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Tried to change a Megane cc indicator bulb today for a neighbour. Never managed it. Took the front wheel off and the inner plastic wheel arch but even folowing the instructions in the Renault handbook we still could not get the bulb out. Why why why do they make these jobs so difficult for the diyer. He is off to Renault to part with some hardearned just for a bulb change. Stupid i think!.
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Try the same job on a new golf and you end up with the same result a expensive trip to a dealer car manufacturers should design all bulbs to be accessable for the driver to replace.
I wonder how this will stack up in law in countries where it is complusary to carry a spare bulb kit but cannot fit the spare bulb cos you cannot get at the bulb that needs replacing
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We were tempted to phone AA/Rac out and see if they could change it. The car is fairly new so is covered by warranty and recovery. I think they might have told us to sling our hook even though driving without an indicator is breaking the law.
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Renault seem to have made that task hard and our Volvo 480 of a short while ago was a pig to do too. I never did mange to change a headlight bulb. I never recall having problems with older cars from the 70's or 80's but I may be suffering from nostalgia. I agree changing a bulb should be simple, you can be stopped for lack of illumination and it is unnecessary.
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i remember on my '93 Cavalier having to remove the intire indicator light cluster just to change the bulb - it took ages and it wasnt really a job foor someone without a bit of basic manicall skill to do, just for a light bulb
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i tried to change the bulb in the nearside headlight on a mk2 punto last week but it splithereeened before it came out
looks like the wing has to come off to get the headlight out to get the bits out so i shoved the hoover pipe in
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I tried to change a front near side indicator on the Megane Sport Tourer and followed the manual, never managed to do it as I could not get a good grip on the bulb holder in order to take it out, I did manage to twiddle it a bit and I ust have tightened the connection as it is now working fine again. I would think that the only way to do it is get the wheel off and get the car up in the air to a comfortable working level not grovel around on the drive.
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By way of contrast: tail lamp bulb in Volvo S60
* remove trim panel inside boot (no tools required);
* unclip bulb holder;
* replace bulb;
* refit bulb holder;
* reinstate trim panel;
* test;
* repeat on realizing that there are two bulbs and you've replaced the wrong one. }8---)
All the front bulbs are the four-year-old originals, though - hoping it's as simple when the time comes to replace them.
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Passat estate is a similar procedure but the indicator bulb and holder retain the remaining bulb holder assembly and must be removed first.
IIRC there are six bulbs and not all the filaments are utilised. Even more confusion can arise!
But on the plus side, if a brake light goes , swap the top two bulbs around.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty.
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The Mondeo rear lights are a similar procedure to the Volvo. The trim panels covering the bulbholders just unclip after turning a thumbscrew and access is easy. Access to the fronts is tricky, but the complete headlight units come out in less than 2 minutes.
I am dreading bulb failure in the new Scenic, although I have to say when I looked at it, it didn't seem THAT bad, for the offside at least. I'm sure there's a bit more to it than my cursory examination revealed though.
Cheers
DP
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I've had 3 headlight bulbs go on the offside of the Megane hatch in 3 years (does anyone think this is particularly unusual?). I failed to change it on all 3 occasions & ended up going to the local garage (each time they asked to pop the bonnet until I pointed out it was only "accesible" through the wheel arch). First couple of times they asked for a fiver for the 10-15 minutes of swearing they (& I) endured. Third time they had it up over the inspection pit with the wheel off and charged £20.
The offside indicator went over Easter. I thought I'd give it a good effort myself - work clothes on, trolley jack & axle stands out. Took about 40 minutes of sweating & swearing just to get the wheel off (has anyone else suffered stuck wheels before?). I tried accessing the bulb & then realised that I needed an orange one, not the clear one Halfords had sold me.
So I put everything back to go & get the correct bulb & it turned out it just needed a wiggle to get it working again! What a PITA.
I had already mentally noted to check the procedure on any potential new car, but it does seem to be becoming the norm to make it hard for owners to do their own simple maintenance.
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