Passenger side front turn signal bulb. There are two bulbs for the
front turn signals, which I didn't realize until I replaced the wrong
one. The one I unnecessarily replaced has a long finned handle
protruding that is twisted counterclockwise to remove. This is the one
addressed in the owner's manual. I cannot tell how to get to the other
one (passenger side), and there is no mention of this bulb in the
manual.
I googled it and found some suggestions from other models that suggest
removing the headlamp assembly or removing the inner skirt to the
wheelwell. Any BTDT?
TIA
Andy

 

On Mar 29, 9:55 am, Andy <trifo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Passenger side front turn signal bulb. There are two bulbs for the
> front turn signals, which I didn't realize until I replaced the wrong
> one. The one I unnecessarily replaced has a long finned handle
> protruding that is twisted counterclockwise to remove. This is the one
> addressed in the owner's manual. I cannot tell how to get to the other
> one (passenger side), and there is no mention of this bulb in the
> manual.
> I googled it and found some suggestions from other models that suggest
> removing the headlamp assembly or removing the inner skirt to the
> wheelwell. Any BTDT?
> TIA
> Andy

Can't speak to the A6 but on my A4, you do indeed need to remove the
headlight unit to replace the turn signal and low-beam bulbs. There
are 4 bolts that need to be removed, and the rearmost one is very
difficult to reach, as it is very low and wedged between either the
airbox or a metal fitting and the back of the headlight unit. I made a
tool to get to it, gluing a hex-head wrench with the bend cut off into
an appropriately-sized socket and used a nutdriver to turn it.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA