I have a 2013 1.6 diesel Mk3 octavia estate and have to change the headlights to comply with French law and roads, is this a difficult job on this car and any advice wecome. I have changed them on a vivaro,clio and mx5 so have a "litte knowledge"

I take it you don't have Xenons?

I have a 2013 1.6 diesel Mk3 octavia estate and have to change the headlights to comply with French law and roads, is this a difficult job on this car and any advice wecome. I have changed them on a vivaro,clio and mx5 so have a "litte knowledge"

You have to remove the front bumper then undo 2 bolts and slide the headlight out forwards.

Hi, how difficult is it to remove the bumper, the clio was a nightmwre but the vivaro was easy, the mx5 bumper was difficult as the bolts were not easy to access

Hi, how difficult is it to remove the bumper, the clio was a nightmwre but the vivaro was easy, the mx5 bumper was difficult as the bolts were not easy to access

Have a read of the Bodywork section of the repair manual here:

 

http://www.fileshare.ro/e31335605

If you have Xenons you can do it in the infotainment settings.

Otherwise yes, you will have to change.

Sadly don't have xenons,  To Petrol Dave, brilliant response and thank you so much, seems time consuming but with 2 hands should be ok,

Errr. I did all my front bulbs on my MY14 Elegance without removing the bumper. True you have to undo the fogs externally but the H7 & H15 are done from the back of the light fitting ie. from under the bonnet

Errr. I did all my front bulbs on my MY14 Elegance without removing the bumper. True you have to undo the fogs externally but the H7 & H15 are done from the back of the light fitting ie. from under the bonnet

The OP is wanting to change the whole headlight unit for LHD setup, not just replacing bulbs.

But yes, plenty of room to change bulbs by just opening the bonnet.

Edited 4 November, 20169 yr by vtec to vrs!