Replacing a bulb....Cost

[derrynoose]

I was speaking to a mechanic recently who told me that the advice from VW is that the labour costs associated with the replacing of a front bulb in the new Polo will be in excess of one hour. Can this really be true?

[wiggal]

Could possibly be!

Although not a VW Polo, in the handbook for my car, it advises you to take the car to a Renault garage to have a light bulb changed as it is so difficult to do yourself! (My brother tried on his, and took him and my uncle 3.5 hours, and my uncle is a mechanic!)

[R1Geezer]

quite feasable, I don't know about a polo specifically but some cars have to have the whole light taken out to replace the bulb.

[wiggal]

My Megane has to have the car lifted and the wheel removed, never mind the light taking out!

[chas2008]

yep, quite common bumpers off, headlamps removed, underwing shields removed all sorts of options on modern vehicles for gaining access to the h/lamp bulbs...an hours labour is quite feasable.

[Panic Button]

Renault's have a problem with this, it is true, but not VW's I think.

[Panic Button]

Here is a comparison between a VW Golf and a Renault Megane.

http://www.youtube.co...-nIF4&feature=related

[AlBags]

New Focus is same : ) Access is ridiculous these days with more techno stuff in the engine bay, and coupled with lower bonnet lines.

[nightmare]

A few years ago, i needed to replace a headlamp bulb on a Vauxhall Zafira.
I happened to pass a Vauxhall dealer, so got the bulb there.
In the owner's handbook, there is even a diagram accompanying the simple instruction " turn the bulb holder anticlockwise and remove". This diagram bore little or no relation to what was actually there.
In short, it took a Vauxhall mechanic, with my help, about 3/4 of an hour to replace it.
To even get access to the rear of the bulb holder meant removing the entire indicator/side light module, plus several parts of the air intake system, inter alia.