Hi everyone.

I'm in need of some advice if anyone can help me!

I have received Osram Night breaker headlights in the post along with some LED side lights, managed to change the sides. Seeming literally impossbile to even access the headlights. Either I am being stupid or this is a known problem. All advice is more than welcome. I've a fabia 1.6 tdi 105, monte carlo. 

Thanks in advance!

You'll find it a hell of a lot easier if you remove the front bumper and removing the unit to access the bulb. That or you could try lifting the car up, removing the wheel, remove the lining inside and you should be able to reach into the lights from there.

Really?? Its slightly tight in my Fabias (2012 1.2 tsi SE and 09 htp) but not difficult. Just pull off the rubber caps at back of headlamp, reach in and grab the plug/bulb base between thumb and finger and twist anticlockwise (looking from back to front) to unclip the bulb from the headlamp and remove.

Maybe montes are different.

Edited 20 May, 201610 yr by xman

You'll find it a hell of a lot easier if you remove the front bumper and removing the unit to access the bulb. That or you could try lifting the car up, removing the wheel, remove the lining inside and you should be able to reach into the lights from there.

That doesn't sound all that easy - surely skoda wouldnt require you to take the car apart just to change the bulbs? 

That doesn't sound all that easy - surely skoda wouldnt require you to take the car apart just to change the bulbs?

I have big hands so changing the bulb especially the passenger side behind the battery is a pain, it was a bumper off job. I couldn't get the twist on the fitting so resorted to removing it.

Edited 20 May, 201610 yr by LGM

I have big hands so changing the bulb especially the passenger behind the battery is a pain, it was a bumper off job. I couldn't get the twist on the fitting so resorted to removing it.

I know what you mean, I butchered my hands just taking out the side lights! 

Wouldn't know where to start taking the bumper off!

Small hands do help but with a little patience and perseverance changing the bulbs is straightforward.

Removing the main bulbs is a hell of a lot easier than the side lights! How did you do the side lights with the fuel filter in the way?!

1. Steering on full lock.

2. Undo torx screws in wheel arch liner.

3. Pull back liner and reach in to rear of light unit.

I have big hands so changing the bulb especially the passenger side behind the battery is a pain, it was a bumper off job. I couldn't get the twist on the fitting so resorted to removing it.

 

 

Small hands do help but with a little patience and perseverance changing the bulbs is straightforward.

 

 

Removing the main bulbs is a hell of a lot easier than the side lights! How did you do the side lights with the fuel filter in the way?!

 

 

1. Steering on full lock.

2. Undo torx screws in wheel arch liner.

3. Pull back liner and reach in to rear of light unit.

 

Managed to do the side lights pretty easy, just a little bit fiddly!

Got the left headlight out, to find that the lights that I had bought, were identical to the lights already in the car!!!

Osram nightbreakers, from all the reviews I had read, I was expecting some really good and bright bulbs, but literally no different!

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding headlights??

Check the headlamp alignment as they tend to be set low from the factory. The 100+% extra bulbs are overhyped, the intensity difference from a decent make standard bulb is actually not that much. Marketing.

Two allen key adjustment are on the housing, iirc the outer one twists the housing left/right and the inner, up/down.

Edited 21 May, 201610 yr by xman

What LED side lights did you go for? Do you have a link?

Would you happen to have any pictures or know of any tutorials to raise them??

 

 

I bought - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00MWQ6J7S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EPLCPRG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

The LED's are great, cheap too, bought on the chance they may work, they're very bright, I have also fitted them into the boot light, interior lights, and glove box lights, nice to have everything nice and bright and white!!

Still looking for some white headlights....

Edited 21 May, 201610 yr by jirving95

What LED side lights did you go for? Do you have a link?

Check the headlamp alignment as they tend to be set low from the factory. The 100+% extra bulbs are overhyped, the intensity difference from a decent make standard bulb is actually not that much. Marketing.

Two allen key adjustment are on the housing, iirc the outer one twists the housing left/right and the inner, up/down.

Just a correction to my post, the allen key adjusters twist the internal lamp assemblies left/right/up/down, not the headlamp itself. Stand the car a couple of metres from a vertical surface such as a wall with headlights on dip and when you adjust the allen key adjusters you can monitor how the light pattern shifts. It helps doing it when its dark, obviously.

Edited 21 May, 201610 yr by xman

 

Managed to do the side lights pretty easy, just a little bit fiddly!

Got the left headlight out, to find that the lights that I had bought, were identical to the lights already in the car!!!

Osram nightbreakers, from all the reviews I had read, I was expecting some really good and bright bulbs, but literally no different!

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding headlights??

 

 

I have found Philips Xtreme vision to be good in the past. They had the best output in light tunnel tests. I haven't tried them on the Fabia yet though.