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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #30 on: March 07, 2010, 07:42:23 PM »
Heh I might do, i have to change my headlight bulbs!
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #31 on: March 07, 2010, 08:16:38 PM »
Thanks DH, I'll take another look tomorrow.
Any picture or info on where this 'star' shaped screw is?
A youtube vid is a definite, I've searched on the net loads for any info & can't find any! :bigcry:

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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #32 on: March 28, 2010, 03:46:15 PM »
I'm still having real trouble just trying to get the connector of the back of the bulb! It's the same on both lights, the plug just wont come off on matter how much I pull it!Been on it another 2hrs today & still with no luck :bigcry:
Any tips?
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #33 on: March 28, 2010, 04:36:46 PM »
Is there a secondary clip you need to slide before you can unclip the connector? Many car electrical connectors have a (usually) red tab to slide.
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #34 on: March 28, 2010, 07:29:03 PM »
my bulbs have been in and out a few times over the last few weeks, 225 suggests a wiggle and pull action rather than trying to pull it straightt out.  do not undo the star shaped screw. wiggle and pull and the clip should come off. then remove the rubber cap this will give you access to the bulb.
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #35 on: March 28, 2010, 08:05:16 PM »
Thanks for the replies, I've got a few days off over easter so a wriggle & a pull it is  :thumbsup:
Does 225 do them from above?

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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #36 on: March 28, 2010, 09:17:55 PM »
yeah he has changed them from above, moved the bottles out the way to give him a bit more wiggle room.
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #37 on: March 31, 2010, 08:00:30 PM »
Really getting  :furious3: off now, I've just spent over an hour trying to get the connector plug off. I've wriggled & pulled all I can!!
Can anybody please help? Im not missing something am I?It does just pull off!

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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #38 on: April 01, 2010, 01:48:44 PM »
Yes, it does just pull off. Firm grip, constant pressure and lots of wiggling, maybe a weetabix or two. It will come eventually, the bulb and plug tend to bind into each other due to the heat and time passed.
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #39 on: April 01, 2010, 07:10:57 PM »
Yay finally changed my headlight bulbs  :-)  never felt so much sense of achievement. In the end I ended up prising the plug off with a screw driver!! No way was it coming of with all the wriggling & pulling!
Very happy now with my philips X-Treme bulbs in  :thumbsup:
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Re: Headlamp removal on SXT Sport Drivers Side Update
« Reply #40 on: April 05, 2010, 09:41:50 PM »
Will - you are not alone!!

I've done the headlights on my Cally (both from the top with some skin loss) a while ago. I then had to change a bulb on my Micra - it uses the same H4 bulbs. The connector really did *NOT* want to let go and I ended up ripping the spade off the bulb completely and then tearing it from the connector with pliers!

You wouldn't think it would be so difficult!

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