tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post5111874235531475910..comments2023-12-29T16:36:23.101+01:00Comments on Ben's Bilingual Blog: Ford Focus Headlamp bulb changeBenjolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14076527068502260545noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-78804447206820148292022-04-18T11:39:49.604+02:002022-04-18T11:39:49.604+02:00Tech On Electronics is the best Led Bulb Driver Ma...<br /><a href="https://www.techonelectronics.in/led-bulb-raw-material/" rel="nofollow">Tech On Electronics</a> is the best <a href="https://www.techonelectronics.in/led-bulb-driver/" rel="nofollow">Led Bulb Driver Manufacturer</a> in India. These products are suitable to bear the heavy voltage and known for their shock proof nature. Our products are available in various sizes and specifications. We also Provide <a href="https://www.techonelectronics.in/led-tube-light-driver/" rel="nofollow">Led Tube Light Driver</a>, <a href="https://www.techonelectronics.in/smps-adapter-12-volt/" rel="nofollow">SMPS Adapter 12 volt</a>,<a href="https://www.techonelectronics.in/about/" rel="nofollow">Mobile Charger</a> these products at market best price. Tech On Electronicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982422481108845958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-18151789184856822792017-12-14T18:29:21.426+01:002017-12-14T18:29:21.426+01:00Great walkthrough of a difficult task. I always us...Great walkthrough of a difficult task. I always used to loosen the battery tray on the passenger side (UK model) because I worried that taking out the self-tapping screws might mess up the aim of the whole unit, I guess I was wrong about that.Dave Smith Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120469140685622198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-634573238792191892015-11-14T16:53:13.886+01:002015-11-14T16:53:13.886+01:00I didn't even think to use a mirror before rea...I didn't even think to use a mirror before reading this. Battery side bulb successfully replaced on my Mk 1 UK Focus after much fiddling about. Your blog was a massive help, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-56451418814099147902015-08-04T19:18:19.996+02:002015-08-04T19:18:19.996+02:00Thank you. Thank you. The tip about a mirror was ...Thank you. Thank you. The tip about a mirror was invaluable. I was bemused by youtube accounts which seemed to have people practically dismembering their car to change a light bulb. Once I could see what I was doing, it all became clear. Still ridiculously fiddly but quite possible even for the non-mechanically minded.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-362745913683632572015-01-14T17:42:37.131+01:002015-01-14T17:42:37.131+01:00Thank you so much for your comprehensive and amusi...Thank you so much for your comprehensive and amusing blog. Despite the gathering gloom and biting wind I've just managed to change the battery-side bulb in my UK Focus. Although my brain doesn't work at all well in mirror-image mode, it all went very smoothly. Thank God for the internet and generous people like yourself!Keithhttp://www.tibblestone.com/oldradios/Old_Radios.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-73561443529928040172015-01-14T12:32:32.498+01:002015-01-14T12:32:32.498+01:00Thank you very much for the in depth information p...Thank you very much for the in depth information provided in this guide although i didnt actually need to replace the buld i did find gettin to the headlight unit very easy thanks to the instructions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-19141025692107520612015-01-05T02:34:12.150+01:002015-01-05T02:34:12.150+01:00Changed the passenger side headlamp bulb today on ...Changed the passenger side headlamp bulb today on my brother's Focus.<br><br>Your guide was very helpful, Benjol. Found the mirror was absolutely essential, couldn't have done the job without. <br><br>Hardest part was getting the weather cover back on. In the end I filed the tags down slightly to make them thinner. I then managed to get them back into the slots. I know it's cheating but we'd really had enough!<br><br>Thank you once again for providing such useful information.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-74744399172389796182014-12-31T17:54:51.325+01:002014-12-31T17:54:51.325+01:00Thank you. With your help and inspired use of the ...Thank you. With your help and inspired use of the mirror I managed the bulb change in 5 minutes in the dark with a torch. Great pics and great help.<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-50347096115294054762014-11-15T17:18:34.916+01:002014-11-15T17:18:34.916+01:00Thank you for this, sir. In every car I´ve previou...Thank you for this, sir. In every car I´ve previously had, this operation requires 30 seconds. It is funny how for the US model, the system is as simple as it should be, while in the European model looks like it was designed by a perfect psychopath.Jorge Palomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920446206622331139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-88837529630093923862014-08-19T12:38:14.753+02:002014-08-19T12:38:14.753+02:00Brilliant instructions - I read them out as my dad...Brilliant instructions - I read them out as my dad struggled! 30 mins later passenger lights done - thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-8919584697189197962014-06-17T07:47:46.808+02:002014-06-17T07:47:46.808+02:00cannot get that bloody cover back on no matter hoe...cannot get that bloody cover back on no matter hoe i try the last step of the operation and have struggled for minuets trying to position the cover correctly so as to be able to pull the retaining clip up but can never get the cover to fit exactly as lugs will not sink into their holes what about sawing off the lugs? if i do that cover maybe still not fit anyway? or if it does fit it will come loose as it will only be held on with the retaining clip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-51332542484309261892014-02-06T13:49:39.901+01:002014-02-06T13:49:39.901+01:00swapped both dip beam bulbs for xenons, in half an...swapped both dip beam bulbs for xenons, in half an hour. You are a star!Riknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-286008961732800642014-02-04T21:31:25.669+01:002014-02-04T21:31:25.669+01:00If anyone living in York has the same problem go t...If anyone living in York has the same problem go to Halfords on Foss Islands Road. I have just come back having had the front passenger side-light fitted on this problem headlight. The fitter just forcibly removed the cover, replaced the bulb and refitted the cover outside, in the dark, taking about 10 minutes. Total cost was a pack of 2x5w wedge bulbs @ <br>£2.99, fitting £4. It was fitted by James. I was highly delighted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-16802713838147442012014-01-12T11:32:54.963+01:002014-01-12T11:32:54.963+01:00Just changed both bulbs in less than an hour thank...Just changed both bulbs in less than an hour thanks to you. Yours is the best guide to this odious task. Thankfully i didnt need to remove either spring, i just pulled the connector block through a little bit and job done.....thank you thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-54385680626802884962013-11-30T17:49:43.479+01:002013-11-30T17:49:43.479+01:00Seriously great article. I wish I'd found this...Seriously great article. I wish I'd found this page back in 2008 when I got my Focus. It took me a long time to get the knack of changing them. Brilliant instructions and pictures. Haynes would want to up their game to this level!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-24643008201505651962013-11-10T13:10:21.150+01:002013-11-10T13:10:21.150+01:00Great article. Not an easy job to do. I was stuck...Great article. Not an easy job to do. I was stuck with how to get the weather protector plate back on until I read your blog. Took me less than 2 minutes!!! Thank You. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-6670542020156076012013-10-07T13:20:29.854+02:002013-10-07T13:20:29.854+02:00Guide was useful to know what to expect. Mirror i...Guide was useful to know what to expect. Mirror is the most essential thing. I replaced both main bulbs and sidelights on a 1999 MK1 Diesel, RH Drive, TDDI in about an hour. I didn't need to remove the headlamps at all. I used an inspection mirror with integrated led light(£8 from Robert Dyas UK also available on internet). Highly recommended so you don't have to hold a mirror and a torch. Unclipped the wiring plug first, then spring clip. Mirror was very useful to study clip arrangement before attempting removal and to practice putting bulb in, using the the old bulb. Drivers side was more difficult because there are a couple of pipes in the way. Now i know how it's done it would probably only take about 15mins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-8480840556684377432013-08-25T14:54:04.690+02:002013-08-25T14:54:04.690+02:00Thanks for the information.It really helped.I had ...Thanks for the information.<br>It really helped.<br>I had accidentally removed the entire headlight bulb retaining clip and could not figure out which way to set it back in and the driver's side is completely out of line-of-sight.<br>Your pictures did the trick.<br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-39247767947447719972013-06-08T17:40:24.278+02:002013-06-08T17:40:24.278+02:00You have to know what your motivation to have cert...You have to know what your motivation to have certain headlights. Maybe it’s time to replace the old ones. Or you want a fresh look coming from the car. wheel balancing machinehttp://www.wheelbalancingmachine.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-21640330641796883022013-04-21T17:35:27.616+02:002013-04-21T17:35:27.616+02:00before replacing the black plastic rain cover, i s...before replacing the black plastic rain cover, i sawed one of the locating lugs off, now it should be easier to get off/back on in the future!! what a mess around just to change a bulb, cheers Ford!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-23386438113726460862013-02-18T18:36:55.481+01:002013-02-18T18:36:55.481+01:00A life-saver. Brilliant photos. Although Halford...A life-saver. Brilliant photos. Although Halfords were very helpful they managed to supply the wrong bulb the first time. Still haven't got the black cover back on yet. May have to resort to parcel tape for that.Rev Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-12641993252555431332013-01-06T01:08:56.125+01:002013-01-06T01:08:56.125+01:00Millions of web pages with cute cat pictures, but ...Millions of web pages with cute cat pictures, but this a single page that was actually helpful. Oh, sweet Heaven, thank you for this. Without it, I never would have figured out how the retaining clip released on my American Focus; the Owner's Manual was supremely unhelpful in that regard. (And have you thought about translating your instructions to Braille? Because to change a Focus light bulb without a small mirror, you're pretty much blind.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-15118810625597217512012-12-10T14:39:47.928+01:002012-12-10T14:39:47.928+01:00Excellent guide, I was going crazy until I found t...Excellent guide, I was going crazy until I found this walk through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-73331555811900711242012-11-29T14:46:58.588+01:002012-11-29T14:46:58.588+01:00My 52 plate (2002) UK Focus 1.8 Tdci only seems to...My 52 plate (2002) UK Focus 1.8 Tdci only seems to have 1 lug hole for each weather cover despite there being 2 tabs. I was working entirely by feel as I had no mirror or torch but I'm pretty sure the outer tab has a hole and the inner tab doesn't.<br><br>The offside spring clip seemed to want to go on and off with a downwards push, whereas the nearside clip seemed to want an upwards push. Wasn't too sure about these but they seem to be holding ok.<br><br>Finally, I'm pretty sure these are Mk1 headlamps on a 2002 model, but Halfords listed the bulb as a 472. They turned out to be big ones whereas the dead bulb I removed was a 477. Beware if buying replacement bulbs from Halfords in case their bulb directory is wrong - although this could be my fault.<br><br>Despite reading instructions this still took me 30 mins to do both sides. Next time I will remove the lamp units so as to be absolutely certain that all the bits have gone back on properly.<br><br>Thanks for the reassuring pics of clips n things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9943981.post-36769045190451428072012-11-25T16:36:25.886+01:002012-11-25T16:36:25.886+01:00I like the Focus, but there is a special place in ...I like the Focus, but there is a special place in hell reserved for whoever designed this light fitting. Thanks very much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com