Dipped headlight bulb, Alfa 147.

[ConorE]

Sorry for my ignorance, but can anyone shed any light on how to change the dipped headlight bulb on the 147, I'm completely stumped

[mike9009]

I cannot help - but had similar issues with my 156. After trawling the interweb, scraping my fingers and hand, and a damaged ego for not being able to change a bulb, I left it to a garage to fix...... and then within a month the other bulb went!!!

Mike

[ConorE]

mike9009 said:

I cannot help - but had similar issues with my 156. After trawling the interweb, scraping my fingers and hand, and a damaged ego for not being able to change a bulb, I left it to a garage to fix...... and then within a month the other bulb went!!!

Mike

It is sheer stupidity the way they're built into the cluster. Had to phone in a mechanic to change a bulb which was quite embarrassing

[rijmij99]

i've noticed practically all cars built/designed after 2000 are nigh on impossible to work on for things like this. my 75? pull out the lead, fiddle about, new bulb in. my 164? the same. 156? wtf am i supposed to do with that?

[Fulvisti]

There are large round caps on the back side of the headlights, they turn 45 degrees and fall off allowing access to the bulbs, I pulled the shield off the washer bottle in my 156 to give me a bit more room, the 147 must be fairly similar.

[herbialfa]

Once you have done it once its fairly simple to do!

As said above there is a black cap which needs to be unscrewed. Pull the leads out & replace the bulb.

Biggest tip ever is to get the small mirror thing from your wifes hand bag & have a butchers!!!!

[1878]

Or just pay Halfrods £4 to fit it.

[rijmij99]

1878 said:

Or just pay Halfrods £4 to fit it.

i didn't even know that applied to bulbs! i though that was for batteries and wipers

[ConorE]

1878 said:

Or just pay Halfrods £4 to fit it.

Just payed £30 to fit 2 bulbs and adjust a little clip for the alignment.

[ConorE]

herbialfa said:

Once you have done it once its fairly simple to do!

As said above there is a black cap which needs to be unscrewed. Pull the leads out & replace the bulb.

I did try to get in that little gap, but hands were far too big

[1878]

Halfords website said:

We fit headlight bulbs for £6.99 each as well as indicator and brake light bulbs for £3.99, down at your local store. There is no need to book [...]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ACArticleDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&articleId=757354&categoryId=245348

[MonkeyDust]

herbialfa said:

Once you have done it once its fairly simple to do!

As said above there is a black cap which needs to be unscrewed. Pull the leads out & replace the bulb.

Biggest tip ever is to get the small mirror thing from your wifes hand bag & have a butchers!!!!

I second the mirror tip, makes it so much easier you'll kick yourself that you ever attempted it without one.

[ConorE]

1878 said:

Halfords website said:

We fit headlight bulbs for £6.99 each as well as indicator and brake light bulbs for £3.99, down at your local store. There is no need to book [...]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ACArticleDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&articleId=757354&categoryId=245348

Thanks for that, I'll try and remember for next time

[V6GTA]

The sidelight bulbs can be a pain but they really aren't that bad to change after you've done a few.