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Old 14-09-2004, 03:09 PM
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Could someone please tell me how to take out the orange indicator located on the front bumper?i need to change the bulb.
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Stick yer hand up the back of the bumper and pull it out and replace lol.
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is it that easy lol
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Well bit of fiddling and yes not too hard
Old 14-09-2004, 03:18 PM
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aye its easy... just put wheel on full lock so u can get your whole arm/shoulder under the arch to reach.

its a twist-to-lock connection so grab the bulb holder and twist then tug, dont just tug till you break it... lol
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so stick ur hand up the bumper
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Have you bought one now then? Best you change ur sig

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yeah dude finally got it,put pics up 2moro...i cant get at this fookin thing, the plastic arches get in the way.
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difficult to remove mate, put a thin flat screwdriver in half way along the top of the indicator and push the lug upwards, thats all that retains it in place.

should pull out then, they are very dame tricky
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arches in the way?

put your arm up infront of the arch then may need to jack front up in oder to get your arm in a opsition that you can slide it up without dislocating it tho
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nice one dude, ill try that, jus didnt want to break it
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Originally Posted by bbigman2000
difficult to remove mate, put a thin flat screwdriver in half way along the top of the indicator and push the lug upwards, thats all that retains it in place.

should pull out then, they are very dame tricky

This is the correct way to remove it.....although I use a thin piece of plastic
Jim he has Arch liners in the way of getting from behind
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Jim he has Arch liners in the way of getting from behind
a jigsaw will quickly cure that



altho im sure that wen i changed a bulb on a mates esccos it was a total peice of piss and i didnt have any problems... maybe he had the arch liners removed for some reason?
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difficult to remove mate, put a thin flat screwdriver in half way along the top of the indicator and push the lug upwards, thats all that retains it in place.

should pull out then, they are very dame tricky

This is the correct way to remove it.....although I use a thin piece of plastic
Jim he has Arch liners in the way of getting from behind
good tip, saves scraping the paint
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Originally Posted by Jim Galbally
Jim he has Arch liners in the way of getting from behind
a jigsaw will quickly cure that



altho im sure that wen i changed a bulb on a mates esccos it was a total peice of piss and i didnt have any problems... maybe he had the arch liners removed for some reason?
Jim you're an animal
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does the glass bit beside the indicator have anything to hold it on?mine kinda could fall off....??
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Originally Posted by Skiman
does the glass bit beside the indicator have anything to hold it on?mine kinda could fall off....??
you talking about the fog lamp mate ?
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yeah.
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Just the plastic clip that holds them in, a bit difficult the first time you take them out but after that its easy just mind the paint !!
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fook the light

i just want an escos


one day

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Well i just stuck me hand up like jim said twisted and out she came then poped it back in took 2 mins no removing nothing and me arch liner was in the way go round it.I am talking about the side with the water bottle there too.Im used to working on renault 5 turbos tho
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