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Took it to my local indy in the end. They replaced the bulb with the headlight unit on a bench. Annoyingly though, the same bulb has gone again 🤬. This time, I thought I would go to Skoda Dartford and have them do it, for peace of mind. However, it turns out they have less of a clue than the posters on this thread. The technician insisted the bulb was seized, and we had an argument about how it came out. My car has the retaining clips. He was trying to twist it. He bet me a million pounds too and was a bit more humble once we both went over to the car and I showed him. Don't think he'll pay the million quid though. I said I knew how to do it as I'd read the workshop manual. He said "oh, I don't read those"! Having taken the car to Skoda for the expertise (it certainly wasn't for the price of the £140 bulb!) I just left after that. They are clueless. I'll go back to my indy.

Took the wheel arch liner out earlier. A bit better access but STILL wasn't able to fit it properly! Then ended damaging the bulb 😡. I think I'm just going to swallow my pride and take it to my local mechanic. God knows how much a Skoda garage would charge. I can't believe how awful the design is.

I can't get the bulb in either. It has the metal clip. The bulb just doesn't seem to seat properly at all, and there's so little space I can just about get my hand in to manoeuvre the clips. I've tried for an hour now and scratched my hand to shreds! Should the bulb feel like it's seated into a certain position when it's in the right place? Power socket facing down, right? Is there a knack to putting the clips back into position whilst keep the bulb in the right place? I feel so incompetent that I can't even replace a bulb!