Peugeot 307 dipped headlamp

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 2941850, member: 1314"]Hi

I need to change the headlamp. I've only ever changed a headlamp on a car once in my life. I've googled and it seems easy enough, I'll give it a go on Sunday when I have all day free but...

... any tips? How much should I pay for a replacement bulb from, erm, Halfords!?

Cheers

Crockers[/quote]
Hellfrauds will supply and fit. While you, as they say, wait. Sorted innit?

 

[screenman]

Nah! architects are all bad, charge you £2,000 for a drawing out of a book, where as good honest car dealers would never make an excessive profit out of a customer.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I had a Citroen BX a long time ago.... changing the headlight bulbs on that was fun- the easiest was a Ford Escort. Hardest was a Volvo.

Peugeot 305 GTi. engine bay was about 1/3rd too small for all the gubbins they'd shoved under the bonnet. Changing a bulb involved giving blood.

 

[screenman]

Support the small shop, or is that another topic.

 

[smokeysmoo]

One of the 307 bulbs is a lot easier than the other to change as far as accessibility is concerned, however, whichever bulb it's got will be a readily available industry standard one, so not sure why Over the Hill was led to believe it was not a common size?

IIRC the offside one, (drivers), is OK to do, but the nearside one, (passenger), is a pig unless you can dislocate your wrists

Depending on the age of the car, and the type of lamps fitted there are more then one possible bulb for the dipped beam.

Most will use a H7 two pin halogen bulb, but some can have a H1 single pin bulb fitted. Then again, some very early models may even have older H4 3 pin bulbs fitted

If on doubt whip it out

 

[screenman]

Peugeot 305 GTi. engine bay was about 1/3rd too small for all the gubbins they'd shoved under the bonnet. Changing a bulb involved giving blood.

My Passat is not an easy one either and I work on cars.

 

[smokeysmoo]

The Renault Megane is also famous for stupidly positioned bulb access

 

[gbb]

While I havnt done Peugeots, I have done Toyota Avensis, Ford Focus, both later types..etc etc, they ALL seem pigs to do. £5 plus bulb, I'd jump at it.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

My Passat is not an easy one either and I work on cars.

That is the only car that has ever defeated me in bulb fitting, awfully badly set out, & ditto a poor experience of dealer servicing with them, slow & ludicrously expensive. Loved the car, wouldn't have another though.

 

[screenman]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPHYW2MQRe0

 

[tyred]

What, you can still buy headlamp bulbs???


Doesn't seem like that when I meet all these cyclops on my way home from work. I thought production of 12v bulbs had stopped.

 

[screenman]

39 years ago I was traveling back from Cork to Cohb late at night, coming towards us on the road was a cycle lamp about 10 foot above the ground, now I did think it was a tall Pixie on a big bike, turned out it was attached to a huge combine and was the only light showing.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 2942369, member: 1314"]Yep. And I don't say i***t anymore as it's not posh.[/quote]
It and me both innit?

 

[Bromptonaut]

I had a Citroen BX a long time ago.... changing the headlight bulbs on that was fun- the easiest was a Ford Escort. Hardest was a Volvo.

Those were the days. The whole headlight unit in a BX was retained by by what were effectively four large press-studs. Remove fitting, disconnect wiring and do the faffy bit indoors. Could even wash out inside of fitting necessary.

Same system years earlier on a Pug 104.

It is at least possible on current Berlingo but I hope I never need to do it on cold or rain.

 

[andytheflyer]

One of the 307 bulbs is a lot easier than the other to change as far as accessibility is concerned, however, whichever bulb it's got will be a readily available industry standard one, so not sure why Over the Hill was led to believe it was not a common size?

IIRC the offside one, (drivers), is OK to do, but the nearside one, (passenger), is a pig unless you can dislocate your wrists

Depending on the age of the car, and the type of lamps fitted there are more then one possible bulb for the dipped beam.

Most will use a H7 two pin halogen bulb, but some can have a H1 single pin bulb fitted. Then again, some very early models may even have older H4 3 pin bulbs fitted

If on doubt whip it out

Spot on. I seem to have to do mine (307, now a 308) annually, and the wife's 207 about the same. The n/s on both needs patience...and preferably a small child....