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B6 Passat, are these bulbs fitted correctly?

  • 07-12-2014 9:09pm
    #1
    Dr.Rieux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, brought my Passat to Halfords to get new headlight bulbs today. There is very little light in front of the car while driving I discovered this evening. After having had similar issues with them replacing the bulbs last year where it turns out the bulbs weren't fitted correctly, can anyone say do these look right?

    First image is driver side and second is passenger side. Note the "pin" (I don't know the actual name) on the bulb is in different positions each side.


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  • #2
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,617 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    They don't look right to me. They're a pain to fit in a B6.


  • #3
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Wrong. How are they even being held in?


  • #4
    Dr.Rieux
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭Dr.Rieux


    Cheers lads, last time they fit them I had to refit them myself. I thought given how cold it was today, and how much of a pain it was to do last time, I'd just pay to get them done.

    The store I got them done in closes tomorrow at 6 but I won't be up from athlone until around half (someone else in a car pool driving), do you reckon I'd be alright to bring it to one of their others that open until 8? I have to drive dublin to athlone and back on Tuesday and will be dark for most of that so need them sorted tomorrow.


  • #5
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    If you see that castle top edge on the bulb, that just needs to sit into the slot that is clearly visible in the second picture. Although, I'm really not sure what's actually holding them, but if you get your hand to it and it's loose and you need to do is twist the bulb around until it clicks in.

    The light is so bad because the bulb is reflecting it completely the wrong way. Who ever fitted that the manager needs to know because that staff member certainly needs some training.


  • #6
    Spook_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,896 ✭✭✭✭Spook_ie


    Well at the least, one of them is at least 90 degrees out, both bulbs should have the tag in the same relative position, might be easier to see if you have another Passat handy to check where the tag should be.

    The H7s on mine (not a Passat) are locked in by approx 1/8 of a turn of the holder


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