Changing passenger side light bulb 2005 Panda - how?

Kintarō Hattori

Not being terribly happy with my light bulbs I bought some recently with the intention of changing them over. I went out last night to do that, thinking it'd be a five minute job but how wrong I was.
How- on earth, do you get access to the rear of the passenger side headlight compartment? I can't find any information online and all the videos are for the Punto which seems to be different. I undid one bolt on the top of the compartment and had to take off the front grill to access a second bolt. There seems to be a third holding it in place but I couldn't see it.

Please tell me it's not a case of having to take off the bumper to change the light bulb?

Many thanks.

colm_mcm

You need to take the engine out.

colm_mcm

Is it just the battery in the way?

Kintarō Hattori

colm_mcm wrote: »

You need to take the engine out.

Fecker.

Kintarō Hattori

colm_mcm wrote: »

Is it just the battery in the way?

In their infinite wisdom the fuse box is right behind the light cluster so you have zero room to take the protective cover off and access the bulb.
The punto has the same issue but you just unscrew 3 bolts and slide the headlight housing forward to change the bulb. On the Panda though it's different and while I unscrewed two bolts it feels like a 3rd one is there... but not visible.

colm_mcm

I think there's a clip down in the corner?



A quick google suggests it's a grille and bumper off job.

http://www.fiatforum.com/panda/182535-panda-headlight-bumper-removal-help.html

Kintarō Hattori

colm_mcm wrote: »

I think there's a clip down in the corner?



A quick google suggests it's a grille and bumper off job.

http://www.fiatforum.com/panda/182535-panda-headlight-bumper-removal-help.html

Thanks for that Colm.... pretty nuts that it's probably a bumper off job. My bulbs are working fine but just aren't that bright. Not so sure it's worth the hassle.

Kintarō Hattori

Dropped it in for a service and new tyres yesterday. Asked how much it'd be to get the bulbs I had put in...... queue a strange look from my mechanic. I went about explaining that the fusebox is in the way of one of the bulbs and all internet research points to having to take the bumper off. Got a text from him at the end of the day that the service is done, bulbs fitted and not to believe everything you read on the internet

Not sure how he did it as the space is tiny and he has shovels for hands.