HIDs..or main beam bulbs?? 2 hours...and no lights

[shantybeater]

Pretty pissed off as what should be simplist job has just taken 2 hours and im no where....how do the bulbs actually clip in? there is a flat edge with a clip which ive worked out goes at the top? but yet they dont seem to clip in properly...they just 'rest' kind of in place and since the HID's dont allow the little back clip to go over what holds them in place?

 

[mitch2028]

james if there anything like my mates hids on the golf the clip goes over just like the standard clip..i sorted the problem i had, was a coilpack giving a random mis-fire. im thinking of doing hids on mine, what kit you get?

 

[MIkey kc]

you have to take the clip of the light and put the bulb in and then the cliup on again from what i can remember

 

[Davem]

The clip does go back over from what i remember when doing mine other day.. Just have to move the wires so the clip can lock into place.

 

[Adam R]

remove the metal spring clip,
slot bulb in to place
re-fit metal clip


easy peasy

 

[PhilW]

If your doing HID's properly it would be easier to take the bumper off and the headlights out so you can mount the pack on the chassis leg out of sight, that way you got the head light unit in hand so you can see what your doing easier.

Takes 10 mins to take the bumper off.

 

[Reuvers]

If your doing HID's properly it would be easier to take the bumper off and the headlights out so you can mount the pack on the chassis leg out of sight, that way you got the head light unit in hand so you can see what your doing easier.

Takes 10 mins to take the bumper off.

gotta love the mk3 build lol!

you're absolutely right though. Its either taking off front bumper and be able to move your hands freely, or remove battery and have a nightmare at washerbottle side haha

 

[shantybeater]

cheers for replies, mitch glad to hear the cupra is back to normal again.... I didnt have 'too' much trouble getting the bulbs in place but they dont seem to slot in? they just rest in place?? and i cant for the life of me get the metal clips over the HIDs....can someone take a pic of their HID's in place for me??? so i can see how the clip goes over

 

[shantybeater]

done it! damn that was easy...its the stupid clip that looks completely wrong & the fact i was plugging the lights in then trying to put the clip over the top! thanks for the help anyway peeps!