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Hello and thank you for reading this message.
I frequently change light bulbs on my car with no problem. But a front bulb has gone and I can't reach it to change it. What am I doing wrong please? There should be a photo with this message showing the bulb in question with the red arrow. I can take out the entire light unit and detach the power cable, and open up the lighting unit. But I cannot then reach the bulb. Any guidance please? Thank you. |
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Pretty sure these ones just pull out, but you really need some super long nose pliers to get a grip on the plug. It's right in there in the back of the unit.
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Yeah, long nose pliers and grip the plastic bulb holder and pull it, don't be tempted to grab it by the wires!
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Hello!
Just got round to this. As you explained, the fitting pulls out with the right length pliers. At the same time I cleaned the dipped beam lenses. The newest link about doing that is : https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...highlight=lens Thanks again for your replies. |
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Ok, another question, please!
Now I need a spare city light bulb. I've found a few different reference numbers online so I'm not certain. Does anyone know the city light bulb reference? Thank you. |
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It is a simple T10 5w wedge bulb. I think you can also just show the burned out bulb in the shop, they should give you the correct one
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Hoks, thank you for your reply.
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