Changing N/S headlight bulb on Focus!
Changing N/S headlight bulb on Focus!
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pstruck

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3,525 posts

272 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2008
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Just that really!! mad Anyone who has tried it will know what I mean.

Car is an 03 1.6 Zetec. Passenger side dip beam bulb. Who designed it such that the weather proof cover on the back cannot be removed without first removing either the wheel arch liner and the light unit, or the battery!

I gather it is easier on some variants, but not this one.

chris_w666

22,655 posts

222 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2008
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Did the same job on my ST170 found the easiest option was to remove the headlamp units.

matmoxon

5,026 posts

241 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2008
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Yeah I swapped the bulbs on my previous car (03 plate ST170) for the super-bright sort (the non HID ones) and I found it best to remove the N/S front headlight unit.

On the MK2 Focus (In this case an ST) you need to remove the headlight unit completely to change any of the bulbs, as there is a cross member behind them. So to do a roadside emergency swap you need 2 sizes of Torx drivers (not sure on the sizes though), and a long screwdriver to push one of the clips down at the back of the unit, A pain really.

Matt