A3: Changing a lightbulb
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Re: Changing a lightbulb
"KLS" <xymergy@suds.com> wrote
> and Audi's are quite good at showing and explaining how to do basic
> maintenance, including lightbulb changes.
Yeah, don't bet your life on it. Getting to the bulb has become so
difficult in many cars in recent years, that they don't want the owner
to touch it and hence don't even explain how to do it in the manual.
Pete
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Re: Changing a lightbulb
"KLS" <xymergy@suds.com> wrote
> and Audi's are quite good at showing and explaining how to do basic
> maintenance, including lightbulb changes.
Yeah, don't bet your life on it. Getting to the bulb has become so
difficult in many cars in recent years, that they don't want the owner
to touch it and hence don't even explain how to do it in the manual.
Pete
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Re: Changing a lightbulb
"KLS" <xymergy@suds.com> wrote
> and Audi's are quite good at showing and explaining how to do basic
> maintenance, including lightbulb changes.
Yeah, don't bet your life on it. Getting to the bulb has become so
difficult in many cars in recent years, that they don't want the owner
to touch it and hence don't even explain how to do it in the manual.
Pete
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Re: Changing a lightbulb
"Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> wrote in message
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> Rob,
> I believe that your first step should be to get an owner's manual for the
> car - it's useful for more than just warnings about drinking windshield
> washer fluid. You can pick a manual up at the dealer's, or on eBay, or
> through an obliging person on Audiworld or a local club.
> It would be advisable to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time,
> since you'll find that the other bulb will fail shortly after you install
> the new bulb (I'm told that it has something to do with resistance, age,
> etc., but I believe that it's jealousy)
Thanks Steve. I do have the owner's manual but it's advice on changing
lightbulbs is to visit an Audi specialist garage. I might still do that but
I'd like to do it myself if I can. Thanks for the tip on changing both at
the same time.
Cheers
Rob
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> Rob,
> I believe that your first step should be to get an owner's manual for the
> car - it's useful for more than just warnings about drinking windshield
> washer fluid. You can pick a manual up at the dealer's, or on eBay, or
> through an obliging person on Audiworld or a local club.
> It would be advisable to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time,
> since you'll find that the other bulb will fail shortly after you install
> the new bulb (I'm told that it has something to do with resistance, age,
> etc., but I believe that it's jealousy)
Thanks Steve. I do have the owner's manual but it's advice on changing
lightbulbs is to visit an Audi specialist garage. I might still do that but
I'd like to do it myself if I can. Thanks for the tip on changing both at
the same time.
Cheers
Rob
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Re: Changing a lightbulb
"Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> wrote in message
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> Rob,
> I believe that your first step should be to get an owner's manual for the
> car - it's useful for more than just warnings about drinking windshield
> washer fluid. You can pick a manual up at the dealer's, or on eBay, or
> through an obliging person on Audiworld or a local club.
> It would be advisable to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time,
> since you'll find that the other bulb will fail shortly after you install
> the new bulb (I'm told that it has something to do with resistance, age,
> etc., but I believe that it's jealousy)
Thanks Steve. I do have the owner's manual but it's advice on changing
lightbulbs is to visit an Audi specialist garage. I might still do that but
I'd like to do it myself if I can. Thanks for the tip on changing both at
the same time.
Cheers
Rob
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> Rob,
> I believe that your first step should be to get an owner's manual for the
> car - it's useful for more than just warnings about drinking windshield
> washer fluid. You can pick a manual up at the dealer's, or on eBay, or
> through an obliging person on Audiworld or a local club.
> It would be advisable to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time,
> since you'll find that the other bulb will fail shortly after you install
> the new bulb (I'm told that it has something to do with resistance, age,
> etc., but I believe that it's jealousy)
Thanks Steve. I do have the owner's manual but it's advice on changing
lightbulbs is to visit an Audi specialist garage. I might still do that but
I'd like to do it myself if I can. Thanks for the tip on changing both at
the same time.
Cheers
Rob
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Re: Changing a lightbulb
"Steve Sears" <steve.sears@SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca> wrote in message
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> Rob,
> I believe that your first step should be to get an owner's manual for the
> car - it's useful for more than just warnings about drinking windshield
> washer fluid. You can pick a manual up at the dealer's, or on eBay, or
> through an obliging person on Audiworld or a local club.
> It would be advisable to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time,
> since you'll find that the other bulb will fail shortly after you install
> the new bulb (I'm told that it has something to do with resistance, age,
> etc., but I believe that it's jealousy)
Thanks Steve. I do have the owner's manual but it's advice on changing
lightbulbs is to visit an Audi specialist garage. I might still do that but
I'd like to do it myself if I can. Thanks for the tip on changing both at
the same time.
Cheers
Rob
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> Rob,
> I believe that your first step should be to get an owner's manual for the
> car - it's useful for more than just warnings about drinking windshield
> washer fluid. You can pick a manual up at the dealer's, or on eBay, or
> through an obliging person on Audiworld or a local club.
> It would be advisable to replace both headlight bulbs at the same time,
> since you'll find that the other bulb will fail shortly after you install
> the new bulb (I'm told that it has something to do with resistance, age,
> etc., but I believe that it's jealousy)
Thanks Steve. I do have the owner's manual but it's advice on changing
lightbulbs is to visit an Audi specialist garage. I might still do that but
I'd like to do it myself if I can. Thanks for the tip on changing both at
the same time.
Cheers
Rob
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Re: A3: Changing a lightbulb
"Chris Bartram" <news@delete.me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message
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> You change them from behind. As yours is a 2001, does it have the
> one-piece indicator/headlamps?
>
> It's the same anyway. There's a cover that unclips and hinges and detaches
> off the back of the lamp unit. Access is a little bit tight, but it's
> possible-pull the connectors off the bulb first, and note which way the
> bulb fits. The haynes book suggests you might want to remove the battery
> for the nearside lamp, but I managed without on my TDi, and I can't see a
> 1.8T having a bigger battery.
Thanks for that Chris. The battery does it make it a bit tricky but I will
certainly give it a go. Maybe I'll have to go buy a Haynes manual for it.
Cheers
Rob
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> You change them from behind. As yours is a 2001, does it have the
> one-piece indicator/headlamps?
>
> It's the same anyway. There's a cover that unclips and hinges and detaches
> off the back of the lamp unit. Access is a little bit tight, but it's
> possible-pull the connectors off the bulb first, and note which way the
> bulb fits. The haynes book suggests you might want to remove the battery
> for the nearside lamp, but I managed without on my TDi, and I can't see a
> 1.8T having a bigger battery.
Thanks for that Chris. The battery does it make it a bit tricky but I will
certainly give it a go. Maybe I'll have to go buy a Haynes manual for it.
Cheers
Rob
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Re: A3: Changing a lightbulb
"Chris Bartram" <news@delete.me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message
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> You change them from behind. As yours is a 2001, does it have the
> one-piece indicator/headlamps?
>
> It's the same anyway. There's a cover that unclips and hinges and detaches
> off the back of the lamp unit. Access is a little bit tight, but it's
> possible-pull the connectors off the bulb first, and note which way the
> bulb fits. The haynes book suggests you might want to remove the battery
> for the nearside lamp, but I managed without on my TDi, and I can't see a
> 1.8T having a bigger battery.
Thanks for that Chris. The battery does it make it a bit tricky but I will
certainly give it a go. Maybe I'll have to go buy a Haynes manual for it.
Cheers
Rob
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> You change them from behind. As yours is a 2001, does it have the
> one-piece indicator/headlamps?
>
> It's the same anyway. There's a cover that unclips and hinges and detaches
> off the back of the lamp unit. Access is a little bit tight, but it's
> possible-pull the connectors off the bulb first, and note which way the
> bulb fits. The haynes book suggests you might want to remove the battery
> for the nearside lamp, but I managed without on my TDi, and I can't see a
> 1.8T having a bigger battery.
Thanks for that Chris. The battery does it make it a bit tricky but I will
certainly give it a go. Maybe I'll have to go buy a Haynes manual for it.
Cheers
Rob
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Re: A3: Changing a lightbulb
"Chris Bartram" <news@delete.me.piglet-net.net> wrote in message
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> You change them from behind. As yours is a 2001, does it have the
> one-piece indicator/headlamps?
>
> It's the same anyway. There's a cover that unclips and hinges and detaches
> off the back of the lamp unit. Access is a little bit tight, but it's
> possible-pull the connectors off the bulb first, and note which way the
> bulb fits. The haynes book suggests you might want to remove the battery
> for the nearside lamp, but I managed without on my TDi, and I can't see a
> 1.8T having a bigger battery.
Thanks for that Chris. The battery does it make it a bit tricky but I will
certainly give it a go. Maybe I'll have to go buy a Haynes manual for it.
Cheers
Rob
news:4B1Nf.27965$wl.2490@text.news.blueyonder.co.u k...
> You change them from behind. As yours is a 2001, does it have the
> one-piece indicator/headlamps?
>
> It's the same anyway. There's a cover that unclips and hinges and detaches
> off the back of the lamp unit. Access is a little bit tight, but it's
> possible-pull the connectors off the bulb first, and note which way the
> bulb fits. The haynes book suggests you might want to remove the battery
> for the nearside lamp, but I managed without on my TDi, and I can't see a
> 1.8T having a bigger battery.
Thanks for that Chris. The battery does it make it a bit tricky but I will
certainly give it a go. Maybe I'll have to go buy a Haynes manual for it.
Cheers
Rob