Got round to changing the nearside headlight unit on the Leon today, after a stone chip cracked the lens and it started leaking.
Managed to get one off eBay for £200, I wasn't going to pay £430 - the unit with the LED DRL is £200 more than the older nonLED DRL unit
Just a heads up for anyone doing this job - don't follow the YouTube videos which all show that the bumper needs to come off - it doesn't. Follow the official instructions which say that only one side of the bumper needs to be released, but it is easier to remove the complete headlight and mounting bracket as a complete unit, and swap over the mounting bracket to the replacement light unit whilst off the car.
Hopefully this will save someone taking the complete bumper off unnecessarily
Managed to get one off eBay for £200, I wasn't going to pay £430 - the unit with the LED DRL is £200 more than the older nonLED DRL unit
Just a heads up for anyone doing this job - don't follow the YouTube videos which all show that the bumper needs to come off - it doesn't. Follow the official instructions which say that only one side of the bumper needs to be released, but it is easier to remove the complete headlight and mounting bracket as a complete unit, and swap over the mounting bracket to the replacement light unit whilst off the car.
Hopefully this will save someone taking the complete bumper off unnecessarily
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