hey, really struggling to get into the side lights on my 2008 1.4 tdi s. there doesn't seem to be enough room to get into the connector. does anyone know of an easier way to get in. nearly ripped my hand to bits trying to get in. cheers steve :S

Same problem as I'm having as well, a way we are thinking of trying is to remove the wheels and the arch liner and you can get in that way a lot easier.

Davy

will try then, cheers!

hey, really struggling to get into the side lights on my 2008 1.4 tdi s. there doesn't seem to be enough room to get into the connector. does anyone know of an easier way to get in. nearly ripped my hand to bits trying to get in. cheers steve :S

Hi just done mine they are a pain and you will loose some skin in the process,this is what I did

1 remove dust cover from back of bulb housing

2 drop the cover to the bottom of the car(I am ham fisted so could'nt help it)

3 get can of small WD40 with its little red straw

4 give a precise spray into the housing directly where the bulb holder is

5 wait a couple of minutes and pull on the holder it may take a while I grabbed the wires and just yanked eventually it gives

6 remove the unit until you can she the bulb and replace with new bulb

7 replace the bulb into the hole from once it came bit of giggling about here and guide it in

8. replace the dust cover if you have not dropped it to the bloody bottom!

and hey presto you have new bulbs

I replaced mine with phillips blue light much better

I have done this if you take the screws out of the inner plastic wheel arch it moves out of the way put your hand between wing and arch on the back of the bulb holder press two tabs in and push out. replace bulb and push back in refit plastic inner arch.

OR, pop to halfords, pay the nice man a tenner...

eventually got round to doing this. went with the wd40 option and voila all done. i did drop one of the rubber covers into the bottom of the engine compartment, never to be seen again! thanks for all your advice, now to get the engine oil and filter changed before the snow comes :S

eventually got round to doing this. went with the wd40 option and voila all done. i did drop one of the rubber covers into the bottom of the engine compartment, never to be seen again! thanks for all your advice, now to get the engine oil and filter changed before the snow comes :S

Hi stegsy76, I've recently done the oil change, fuel filter, oil filter ,air filter and internal cabin filter change its a doodle, if you want genuine parts( best thing to do really) on the bay have a look for "firstforskoda" got all my stuff of him, he's a skoda dealer if your stuck PM me

Nice one, will check them out. Thanks for the heads up! :yes:

on the bay have a look for "firstforskoda" got all my stuff of him, he's a skoda dealer

I can find a guy called 'number1forskoda' but not 'firstforskoda'. Is that the correct one? Cheers.

I can find a guy called 'number1forskoda' but not 'firstforskoda'. Is that the correct one? Cheers.

Have the same prob, typed in firstforskoda but no results???? :'(

Sorry it's number1forskoda

Sorry it's number1forskoda

Cheers, thanks.

Ta