Corsa C headlight bulbs

[TW]Fox · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:25

Is it really a bumper off job to change a headlight bulb in a facelift Corsa C? Surely not? This is beyond retarded?

Anyone know a better way?

Schnippzle · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:31

I refuse to believe that anyone would have designed a car so badly.

[TW]Fox · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:32

I agree, it sounds ridiculous to me?

Princey · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:32

If its anything like my Astra then you access them through a flap in the wheel arch lining.

kieranv · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:34

ive done both corsa c and astra through the bonnet, i work in halfords and fit bulbs on a regular basis, its not easy but can be done.

Six6siX · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:35

IIRC I had a friend who owned a Renault Modus and this was the case when one of his headlight bulbs needed changing too....

bob055 · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:35

I changed mine on a prefacelift corsa, but i think you have to drop the bumper on the facelift

prefacelift http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?214493-Changing-Bulbs-(Side-Dipped)

[TW]Fox · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:37

Given the only sort of people who'd drive a Corsa C are people who dont really know much about cars and/or girls, why on earth would you engineer a car for a market like this which requires such a ridiculous faff to change a BULB?!

I can change any bulb on my car in less than 3 minutes!

ajstan · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:39

[TW]Fox;16010355 said:
Given the only sort of people who'd drive a Corsa C are people who dont really know much about cars and/or girls, why on earth would you engineer a car for a market like this which requires such a ridiculous faff to change a BULB?!

I can change any bulb on my car in less than 3 minutes!

Yes taking front bumper off is crazy, but then again, to change a bulb in my mondeo the front grill has to come off.

paradigm · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:39

[TW]Fox;16010355 said:
Given the only sort of people who'd drive a Corsa C are people who dont really know much about cars and/or girls, why on earth would you engineer a car for a market like this which requires such a ridiculous faff to change a BULB?!

I can change any bulb on my car in less than 3 minutes!

Sounds like EXACTLY the reason why they made it like they did. More likely to get a woman/mechanically challenged **** taking their car to a main dealer for a bulb, and what better way to reward them by charging them an hour's labour.

iaind · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:40

ajstan said:
Yes taking front bumper off is crazy, but then again, to change a bulb in my mondeo the front grill has to come off.

*raises eyebrow*

Mk3? I've changed bulbs in mine before - the only slightly fiddly bulbs on mine are the ST style foglights

Jonners · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:40

No it's not a bumper off job, it just takes really small hands to manage to change a bulb...

However it is a bumper off job to change the headlights

bob055 · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:41

[TW]Fox;16010355 said:
Given the only sort of people who'd drive a Corsa C are people who dont really know much about cars and/or girls, why on earth would you engineer a car for a market like this which requires such a ridiculous faff to change a BULB?!

I can change any bulb on my car in less than 3 minutes!

cheers!

ajstan · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:43

iaind said:
*raises eyebrow*

Mk3? I've changed bulbs in mine before - the only slightly fiddly bulbs on mine are the ST style foglights

Yes Mk3.

Draeger · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:44

[TW]Fox;16010355 said:
I can change any bulb on my car in less than 3 minutes!

Yes Fox, but your car was built and designed by teutonically efficient individuals in the Fatherland.

Corsa C's are built in Luton and made out of Sticklebricks, Technical Lego and Blue Tack.

kieranv · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:45

mk 3 mondeo you should be taking the grille off, removing the 2 pins on the headlight and sliding it out, correct?

iaind · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:45

ajstan said:
Yes Mk3.

Dont know why you'd have to do something like that on yours but not mine - it's just a fairly standard cover and clip arrangement!

Defcon5 · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:45

I changed mine, cant remember it being especially difficult.

ajstan · 21 Feb 2010 at 20:46

kieranv said:
mk 3 mondeo you should be taking the grille off, removing the 2 pins on the headlight and sliding it out, correct?

Correct, last time I did it, I remember it being a bit of a faff

stigggeh · 21 Feb 2010 at 21:10

slightly off topic... my rear washer was blocked on my 03 polo, which has caused the pipe to come off at the reservoir. I had a quick peek yesterday and my god it looks a nightmare, its somewhere between the bumper, inner wing and wheel arch cowling... I have no idea where to start.

What a pain...