So many enjoyed my entry on how to replace the offside headlamp bulb on a 2006 model Vauxhall Vectra, that I thought I might write up the other side, having just done that job too. So here goes.
How to replace the nearside headlamp bulb on a 2006 model Vauxhall Vectra.
1. Weigh up the work involved in removing the battery and fusebox that appear to be in the way. Note the water bottle filler neck also positioned right behind the headlamp.
2. Having learned your mistake from doing the offside headlamp, do not fall for it and remove the cover for the easily accessible main beam lamp, instead attempt to reach the cover for the very inaccessibly dipped beam lamp. Graze the back of your hand on the sharp edges of the moulding of the washer bottle filler neck. Curse loudly.
3. Take a small child, preferably your own and attempt to explain what is required. After fifteen minutes and several attempts, accept that whilst their hand is small enough, they do not have the wit or the strength in their fingers to remove the cover, which was put on with superglue, by an ape, at the factory.
4. Measure your own hand, and the space available, which will be smaller. Work out how much more space would be available if you could just get the washer bottle filler neck out of the way, which is almost, but just not quite enough.
5. Remove the plastic clips that hold the washer bottle filler neck to the front slam panel by snapping them gently. Curse in Latin whilst doing this.
6. Get your hand to breathe in and hold its breath whilst you remove the cover from the back of the headlamp.
7. Working blind again, pull off the electrical connector (the bulb will come with it) but unlike the offside headlamp there will be no mysterious metallic “ping” noise and nothing will fall into the engine bay. This is normal.
8. Replace the bulb noting the specially shaped backplate which will only allow the bulb to fit in one way etc etc blah blah see instructions for offside headlamp, steps 7 to 11.
9. Drop the cover for the headlamp into the most inaccessible part of the engine bay ensuring that it either snags on something halfway down just beyond reach, or falls all the way through to the undertray which is held on by about a million screws all of which you will have to remove to get the tray off to retrieve the headlamp cover.
10. Having replaced the headlamp cover and the engine undertray replace the washer bottle filler neck attaching it to the front slam panel with a zip tie.
Job done. Estimated time 10 minutes. Actual time 1 hour, two cups of coffee.
Difficulty rating. ****king annoying.
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