VW POLO Bulb replacement | VW POLO 9N Light Bulbs

Change Polo 9N headlight bulbs | headlight main & dip | side light | indicator
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This is MK4 Polo headlight bulb change
❌ It turns out the right side light unit in the video is aftermarket and the left side OE fitment, so make sure to watch the different methods for both. ❌
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The VW Polo headlight bulbs 💡 you will need are: (all twin packs and all Osram)
~ side light: W5W / 501
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~ dip beam: H7
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[@emmn.4307]

Buddy, your lights are not standard, most likely you (or a previous owner) changed one of them. On my Polo both have the plastic half a cm rotating rings to hold de bulbs in place, none have retention clips.

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks Emm. I hadn't considered that aspect. Double checking, the Haynes manual gives instructions for the ring holder type (left light in this car), so this would seem to be standard. I'll have to look at the right lamp for any markings (eg part numbers) that might identify it's origin.

[@CycloneCyd]

You're correct. The left side light 💡 is clearly the OE one, it has the Valeo markings on it, whilst the right side one has no manufacturer markings so is an 'aftermarket' unit. Unfortunately, the YT system doesn't allow videos to be edited by adding to them 😬, so I shall have to leave the video 📽 and add something in the description 📖. I've also pinned this comment. Many thanks for your input. Appreciated. 👍

[@georgioskechaidis4792]

@@CycloneCyd very useful video, because my polo has a valeo headlight.Efharisto.

[@CycloneCyd]

@@georgioskechaidis4792 Hi Georgios , You're welcome. Don't forget to like 👍 and share.

[@denvernaidoo4998]

No ways that's nonsense. Nothing was changed. My polo vivo made in South Africa follows the Euro spec. The fittings are exactly the same as this from the factory. You get 2 types just depends on available at the factory. It could have either or.

[@rhystheodore4903]

One of those things, it should be easy, it ended up being easy, but I still had to go through 10 youtube videos until one actually explained and showed it properly. Which was this one. A+ video! Thank you.

[@CycloneCyd]

Awesome. Glad you're sorted

[@martinheath9947]

Appreciate the walk through. I have a 2004 & the main bulbs are held in place the same way on both sides. No retaining springs, just the plastic rotating bulb retainer ring, which is new to me. Life saver. Thanks.

[@udayjagdish469]

Thank you for making an effort to take clear videos/photos to aid your explanation. Made it so much easier to understand :)

[@diond1333]

Thank you so much, this was the most clear instructions on how to do this on KZbin.

[@raycutajar629]

Thank you so much for showing the process so clearly. With your guidance I managed to change the left dip light in no time. Otherwise I wouldn’t have done it. Thanks again.

[@Slashonfire93]

This video was so clear, I was able to change all bulbs in 5 mins! Cheers mate!

[@CycloneCyd]

Nice work! I try to make my videos easy to follow and accessible for all.

[@MAKSASSSS]

Great video! Thanks for making this! I needed to change passengers side and kept thinking a clip was missing!!

[@CycloneCyd]

A lightbulb moment 😆😂😆😂❓

[@jimbrownza]

Subtle difference on mine, in that both indicators are under those screw top thingies. But even if I had thought of taking that cap off (very very tight, but then it's been on there since 2004 ;) ) I would never in a million years have guessed how the plastic paddle contraption worked, so thanks for that! (Side note... and perhaps of help to others.... the "faulty" bulb looked fine to me on removal, and worked on a battery. So now what? Then I noticed that none of the lights on that side worked- headlights etc. So what's common? Great big plug that looked like it brought all the wires to the lights on that side, was loose! I had just got the car back from having the radiator replaced, and they obviously hadn't clicked that common plug home.) (Side note #2: Must have taken you some time to get those camera angles correct from inside the engine compartment. Great work.)

[@CycloneCyd]

You'd think a garage would have been more careful eh? It often is, but that's what seperates a good video from a crap one. And this is my living now.

[@sigmamaleaffirmationhypnob7340]

you're a top bloke mate doing God's work out there

[@dustdriver115]

Thank you very much indeed I was stuck and struggling, thanks your video I managed to lock the bulb in place.

[@CycloneCyd]

Great job! Yeah, it is fiddly

[@alastairjulie1421]

Excellent video. I was struggling to find that parking light bulb.

[@CycloneCyd]

Glad I could help

[@chrisalexander4611]

Really helpful, clear and stupid-proof! Thanks! 🤓

[@zenoelea8239]

Excellent video, thanks.

[@andrewalker9946]

Thank you!

[@kris856]

Thank you. By far the best and the most informative video on this matter in the whole youtube

[@CycloneCyd]

☺ why, thank you sir.

[@robjennings9853]

I couldn’t do it, watched your video, and now it’s done, thank you very much!!

[@CycloneCyd]

Excellent!

[@lloyd007a]

Just changed the left hand dipped beam bulb on my Polo using your demonstration! Very helpful, particularly as you pointed out the mechanism for securing the bulb was completely different! Thank you!

[@CycloneCyd]

Glad it helped

[@olivianeville2064]

Thank you so much!!

[@the_man_panda]

Thank for sharing. This helped me change my own headlight bulb 💡

[@CycloneCyd]

No problem 👍 welcome aboard, Patrick. BTW, in case you need, the front brakes on the Polo 9N are exactly the same as they are on the Ibiza video I just published: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4qmYYWGmKpqpaM

[@leeroybrown2461]

Great vid I bloody broke a clip 😢 Wish I watch before I went in like a bull

[@akz2204]

Thanks for explaining that theres 4 bulbs. The 'parking light', H1 & H7 then obviously indicator bulb. Hard to explain these things when you turn up to the auto shop & try to explain it. "You know the round light thingy, thats next to the low beam thingy" 😂

[@CycloneCyd]

Ha ha, yeah, been there done that! 🤘

[@JackDoonerMusic]

Great videos, thank you very much for all the help. I’ve changed them all successfully (front and rear) thanks to your 2 videos, except the front indicators. Both sides have that screw cap you turn at 6:55 in the video, I’ve put a huge amount of force in to it but just can’t get that unscrewed. I’ve even tried vice grips but don’t want to break it. Any advice? Thanks

[@neosneos3680]

Sehr gut erklärt , tolles Video

[@yves2348]

We had a bulb change contest amongst friends. Front H4 : 19 seconds hood closed to hood closed - rear taillight FIVE seconds trunk closed to trunk closed (third attempt). The car ? My loyal Mercedes W124 :) Oh yeah... I won.

[@CycloneCyd]

Awesome, you should have filmed it.

[@mubarakahmed9993]

thank you very much it is helpful

[@pjecki]

Thanks for this, came in handy today =)

[@CycloneCyd]

👌👌. thanks for watching

[@HectorM777]

You’re my savior

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks, happy to help. Welcome aboard.

[@miras.w]

Dzięki, dobry poradnik. 😊. Ja mam takie mocowania jak Twoje. 👍

[@Kelly-ku5ni]

Tengo un wv polo 9n y tú vídeo me ha servido de muchima ayuda muchísimas gracias . Un saludo y feliz 2021 con mucha salud y trabajo .

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks for watching and welcome aboard. Stay safe. Gracias por vernos y bienvenido a bordo. Mantenerse a salvo.

[@francisconobrega4940]

Great video, helped me doing it very easily.

[@CycloneCyd]

Great to hear! Welcome aboard

[@treecloser]

At 04.58 time stamp in this video, to me the important thing that im looking for is, how to disconnect the cable/plug/connector that is connected directly on to the lamp. I only see turn it counter clockwise and then.....???...just pull it out. Ok thank youfor this video im going to search a bit further on the grid. Greetings from The Netherlands

[@diekus5388]

With a 1.9 TDI engine is a nigthmare change the bulbs, there is no space for the hands, but your video is quite useful, thank you and greetings from Spain!

[@CycloneCyd]

Thank you and welcome

[@carmel-wayfinder5401]

Cheers man 👍🏼

[@CycloneCyd]

No problem 👍

[@cam1294]

Thank you!!

[@CycloneCyd]

Welcome Don

[@sabbas831]

Great video thanks 👊🏾

[@CycloneCyd]

No problem 👍

[@Pusteja]

very useful video and really clair!! Thank you!

[@CycloneCyd]

You're very welcome!

[@rashadgenceligermany7285]

Thank

[@missionpassed4584]

Thanks soo much for this video it really helped, I found that one bulb holder had a broken clip on one side so was a real pain to get out as it would grip one side rather than come straight out, I had to squeeze a finger in and somehow press the existing clip thing then it came right out.

[@CycloneCyd]

Sounds like some 'ape' has had a go at it in the past!

[@missionpassed4584]

@@CycloneCyd yea they did not follow your video, clearly!

[@BensWorkshop]

Many thanks. Very helpful.

[@CycloneCyd]

Hi Benedict, thank you. 👍 the video if you got value from it.

[@BensWorkshop]

@@CycloneCyd Incidentally I think you have different fittings on either side because you have had an after market light unit fitted on one side.

[@Ashfaq00786]

Great video. Thanks for sharing

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks for the visit

[@lucafrancato4060]

Many many thanks

[@CycloneCyd]

Most welcome👍👍👍

[@OYZ88]

Good

[@wildhogget69]

Great video Cyclone, one question, my lights seem absolutely rubbish, when switching to main beam, is it only the two round middle lights that come on, is this the only main beam lights? I can actually have them on full beam and nobody even flashes me to advise they are so rubbish?? I love the little VW, lots of small issues but runs like a dream!!

[@davrondinelli6018]

Merci beaucoup !

[@CycloneCyd]

vous êtes les bienvenus

[@lost1find]

I thank you

[@CycloneCyd]

And me you 👍

[@Amazingfeet]

My rh light is the same fittings as your lh one so they must have updated something,, I can't get into it though it's really tricky

[@andredugrain5954]

Super! Merci vraiment :-)

[@CycloneCyd]

And merci to you too, Andre

[@Amazingfeet]

Very useful video thank you for sharing

[@CycloneCyd]

My pleasure

[@Markvicky898]

very good

[@CycloneCyd]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@gamkid8896]

Hallo, danke für die Erklärung. Es war sehr klar. Ich habe eine Frage. Kann ich LED-Beleuchtung für das Nachtlicht anbringen? Und wenn ja, welche Nummer und welches Land sind für mich zulässig? Vielen Dank.

[@Drone626]

I have a 1.2 petrol polo 9n and 54 plate. Are these headlight bulbs all 1 pin connection please?

[@uberscuba4796]

My driver side dipped beam bulb has gone. Am I ok to just change this one or do I have to change both?

[@WB-kx7jw]

Great vid mate! Do I need to switch the battery off before changing the bulb?

[@CycloneCyd]

No, there's no need to disconnect battery. There is no danger from 12V DC. Make sure the bulbs have been OFF for 10 mins before changing though - those halogens run very hot (200C plus). And it might seem obvious, but don't do it with the engine running. Thanks for watching and interacting. Don't forget to share and subscribe.

[@Szarko32c]

It's so easy. In Opel they made it so difficult.

[@CycloneCyd]

lol, yeah some cars are better than others. Some cars you have to remove the headlights. Anyway up, welcome aboard

[@TheOriginalWalker]

Is it possible to replace the main/side light halogen to led bulbs?

[@CycloneCyd]

That's illegal here in the UK. The vast majority of kits are utter rubbish - poor beam, dazzle oncoming drivers etc - that's why. You can change the W5W sides to LEd though - I've recently bought some of these and am well chuffed with them bit.ly/w5w_LED

[@kamranhashmi1575]

Can't get mine out,I have turned anti clock wise still isn't coming out

[@startariot5648]

So I took out the inward headlight's top bulb and middle bulb as the top one was broken. The middle bulb was working fine but once we took it out, it didn't work again after putting it back, even though we even got a new bulb for it. Any idea what the problem could be? :/

[@CycloneCyd]

Sorry to hear that. Take the bulb back out and check it across the battery or with a DMM. Bulbs hate being handled. Also check the connector is seated properly - they can be fiddly

[@rcooliscool2319]

Anyone else have very dim dipped beam, changed the bulbs but could still do with more light range

[@CycloneCyd]

If range is poor, maybe the headlights are pointing down too much. Probalbly worth having them adjusted upwards at a garage. Also check they are not lowered using the dash thumbwheel.

[@jodimackie5810]

Hi, when I try to pull to get the parking light out like you have done at 1.16 it doesn’t let me. It seems to be stuck. Could you help me with this? Thankyou

[@CycloneCyd]

Pull a little harder. Can you get your fingers in to grip the bulb holder and pull it?

[@jodimackie5810]

I am able to get to the bulb holder but when I pull on it, no matter how hard I pull it doesn’t move

[@crsco07]

It's a sedan? Can you show the change of the Tail lights?

[@CycloneCyd]

We no longer have the Polo now, so can't do any more videos on it.

[@dcdane3384]

My front fog light wont seem to budge for the life of it yet you seem to pull yours out so easily

[@CycloneCyd]

I've got a few Polo specific videos here on my Polo 9N playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX_dXpSoepqHnbc

[@TrollNO21]

what is fog light bulb size ?

[@CycloneCyd]

IIRC it's H1

[@360Jabbatt]

thank you, bastard job

[@CycloneCyd]

Thanks for watching. Yeah it can be, depending on the engine. Especially the left hand.