Bloody hell!
Just tried changing the front indicator on my Megane (started flashing fast to let me know the front bulb wasn't working). Now I love my Megane. Fast, smooth, shed loads of MPG, when you floor it to get away from the rozzers it leaves great big James Bond style smoke screen of smoke (okay maybe that bit's not too good... how much is a new turbo? actually only does it when cold so might just be a diesel being a diesel)

but how the hell do those cunning French fiends (who obviously have little hands) expect you to change the indicator bulbs? Which obviously you'll end up doing regularly due to the fact that it appears the French beheaded the sole remaining person in the country in 1812 who knew how to design an electrical circuit. Quel dommage!
The official Renault technician advice from another forum is "fitment is the exact opposite of removal but it is tricky and will have to bend your hand over and back and twist around and in and out". Now luckily I have an additional joint half way between my wrist and my elbow so it was fine, I just had to put the car on full lock, remove the entire inner wheel arch then stick my hand into the engine bay, bend my wrist 90 degrees (ditto mid fore-arm joint) and could just about get to it when I stretched.

What a pants design! Luckily the official Renault mechanic advice of "say a prayer you just have to tighten it not change the bulb" turned out to be correct and a quick twist had it working again.

I know the joke about the gynaecologist who wallpapered his hallway through the letter box and this was somewhat similar. What a faff. Let's hope I never have to do an engine swap, I can imagine the Haynes manual now

"open the glove comparment"

ahh well you see, them frenchies were thinkin that you would never have to change the bulb as the rest of the car will have fell apart before the bulb went!

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Originally posted by dazzx10r
ahh well you see, them frenchies were thinkin that you would never have to change the bulb as the rest of the car will have fell apart before the bulb went!

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The megane bulb is easy compared to the Modus its a bumper off and remove headlight to change any bulb

I'm not a gynaecologist, but i'd be happy to look into it



The old ones are the best

i think you have to take the front bumper off my vectra to change a headlamp bulb, or call Jeremy Beadle to help.

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Originally posted by graememk
i think you have to take the front bumper off my vectra to change a headlamp bulb, or call Jeremy Beadle to help.

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Originally posted by graememk
i think you have to take the front bumper off my vectra to change a headlamp bulb

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I've had a few Citroens, but changing the clutch cable along with the lovely little PLASTIC clip that attached it to the pedal somewhere up behind the speedo , brought tears of frustration to my eyes,

Anyone done one?

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Originally posted by Surrey Dave
I've had a few Citroens, but changing the clutch cable along with the lovely little PLASTIC clip that attached it to the pedal somewhere up behind the speedo , brought tears of frustration to my eyes,

Anyone done one?

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the megane bulb is a famous one at our work, a few colleagues own meganes and we joke they have a team of small handed children on retainer to do it for them.

Apparently the main stealer have some kind of specialist tool

We just run them up on the lift and remove the wheel and then wheel arch liner. It's the quickest way. Always interesting to watch the owners face as we strip thier car to change a bulb.
If you do get the bulb holder out through the access hole you won't get it back... and yes there is at least one car that needs the bumper pulled forward to do a headlight bulb.

evo sidelights are the same, had to dismantle half the car to change one...

Citroen C5 headlight bulb is a bumper off job

ridiculous when you think about it. What were the designers high on?

If they could make emptying the door pockets of rubbish a dealer required job they would.

they where making money for the dealerships ....

you get the car cheap, so they cut the dealer margin. Make it back by making changing a light bulb a stupid job most people won't attempt at home.

simples.

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Originally posted by BenB
Bloody hell!
Just tried changing the front indicator on my Megane (started flashing fast to let me know the front bulb wasn't working). Now I love my Megane. Fast, smooth, shed loads of MPG, when you floor it to get away from the rozzers it leaves great big James Bond style smoke screen of smoke (okay maybe that bit's not too good... how much is a new turbo? actually only does it when cold so might just be a diesel being a diesel)

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God, I really, really, really REALLY HATE French cars, I would never have one ever ever again, even if it was free, totally over designed and over complicated. Bulb changing, arghhhhh

Now by Beemer is a different story, changed a headlight bulb and indicator bulb the other day, 2 minutes flat and clean hands, and came from a nice pack of original spare bulbs in the boot.

Front indicator bulb on a late Vectra is a major job too apparently.