mot fail

[deano1970]

well ,my 03 plate failed it's mot today, not on anything major, few bulbs, and parking brake not working at all on the off side, number plate light out also,this is my question, how do i get to the bulb above the number plate? got it out of the mrs scenic, dead easy, doesn't look quite so easy on the C5?? thnaks for any help.......

[Ben82]

Hi Deano,

I've done these myself a few weeks back. get the whole units from citroen (I paid 90SEK, about £9 for a pair, so not too bad), makes it far easier then... Get a small allan key, and bung it in one of the holes in the side of the plastic, and pull it towards the light and pull out at the same time... if it feels like it's going to break, it probably will (I think mine had gone brittle, hence why getting the whole units is a good idea)... I then used a screw driver between the protective felt and the plastic to pry it out, disconnect the cable, connect the new one up, and push firmly home.

EDIT: costs £3.28 each in the UK, part is 6340A3

[citronut]

i would try to remove the lens to fit a new bulb first here is an ebay listing for 10 bulbs

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and here is the price and part no. for 1 complete lamp probably minus the bulb anyway,

Part Number Description Quantity Price excl. VAT Price incl. VAT Total incl. VAT Selection
00006340A3 LICENSE PLATE LAMP 2.73 GBP 3.28 GBP 3.28 GBP

[Ben82]

Malcolm, they come with the bulb

[citronut]

Malcolm, they come with the bulb

that makes a change then Ben

[deano1970]

cheers ben,
where do i get them from? I guess you have priced them up somewhere to know the exact price? which is pretty good as well,thanks...

[Ben82]

cheers ben,
where do i get them from? I guess you have priced them up somewhere to know the exact price? which is pretty good as well,thanks...

Service.citroen.com is where I got the prices from just pop into your local dealer they should have them in stock at around that price.

[citronut]

cheers ben,
where do i get them from? I guess you have priced them up somewhere to know the exact price? which is pretty good as well,thanks...

register here Deano

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[deano1970]

nice one cheers

[Ben82]

nice one cheers

Btw peugeots have the same one so if there's a pug dealer nearer then you can get them from there, same part number etc

[myglaren]

Well worth knowing - I did mine a few weeks ago, the blown one was simple but the other one, a bit dim in comparison, fell to bits. It was just held in with some black mastic as it had been broken previously.
Held together with silicon sealer now.

[Ben82]

Well worth knowing - I did mine a few weeks ago, the blown one was simple but the other one, a bit dim in comparison, fell to bits. It was just held in with some black mastic as it had been broken previously.
Held together with silicon sealer now.

I dunno what happened to one of the bulbs in mine, it was as if it had exploded the bulb was black and crumbled, as I was planning on doing just the bulbs originally, I spent a good 20mins trying to get the rest of the bulb out. Not realising that when trying to put the plastic cover back on it wasn't going to stay put! I asked the dealer whether I should replace the plastic, but he said it was far easier to do the whole thing, and it is
Far quicker knowing you don't need to care if you break it too

[myglaren]

The blown bulb on mine crumbled too. Fortunately had the trusty Leatherman to remove the base.

Been fitting some bulbs in daughter #3's Clio.
Number plate bulb silvered so presumed broken but the new one wouldn't work either - corrosion on the contacts that were a bit weak too. Nice easy job though. Leatherman to the rescue again.
Dipped headlight bulb was not quite so easy and when fitted was very dim Swapped it for another - still dim.

Worked out after a few minutes that is was an H4 salvaged from a damaged headlight from one of works lorries - it was a 70W bulb - but 24V
Substituted a 12V one and all was fine. MOT tomorrow

[citronut]

sound like there making the lens and bulbs biodegradable now then

[G4EIY]

Bulbs very cheap, not sure how long they will last though.
Just ordered some W5W-12v Pack of 10 £1.39 !!!


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