My wife's 2006 beattle has same problem. 3 headlights burned out in 1 year. Dealer is reolacing under warrenty and says issue is the the DRL has the headlights on all the time(although at reduced wattage) Poor set up. As soon as car is out of warrenty, I am going to figure out how to disconnect the DRL'sMy wife's 2006 beattle has same problem. 3 headlights burned out in 1 year. Dealer is reolacing under warrenty and says issue is the the DRL has the headlights on all the time(although at reduced wattage) Poor set up. As soon as car is out of warrenty, I am going to figure out how to disconnect the DRL's
I have had the same problem 6 times since August 2007. The car is now out of warranty. How do I disconnect DRL?I have had the same problem 6 times since August 2007. The car is now out of warranty. How do I disconnect DRL?
i need instructions on getting my headlight assimble out so i can change it i need instructions on getting my headlight assimble out so i can change it
if you know how to take the light out of the light socket it would save me like three hundred dollars or maybe even more the next time it happens please if you have any info that may help me I would so appreciate your helpif you know how to take the light out of the light socket it would save me like three hundred dollars or maybe even more the next time it happens please if you have any info that may help me I would so appreciate your help
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FIRST OF ALL YOU HAVE HALOGEN BULBS YOU NEED TO WEAR CLEAN DRY GLOVES ON HANDS WHEN HANDLING HALOGEN BULBS.OIL FROM HANDS WILL CAUSE THEM TO BURN OUT.OKAY TO REPLACE HEAD LIGHT BULB.OPEN HOOD AND PULL UP THE RELEASE LEVER AT THE BACK OF THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING.THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING SLIDES IN AND OUT OF THE BODY IN TRACKS.PULL THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING FAR ENOUGH FORWARD TO DISCONNECT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS THEN SLIDE THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING AT THE WAY OUT.TO INSTALL THE HOUSING SLIDE IT BACK IN ALIGNING THE RIDGES ON EACH SIDE WITH THE TWO TRACKS IN THE BODY.WHEN THE HOUSING IS IN FAR ENOUGH REACH THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO REATTACH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS.
Lift the hood and if equipped remove plastic engine cover. On each headlight you will see plastic retaining latches. releasing these latches will allow the whole headlight assembly to slide out. Its a canister type assembly. You can then access teh bulbs to replace the lights. it reassembles teh same way
This is based on my 2001 Beetle, so hopefully they didn't make it any more complicated by the 2006 model year.
Open the hood and look at the inside of the headlight housing. Going from the back of the housing toward the front, there's a metal clip, then a plastic lever, then a little rectangular button with dots on it. These are all right next to each other. Pop off the metal clip, press down on the little rectangular button, then pull up on the plastic lever. It's kind of like a childproof pill bottle cap, I guess. Once you've done all those maneuvers, the headlight housing should slide out the front. Then you can unplug the wires and replace the whole unit, or open up the unit and replace just the bulb.
Since you're working on the driver's side, you'll also have the added joy of trying to work around the battery compartment. You may have to take the battery cover off to get enough room.
open hood then remove plastic around required lamp then remove wire & bulb clip remove bulb then insert new one and replace clip put cover on again and your done easy.
The headlight is actually a bulb inserted into a light module. You can remove the plastic light module by releasing the tension spring on the rear of the headliht housing inside your hood. Once the tension spring is released pull the plastic light module from the fender socket by gently pulling on the edges of the headlight. The module should pull out with some minor difficulty. Remove the bad bulb from the rear of the plastic bubble, and replace it with a new halogen bulb. Replace the module into the fender socket and reclip the tension spring(s). Not all that difficult of a job once you know how its accomplished.
the ring that holds the headlight bulb in gets twisted to align the tabs so the bulb can be pulled out. the ring should stay on the headlight but if it comes off just line it back up and twist it back on with the new bulb
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My wife's 2006 beattle has same problem. 3 headlights burned out in 1 year. Dealer is reolacing under warrenty and says issue is the the DRL has the headlights on all the time(although at reduced wattage) Poor set up. As soon as car is out of warrenty, I am going to figure out how to disconnect the DRL's
I have had the same problem 6 times since August 2007. The car is now out of warranty. How do I disconnect DRL?
i need instructions on getting my headlight assimble out so i can change it
if you know how to take the light out of the light socket it would save me like three hundred dollars or maybe even more the next time it happens please if you have any info that may help me I would so appreciate your help
Remove front grill 1999 vw beetle
Would like to just unhook radio for now
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Speedometer backlight not working
Xm radio won't work
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