nordberg Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi all, I noticed this morning when I was bumper to bumper with another car as I crawled through Derby City Centre that my drivers side headlamp bulb has gone. So I thought I would pop on here and try and find a how to guide to replacing the bulb.FAQ \ wiki seems a bit difficult to navigate and didn't seem to come up with any hits on the search side of things . So my question is how difficult is it to change the bulbs on an S1 Elise? Any help or guidance appreciated Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi all, I noticed this morning when I was bumper to bumper with another car as I crawled through Derby City Centre that my drivers side headlamp bulb has gone. So I thought I would pop on here and try and find a how to guide to replacing the bulb.FAQ \ wiki seems a bit difficult to navigate and didn't seem to come up with any hits on the search side of things . So my question is how difficult is it to change the bulbs on an S1 Elise? Any help or guidance appreciated Andy jack car up. Remove wheel Peel back arch liner Remove electrical connection Remove water seal You will then see to metal retaining clips, these under from the top and fold downwards. Then remove the bulb. To refit it's just the reverse. If you are local to derby I'm happy to pop round n help if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwebster Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 With practice you won't need to remove the wheel or jack it up, just wind the wheel to one side, remove the inspection cover in the wheel arch liner and pop the bulb out and replace. 2 minute job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayj_prod Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I agree with Dan, it's possible to change just through the inspection cover. It could be worth taking the opportunity to check condition of the steel parts though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordberg Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Alex, Dan, Keith, Thanks for your responses. I will have a go at doing it myself (Cheers Alex) through the access panel. TBH I wasn't sure where you gained access to the bulb so it's been a great help just to know that that's where I need to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbo Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Even with the wheel fully over, I still find it easier to pull back the wheelarch liner than faff around with the access grommet. Once you've pulled it back, you can get one arm in to hold it back - easy to check everything around the headlight then as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil S1 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Agree with Chris, easier just to pull the liner back with the wheel on full lock. Helps even more if you jack the car up on that side as it lowers the wheel further out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I just take the lamp out and then fit a new bulb, less risk of touching the bulb (can be done with the wheel still on and on the ground) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketian Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Upgrade all the bulbs while you are doing it. Replace all of them so you don't have to do it again next month - and use bulbs like Osram Nightbreakers or equivalent. If you replace the sidelight bulbs with LEDs - get good ones, the cheap ones don't last long. Don't buy the bulbs from Halfords - you will find them on the net for half the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I have my cheap ebay led's on all the time I drive the car, never had an issue with them failing (on my 2nd set in about 10 years, only changed the last ones as the newer LED's were brighter) I have an S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketian Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I put really cheap (<£3 a pair) LED on and they lasted about a week and the replacements didn't work at all - maybe I was unlucky, but changing them is such a faff that I would rather spend a bit more and not have to worry about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtB Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Halfords bulbs are incredibly cheap on a trade card, a £15 set becomes around £2.50. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundaydriver Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Any heads up on where you'd buy new headlamps from, mine are the usual condition I guess, chrome a bit jaded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jody391 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Elise parts and Elise shop do the head lights. I've just fitted HID's which were £26 from Ebay. Vast improvement Night and Day improvement! Literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundaydriver Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Nice ! What's the plan when you get it MOT'd, is it an issue ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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