a3norwich said:Tried some Silvatec, better, but no where as bright as originals and their colour is orange not amber.
******. I got some of these today with a view to fitting tomorrow. I'll let you know...
a3norwich said:Tried some Silvatec, better, but no where as bright as originals and their colour is orange not amber.
a3norwich said:And... if you look at the back of the Silvatec packet they say that the silver finish and bulb life is not guaranteed. I think that the Philips SilverVision should last as long as the original [Osram] bulbs. They are definitely brighter too!
rich1068 said:I'd just like to say that there is no way on God's earth that a human male with normal (ie not alien spindly sucker things) hands can get to the front indicator light fitting to change the bulb.
Robin. Explain yourself.
rich1068 said:I'd just like to say that there is no way on God's earth that a human male with normal (ie not alien spindly sucker things) hands can get to the front indicator light fitting to change the bulb.
Robin. Explain yourself.
rich1068 said:Looking at your pics again I think there may be more room around the back of the Xenon units. I took off part of the back of the lamp unit and disconnected what looked like the main power supply. Even then I could only just brush the back of the flasher unit with my finger tips.
emzino said:Remove the front wheel! Wouldn't that ruin the tracking...?
emzino said:Remove the front wheel! Wouldn't that ruin the tracking...?
According to the workshop manual the correct way to change the indicator bulbs is, would you believe...
Switch off ignition and take out ignition key.
Remove appropriate front wheel.
Remove relevant front wheel housing liner
Turn bulb holder anti-clockwise and pull out of housing.
Screw bulb out of bulb holder.
i fitted new silver indicator bulbs last week, was a piece of ****. 2 screws out the arch liner, have a fiddle (ooh err) and job done. i actaully find the A3 very very easy to change bulbs on. Try doing it on a mk4 golf, trust me, the front bumper HAS to come off.
I did my GF's Mk4 Anni and changed the indicator bulbs and i didn't need to take the front bumper off to do so............
Remove appropriate front wheel.
Remove relevant front wheel housing liner
Turn bulb holder anti-clockwise and pull out of housing.
Screw bulb out of bulb holder.
The second part is what I would consider to be 'normal' procedure for changing an indiflicker bulb on any car...the first part just makes me think "christ ON A BICYCLE, audi even want you to go to the effing stealers just to change a bulb, and charge 5 grand in labour for doing it"