headlight removal?

bristolgeezer · Post by **bristolgeezer** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:08 pm

how hard is it to remove a headlight from a gti?

one of my adjusters has been playing up since i bought the car and i've tried fixing it while its on the car but its looking as if im going to have to remove it and im just wondering if its alot of work or not?

thanks,

ash.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:58 pm

Yeh reasonably easy mate, follow this guide for most of the removal, it'll involve removing your front bumper

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... =sidelight

8080 · Post by **8080** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:40 pm

Yeah easy but time consuming

Access to the joints on the back isn't too easy.

The main thing is not to use glue in your repair. Or be very careful what you use. Superglue will evapourate and coat the whole inside of the light with white residue.

bristolgeezer · Post by **bristolgeezer** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:44 pm

thanks for the replys guys, just gotta try and source a salvaged headlight now!!!

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:16 pm

They're not popular, or cheap!!

8080 · Post by **8080** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:26 pm

What's broken?
The ball and socket part for the electric adjuster?
Or the horizontal / vertical adjusters?

You might be able to use the parts from a standard halogen headlight. And there's a headlight repair kit from VW, but I don't know whats in it

bristolgeezer · Post by **bristolgeezer** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:55 pm

well the inside allen key adjuster thingy was missing and so was the mating cog but i managed to get a damaged headlight off ebay, get the two cogs off and attach them to mine but it just doesnt do anything when you turn it so i think its buggered tbh,

vw want 280 to supply and fit a new headlight casing but then they're going to look odd and it'd really bother me hence why im trying to get hold of one from a scrapped car.

bristolgeezer · Post by **bristolgeezer** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:49 pm

woo! rang a local vw breaker today and he had a polo gti front end in

so i've just got back from picking up the headlight! although on the way there a passing truck chucked a stone at my car at cracked my recently replaced windscreen

so i've just gotta replace my bonnet, replace the windscreen and change the headlight and she should be looking fairly decent again

Kelk11 · Post by **Kelk11** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:12 pm

interesting was it the right or the left im after a right one

bristolgeezer · Post by **bristolgeezer** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:09 pm

it was a drivers side one i needed,

try 24-7 spares, they managed to find me another but i wanted it asap,

im gonna take my old one apart and try to fix it to possibly sell on too.

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:03 pm

What colour was the GTi Ash? And where bouts was the scrappy? Want to get myself some rear handles!

bristolgeezer · Post by **bristolgeezer** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:43 pm

it was only a front end he had as far as i know and i didnt actually see it but it'd be worth ringing them though to double check, they're about 10 mins from the bath junction of the m4,

they're called VolksMania and the phone number is 01454 329990

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:23 pm

Cheers mate