do themselves - pop down to Halfords or similar

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Depends on the car!!

On my old Ford Focus the drivers side bulb was really easy to replace, remove the cover, pop out the bulb, put in the new one..... happy days!

On the passenger side, it was a fricking nightmare, the battery was too close to the cover so the "easiest" way to replace the bulb was to take out the whole front section of the car. I went to Halfords once for this and there were three focuses in a line all having the passenger side bulb changed.

 

Notters

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Mustafa said:

This is really something any motorist should be able to do themselves - pop down to Halfords or similar

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On my Yaris you have to remove the battery, the fuse box, etc. to get to the battery. Suspect a 206 could be the same. Halfords were unable to do this and I had to go to the dealer.

 

Everest

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Notters said:

On my Yaris you have to remove the battery, the fuse box, etc. to get to the battery.

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But if you can't get to the battery to remove it, how do you get to it?

 

Notters

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Everest said:

But if you can't get to the battery to remove it, how do you get to it?

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Sorry, the second "battery" should've been "bulb".

 

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Cian

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Postman Pat said:

Depends on the car!!

On my old Ford Focus the drivers side bulb was really easy to replace, remove the cover, pop out the bulb, put in the new one..... happy days!

On the passenger side, it was a fricking nightmare, the battery was too close to the cover so the "easiest" way to replace the bulb was to take out the whole front section of the car. I went to Halfords once for this and there were three focuses in a line all having the passenger side bulb changed.

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My fog lights are a bumper-off job. By comparison the headlights can be changed in about twenty seconds in the dark on the drivers side and maybe forty seconds in a push on the passengers side. Zero consistency.

 

Coach_Carter_92

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• Mar 13, 2015

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Thanks for all the advice, I took the easy option and went to Halfords so they did it for me

 

Murray 17

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• Mar 13, 2015

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I replaced the bulb on my wife's 206. 7 months later, the MOT examiner informed me that her car had failed the MOT because the lamp was not at the correct angle!
From experience I would either get a professional to do it, or do it yourself but get the angle checked on one of those special machines they use!