306 owners

The IPB · 8 May 2007 at 11:22

How do you change the fog bulbs on this thing? The manual doesn't even mention it an I can't seem to find anywhere online showing you how.

Do you have to take the bumper off? Or can it be done without doing that?

Thanks

West · 8 May 2007 at 11:23

Im betting if you jacked it up you'd be able to do it underneath.. but this is just from what I've seen as to the position of them.

The IPB · 8 May 2007 at 11:29

Yeah I was thinking that aswell, but surely you should just be able to change them without having to jack it. Was thinking it'd be a 2 min swap out. MMM wheres my jack.

West · 8 May 2007 at 11:45

Just queried a mate.. he said if theres no screws on the front, it will prolly be a jacking job! just depends on whether you have the facelift one he said..

West · 8 May 2007 at 11:45

Dkore-DeX said:
. Was thinking it'd be a 2 min swap out. MMM wheres my jack.

Nothing is 2 minutes with a French car..

-westy- · 8 May 2007 at 11:47

they swap out from behind the lamp, so the bulb goes it from behind.

The IPB · 8 May 2007 at 12:14

I figured that lol. Just needed to know if it was possible to do without jacking the car up. Im going to give it a try with 1 wheel on curb should be do able.

lordrobs · 8 May 2007 at 12:16

Everything I've read has said its a bumper off job. I think Triple T said there was another method but that wasn't as easy as dropping the bumper.

Its the main reason mine has had a bulb out for about 18 months

broona · 8 May 2007 at 12:20

I drive a phase 3 306 estate, but fortunately have never had to change the foglight bulb! Is there no way you can gently pry the cover off from the back, ie use a thin, flat blade down either side of the lens cover, surely it'll just be held on by 2 little plastic clips?
If not, let us know how you get on, just in case I need to do it myself one day!

TripleT · 8 May 2007 at 13:03

Guild to doing it and taking the front bumper off here

If you search around the site you might find a way of doing it without removing the bumper but it's basically a PITA and hard as you have to do it blind by feel

SpeedFreak · 8 May 2007 at 13:09

I hate the spare tyres on 306's, especially poorly maintained ones :mad:

InvaderGIR · 8 May 2007 at 13:12

SpeedFreak said:
I hate the spare tyres on 306's, especially poorly maintained ones

Same tech as used on a 205...although all the 205's I've seen have non rusty boot sections of the holder...unlike my 306...that wasn't fun when I got a blowout.

InvG

SpeedFreak · 8 May 2007 at 13:55

InvaderGIR said:
Same tech as used on a 205...although all the 205's I've seen have non rusty boot sections of the holder...unlike my 306...that wasn't fun when I got a blowout.

InvG

exactly the same here, took about an hour to get it off and it was my sister's car, not mine!