How long to change a light bulb............

[Dave_ST220]

Should all be like my ST by law(Volvo idea I believe?) Two slide in pins, remove, whole headlight comes out..EASY! Unlike the Mk1 (phone hospital FIRST to check blood levels).

[GoodDoc]

Seeker UK said:

About 3 days and 25 quid to get my local indy to swap the bulb in my A6.

You can do it by removing the bumper but my 'tame' indy has an alternative which is to remove the airbox & ducting.

Apparently, they're not really designed for halogens, *if* the first owner had opted for Xenons you wouldn't have the problem so often.

I too used to removed the air inlet ducting to replace the headlight bulb on my A6. The thing that surprised me was that I had a 4 cylinder in-line engine mounted longitudinally, but some versions of the A6 had a V8, given how tricky it was working on the engine with just a straight 4, I wouldn't want to work on the big V8.

[Prof Prolapse]

Deva Link said:

I'm amazed that the EU hasn't legislated on this to make the changing of bulbs possible at the roadside without tools. In some countries you have to carry bulb kits, which is a bit pointless on some cars.

What are you supposed to do if you're someway from home and a headlamp bulb goes? Apparently the AA etc won't change them, but yet you'd be driving an unroadworthy car.

Interesting point that.

[DannyVTS]

Saxo is about a 2 minute job thanks to the "eyelashes" so you dont have to drop the front bumper to change them..