Help Headlight removal

OpenAir · Post by **OpenAir** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 7:48 pm

Hi all I am trying to change the passenger side headlamp unit on the motor as it's being re-tested tomorrow.

The replacement I have has a bolt at the front - how do I remove this on the existing unit? I can't even see how to get at it!!!

Any help appreciated (I knew I shoulda got that haynes manual before now

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Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:07 pm

Hi Openair

Here's how to do it:

Remove indicators (bolt on top iirc)
Remove grille
Remove plastic surround (around grille and under lights)
Undo 2 screws on top of light unit
Undo 1 torx screw under the light towards the front of the car (where the plastic surround used to be). It's in the middle of the light if you get what I mean.

Hope this helps?

OpenAir · Post by **OpenAir** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:21 am

Cheers Josh

I was also told elsewhere that I needed to remove the front bumper

OpenAir · Post by **OpenAir** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:32 pm

finally got it! I couldn't see how to remove the strip that goes underneath each lamp so ended up buying a haynes manual and it told me of a screw that I hadn't seen in the darkness last night!

All sorted

(also had major problems getting the reg plate light holders out and now they don't sit back in properly)

dob-polo6n · Post by **dob-polo6n** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:21 pm

had exactly the same problem with the reg lights... mine were well secure and after putting them back in they move about slightly... ah well.

polo2k · Post by **polo2k** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 7:32 pm

its the mk5 that you need to drop the bumper on