Headlight bulb holders

[JiggyFR]

Hi all,

Trying to replace the dipped light, side light and indicator bulbs on my 2015 FR but struggling to remove the bulb holders. Looked online and checked out some of the YouTube vids people have made and none look like mine which is odd.

Any idea how to remove the item pictured? I can push it in and twist slightly 90 degrees clockwise but doesn’t extract. Seems to be still connected to the reflector housing.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Steveo82]

Can't say I've changed a bulb for a long time but those don't look like normal bulb holders to me! Which one is that?

 

[JiggyFR]

I believe that’s the dipped bulb holder but looks completely different than the manual and images I’ve seen. Even the electrical connection looks different. The previous owner was Seat Uk as a demo car so certainly not modded in the usual sense so it’s a bit of a mystery!

 

[Steveo82]

Exactly mate, I'm not entirely sure what it is but was thinking maybe it's levelling motor or something . One question maybe stupid but, it's definitely not got Xenons has it??

 

[BoomerBoom]

Can you photo the front of the headlight, just to make sure you've actually got replaceable halogen?

 

[Seriously?]

Is that not the adjuster motor?

 

[JiggyFR]

Just been to see Seat and do some digging. Turns out they are LED but not standard, but are genuine Seat parts, reckoned they could be a prototype or at least a very limited issue before altering the design. Replacement is £860 and LEDs cannot be replaced so need to exchange the whole unit. Oh joy!

 

[Steveo82]

Just been to see Seat and do some digging. Turns out they are LED but not standard, but are genuine Seat parts, reckoned they could be a prototype or at least a very limited issue before altering the design. Replacement is £860 and LEDs cannot be replaced so need to exchange the whole unit. Oh joy!

I hope they are going to cover this cost then? It would be crap of them not to seen as these lights are not main stream production versions according to what you have been told!

 

[JiggyFR]

My thoughts exactly. I’ve sent a strongly worded email to Seat UK for guidance even to assist in converting the wiring to receive a more standard headlight assembly would help.

If I paid out for the unit as they suggest, sods law I would get another stone chip some months later and can’t afford best part of a grand every few months. That’s supercar running costs!

 

[Steveo82]

Good effort! Best to get the communication path opened up early, giving them a good arguement always works better than simply kicking off, although tempting it is at times