Headlight bulb change on mk5 VW Polo. No need to take it to a garage it's really straight forward
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@hugoventer84703 жыл бұрын
For the past 5 years I've been trying to squeeze my big hands in from the back. Thank you so much!!!!
@Lazerbather4003 жыл бұрын
I recently took my polo to a garage to change a headlight bulb, they had the car in there for a good 30 minutes doing it, then the guy says oh we had trouble with it as they are a nightmare to change on these, they claimed they had to jack the car up on the ramp to get underneath it, and remove the wheel arch panel just to gain access to the bulb! Total fabrication, and they charged me £22.00. Needless to say I wont be going there again, and should any more bulbs need replacing in the future I will do it myself now after watching this video. Thanks for sharing.
@livinvarghese4313Ай бұрын
Thank you, Emma. I just followed these steps, and it was super easy. 🙌🎉
@louh75193 жыл бұрын
I took my car to the garage & he was talking about taking the wheel off to get to light to change, bought bulb & changed myself thanks so much to you 🙌
@AFutureOf3 жыл бұрын
Just followed these steps with the 18yo daughter for the first time. Neither of us overly tools orientated and did take us a touch longer than 5 minutes but boom, all done - thanks very much :-)
@mamigagi3 жыл бұрын
I followed this video today and it was very helpful. Thank you! A note to other VW polo owners: Check your light bulbs first before starting this. My polo has H7 light bulbs, but I know of others that have H4 bulbs (go figure...)
@xXxNoisemaker2 жыл бұрын
It might be related to having a single or dual headlight. All trims except the cheapest ones should have dual, as far as I know. Philips' official video shows the single headlight version, and they say it's H4. I also have a dual headlight version, from early 2010, and it's H7.
@craigstocks2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much - a really great video. I changed a headlight bulb following your advice. One extra little tip I picked up while doing it - either side of the hole where you twist out the bulb, there is a small screw. I had to loosen those screws slightly to able to twist the new bulb back in. The screws were quite tight so I wasn't able to twist the new bulb back in place very easily. However, after loosening both the screws, the bulb twisted back in place easily. I then tightened both screws gently after the bulb was twisted back in place.
@clear-vision2 жыл бұрын
Comprehensive, step by step instructions: much fuller and clearer than those from male contributors. Well done telling us that the only tool required is supplied by VW with the car. I replaced the headlamp bulb on my Polo in 5 minutes. Many thanks and well done.
@philipreynolds2838 Жыл бұрын
Do you know where the tool is located?
@clear-vision Жыл бұрын
@@philipreynolds2838 The tool is screwdriver shaped with a star key tip. On my Polo it's located in the boot with the jack on top of the spare wheel.
@philipreynolds2838 Жыл бұрын
@@clear-vision brilliant thank you for replying
@robtudor3785 Жыл бұрын
Best video showing how to do this on KZbin. Succinct and to the point.
@quirienvandort37883 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for the video! I would also make sure to disconnect the headlamp unit from the power its just one cable on the back of the lamp. And I actually found out the whole lamp unit has a kind of slide/clip mechanism underneath that can make it a bit of a trouble to get the whole headlamp unit out of the car but if you try wiggling it upwards aswell with a bit of force then it should work👍 the head lamp unit also has a discription on the side about which lamp u should put in to it h7 or h4.
@Koboltgolf Жыл бұрын
Thank you alot, you saved me from going crazy (struggled 1hour before I saw your video) 😂
@guyfenson53412 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emma-this is easy to do following your instructions.Much appreciated
@chichilatte3 жыл бұрын
Ta very much! Never fixed a car in my life, managed this in 10 mins. Hardest bit was getting the whole unit out after unscrewing, took a bit of heft on the front side.
@kabelomoabelo85182 жыл бұрын
You jst saved me some money I jst changed my own bulb fast and quickly
@waveforest26875 жыл бұрын
The best one - simple and accurate. Thanks!
@EmmaBirdADI5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm pleased you found it helpful :)
@djallnbt83323 жыл бұрын
Fist time I change light bulb and yr video 📹 was very helpful thank you very much 😊
@Dano1981ful3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I have just spent an hour trying to get my shovel hands into the tiny gap wondering how the hell the bulb will ever go back in 🤣.... Much appreciated!!
@ireshnan Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Emma , very easy to follow video , worked perfectly 👏🏽👏🏽
@simontreacy3173 Жыл бұрын
Thank you perfect. TheT30 you mention is a Torx bit.
@davidhobbs78912 жыл бұрын
Just what needed, thank you. No more scraped knuckles and the cat had come out of hiding!
@metaldog884 жыл бұрын
Great, changed both my bulbs in less than 10 mins. Cheers
@nadiarazavi22734 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Was going to pay to get it changed but this video is so useful i will do it myself:)
@lucyfrancis12032 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the video, I’ve just been able to change the bulb on my headlight after watching it. Couldn’t believe how straightforward it was (if a little fiddly) on my Polo to extract the bulb from the connector. Nevertheless I’m very pleased with the result 💪
@samjarman31363 жыл бұрын
I think those screws are for the beam adjustment for the headlights. If you take them out they need to go back exactly where they came from or else your headlight beams will be out of alignment. That is why the hole in the car is enlarged, to enable you to move the headlight to adjust them. I drew round the screws with a sharpie before removing so they went back exactly where they came from. Hope that helps.
@keithgreen900911 ай бұрын
Thankyou for the video. That was a bit of a nightmare
@attackonpieck27894 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant review. I'm going to try and replace the sidelights, hopefully it's the same procedure.
@brettbenicio11943 жыл бұрын
sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a way to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly lost the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@brysenshiloh80443 жыл бұрын
@Brett Benicio Instablaster :)
@brettbenicio11943 жыл бұрын
@Brysen Shiloh I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@brettbenicio11943 жыл бұрын
@Brysen Shiloh It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thanks so much you saved my account!
@brysenshiloh80443 жыл бұрын
@Brett Benicio You are welcome xD
@jamief26875 жыл бұрын
I always used to get Halfords to do mine, but after seeing this one, I will give it a try myself! Thanks a lot, great video!
@spiritlight44402 жыл бұрын
Absolutely smashed it, awesome video!!
@andrewh48064 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emma, you’re a legend!
@Studders0110 ай бұрын
That easy? I took the headlight bulb out on the driver side without removing the whole cluster but I I couldn’t get the bulb out of the connector. Will have to try again tomorrow.
@haychbee10215 жыл бұрын
Hi this is a very helpful video, but is it possible you could make a video on how to change the high beam headlight? Thank you so much.
@SH-yx5nu4 жыл бұрын
So much easier than other videos 👍
@chriscassell88503 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for showing this! Just changed my driver side sidelight. :-)
@AFutureOf3 жыл бұрын
Great explanation thanks :-) Will get onto it at daylight tomorrow :-)
@paulwoods40942 жыл бұрын
Great video and very nicely explained, thank you!
@marvik..890111 ай бұрын
Thank you Emma.
@tottiterone4724 Жыл бұрын
Hello. Is this the same manual for a Polo from this year but with xenon headlights? So I can change the xenon bulbs just like this manual? Or do I have to go through the wheel arch? Thanks
@EmmaBirdADI Жыл бұрын
Sorry I don't know.
@patmckenna5510 Жыл бұрын
Very helpful - thank you 🙂
@ramadaansibeko39062 жыл бұрын
Thank you what a big help this video was. 👍😁
@Skyflyers4 жыл бұрын
When I was buying my 2016 polo it was advertised LED lights but it doesn’t have it
@swagataries4 жыл бұрын
Is this the same procedure to change the high beam as well??
@YunusEmre-yv1wy2 жыл бұрын
I changed my bulb but then a light popped up on my dashboard and it means that their is a problem with my light bulb thats weird did i put my whole headlight back in wrong or what?
@user-qk4dv9bp6r3 жыл бұрын
Can you link the bulb you used please
@billnaylor37343 жыл бұрын
Brill super clear
@deepanshus4 жыл бұрын
What was the screw head that you used? my Polo doesn't have any tools, that came with it.
@EmmaBirdADI4 жыл бұрын
It's called a torx key (sometimes known as star screwdriver or bit) it should be with the jack tools and is often double sided.
@AmerM74 жыл бұрын
T30 torx
@bilfotoАй бұрын
Thank you soooooo much!!!
@chantelleturner247 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@Bradford4488 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤
@jasperitoburrito4 жыл бұрын
If the car came with the screwdriver where would it be stored?
@diegobasile49814 жыл бұрын
With the tools beside the spare wheel
@gernotbird13834 жыл бұрын
Good job Cousin
@ohnomrugetme4 жыл бұрын
great video nicely explained
@carmel-wayfinder54014 жыл бұрын
Cheers 👍🏼
@eastbound5355 жыл бұрын
What i needed. 🙂
@charlessevera80514 жыл бұрын
How to unplug the cable?
@mamigagi3 жыл бұрын
Just pull on the black plastic part (not the cables)
@angelogialdini19775 жыл бұрын
Brava....sei in gamba...!!!!! 👍💪💪
@pjohn11804 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid
@Naeidea Жыл бұрын
Everyone always told me "Don't touch the bulb, don't do it in the rain, don't it in the cold, don't do it if you don't have gloves, don't do it X Y Z" Just tell when to do it..... Use a garage, use gloves, do it quickly.... Really????? If I didn't watch this video I would have had my shitty VW Polo in a fucking surgical room..... Thank you for quelling my worries.
@dahlebabdelgheffar12123 жыл бұрын
Bravo
@user-ky6vw5up9m3 жыл бұрын
Thank you V. Good
@dspf1racer7843 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@srinivaskumarreddy1203 жыл бұрын
East or west VW are best
@thooney2934 Жыл бұрын
Good girl
@eugenenaidoo63734 жыл бұрын
U bala
@benclarkson42052 жыл бұрын
Really disappointed with this video. My Mrs said her passenger side bulb had gone, so I undid the headlight as described, then after changing the bulb, I found out it was the drivers side bulb. Why didn’t the video warn me? 0/10