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from "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> contains these words:

As it happens, on my Audi that's not possible. The air intake has to
come off first. OK, it just slides in and out, but I've heard there are
others which are considerably more occluded. I may be wrong.

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Skipweasel.
In the beginning was the word.
And the word was Aardvark.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
OT, point of note:

VX Omega, nearside side-light needs the bloody battery out to change.

I tried, and tried, and tried, until I gave up and pulled the battery.
Great design!

On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:59:17 +0100, Mike Dodd <no-address@lo0> wrote:

BMW E39 '01 front side/indicator lights need, as I think someone else
pointed out earlier, fingers like ET to get at them. I couldn't do it
and neither could the SO, even with her small hands. After I'd
bruised my hand from a half hour of trying, I left it until the next
service - which is not ideal, and I figure there is or needs to be a
simple tool to get at the damned thing.

Unrelated, the starter motor finally and irreparably crapped out a
couple of weeks ago and was replaced. It had been getting
occasionally screechy for a while but, of course, wouldn't do it while
the dealer was watching and they wouldn't take my word for it. It
cost BMW a flat bed tow truck in the end but I figure I'm out in lost
time, money and inconvenience more than they are.

Oh, well.
--
Dan.

Okay, so SOME cars offer up considerable resistance to getting new head lamp
bulbs, but BMWs are pretty easy to change at home.





"Guy King" <guy.king (AT) zetnet (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Jeff Strickland (crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Apology accepted. Oh, sorry - it wasn't offered.

I'd imagine the 1-series is fairly cramped in there.

In article <NOWdnVlIt--8K6feRVn-3w (AT) ez2 (DOT) net>,
Jeff Strickland <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
The right hand one on my old E34 was a bit of a struggle.

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Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

The message <NOWdnVlIt--8K6feRVn-3w (AT) ez2 (DOT) net>
from "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> contains these words:

Fair enough. I ain't never had a BMW - this is the trouble with crossposting.

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Skipweasel.
In the beginning was the word.
And the word was Aardvark.

Terry Pinnell <terrypin (AT) dial (DOT) pipex.com> wrote:

Pleased to report that I changed the bulb on Tuesday. One snag was
that in response to my request for "an H7 12V 55W headlamp bulb"
Halfords sold me the wrong type, so I had to make a second trip.

Also, I can't square the user manual instructions with what I actually
found.
http://www.terrypin.dial.pipex.com/Images/BMW001.jpg

In practice, there appeared to be just *one* bulb, presumably
double-filament. After removing the cover, and discovering how to
release the retaining spring-clip, the old one - right in the centre -
just pulled out.

BTW, on the sub-topic about 'access difficulty', my son told me that
he had a *major* job changing the bulb on his Puma. I think he said he
had to remove the air filter, and maybe some other part.

Thanks for the help.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

In article <qe7nj19g7629fn32c6ql6a0o7hcb21pe10 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
Terry Pinnell <terrypin (AT) dial (DOT) pipex.com> wrote:
In all the Halfords stores I've been to the bulb selection is self service.

If you're not capable of selecting the correct one yourself to match the
blown one perhaps you should leave the whole job to a garage? Unless
you're saying the package was incorrectly marked?

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Dave Plowman dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

And if you're not capable of a civil tone maybe you should leave
replies to those who are?

I asked the assistant on my way into the (empty) store for the
specific requirement I described. He told me the code number. I served
myself to that item and paid for it. Apart from the Halfords code, the
only details on the package were generic, i.e. '12V 55W'. So there was
no way I could have selected the correct one. On removing the old bulb
it was clear that the new bulb was the wrong type. On returning it,
the assistant apologised for his mistake and told me the correct code,
which I duly obtained from the shelf, bought and fitted.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK