Changing '182' sidelights.

[Elliott]

Having a right fiddle trying to change the sidelights on my 182.

Bought some bulbs of ebay and they don't seem to fit in the gap, bear in mind the gap is tiny anyway!

What bulbs (LED) shall buy that will actually fit in...and any tips on changing them?

Thanks

 

[Jekyll]

Some just need the sides filing/sanding down as they are a little too wide. Fiddly but they do go in, unless you have gorilla hands

 

[robbygraham]

yeh they are pretty fiddly to change especially the right bulb with all the pipes in the way, I bought from halfords a set of led prism bulbs cost about £7, not the brightest ones ever but the colour match with my main beam is perfect, i went for the standard white bulb

 

[Elliott]

Aint got gorilla hands mate haha, just won't go in for some reason

 

[plymcl172]

they are quite a standard size but are very tight to fit and annoying

 

[hopey-182]

you have purchased offset pin havent you.

 

[Elliott]

i purchased just normal led sidelight bulbs.. i heard its capless i need? Can someone link me to ones that they have bought for there 182 please?

 

[Dan1587]

Some just need the sides filing/sanding down as they are a little too wide. Fiddly but they do go in, unless you have gorilla hands

I thought it was just me that had to sand them down.

What a pain in the arse, I thought it was just cause they were cheap too.

 

[Begbie]

I dropped a set in my engine bay, right tricky but they do go in...........eventually.

 

[Addicted]

why not check the connection fitment with the one you have taken out? if it matches you know they're the right fitment!

granted, mine took me a good 30mins to install them, they do have a dodgy fit tbh!

 

[200 Alex]

They are a pig to change. Actual headlight bulbs are the worst! :O

 

[frogster]

I got some led bulbs, the base does need filing to fit in the narrow bulb holder, some larger multi led's are too phyically big to go into the actual mounting hole!