changing a sidelight bulb in a VW Golf MK4

[DJMK4]

OK, changing the front bulbs can be abit fiddly, I dont want to damage any of the electrics or my cluster (which happened last time i tried to change the bulb).

Whats the best practise to do this?

From looking at it, there doesnt seem to be any clips which you can unlatch to remove the bulb.

Any ideas?

 

[DJMK4]

Just tried changing it again, there is literally no way to get this bulb out, no clips, no ends to losen, the more i force it the more my cluster has cracked right down the middle, looks like im going to have to go to a scrappy for a replacement headlamp cluster as its likely to fail my MOT

Why the hell cant they make bulbs easier to change (no room, crappy clips, crappy mechanisms to hold bulbs in).

 

[DJMK4]

Cheers for the info everyone, ill remember this for next time.

Now...Lets get down to the point, can anyone reccomend me a decent cheap online parts broker for this new headlamp cluster or is it best to go down to a local scrappy?

I want to do this as cheaply as possible as I got a feeling as soon as my car goes through they might hit me with something big...i dont think there is anything wrong, but thats just my luck lately

Any help would be great

 

[DJMK4]

Sorry, I misread that you were wanting to remove the repeaters on the wings.

There are numerous guides to removing the bumper and changing bulbs, but here's a youtube video

You'll need Torx drivers T20 and T30

Im wanting to replace the sidelight bulbs not the repeaters on the wing

Thanks for that Vid, will I have to do this I have to remove the whole headlamp cluster yeh?