Comments on: Headlamp covers http://www.grumblemutterspit.org/vwsucks/2005/07/27/headlamp-covers/ Drivers screwed. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:16:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 297 http://www.grumblemutterspit.org/vwsucks/2005/07/27/headlamp-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-4831 297 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:44:58 +0000 #comment-4831 Headlamp covers - Are you serious? And here I thought the NBs were difficult because the plastic tracks always derailed. For the NB, you pop the hood and lift a tab switch, the lamp will come out of the housing by about half an inch, and from thereon out you pull. Extremely easy, but then putting it back is the difficult part because of the aforementioned misaligned tracks. If I had to name one truly frustrating thing about the NB design (which, let's admit it, is form over function), it'd be the lamp tracks. The battery location is a close second (it's where it is in Jettas and Golfs, but think about the NB hood being circular and you'll see what I mean). Headlamp covers – Are you serious? And here I thought the NBs were difficult because the plastic tracks always derailed. For the NB, you pop the hood and lift a tab switch, the lamp will come out of the housing by about half an inch, and from thereon out you pull. Extremely easy, but then putting it back is the difficult part because of the aforementioned misaligned tracks.

If I had to name one truly frustrating thing about the NB design (which, let’s admit it, is form over function), it’d be the lamp tracks. The battery location is a close second (it’s where it is in Jettas and Golfs, but think about the NB hood being circular and you’ll see what I mean).

]]> By: formerAuditech http://www.grumblemutterspit.org/vwsucks/2005/07/27/headlamp-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 formerAuditech Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:20:18 +0000 #comment-4830 Headlamp covers - the last part of that statement pretty much sums it up.....don't let him do it no matter what car it is, if you don't have the patience for it, you shouldn't touch it........not to mention you have to align the headlights when you are done. much better if a shop with the required tool does it (the alignment box before you start flaming me that a ""wall is just fine""). jettas and GTI's are fun and i do believe require the removal of the front bumper in order for the headlights to come off. Headlamp covers – the last part of that statement pretty much sums it up…..don’t let him do it no matter what car it is, if you don’t have the patience for it, you shouldn’t touch it……..not to mention you have to align the headlights when you are done. much better if a shop with the required tool does it (the alignment box before you start flaming me that a “”wall is just fine”").

jettas and GTI’s are fun and i do believe require the removal of the front bumper in order for the headlights to come off.

]]> By: 297 http://www.grumblemutterspit.org/vwsucks/2005/07/27/headlamp-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-4829 297 Wed, 27 Jul 2005 10:00:45 +0000 #comment-4829 Headlamp covers - What year/model? The New Beetle can be frustrating, but the other models not so much. Headlamp covers – What year/model?

The New Beetle can be frustrating, but the other models not so much.

]]> By: formerAuditech http://www.grumblemutterspit.org/vwsucks/2005/07/27/headlamp-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-4832 formerAuditech Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:14:51 +0000 #comment-4832 Headlamp covers - yeah i am serious, i know on the Audi A4's you had to....the assemblies are set up completely different than that of the new beetles, wherein the headlight assmebly you are taking out is only one part of the complete assembly. the part you are sliding the bucket into is what actually adjusts the headlight position. whereas in GTI's, Jettas and the like the assembiles are one complete piece and have to be removed as such. Headlamp covers – yeah i am serious, i know on the Audi A4’s you had to….the assemblies are set up completely different than that of the new beetles, wherein the headlight assmebly you are taking out is only one part of the complete assembly. the part you are sliding the bucket into is what actually adjusts the headlight position. whereas in GTI’s, Jettas and the like the assembiles are one complete piece and have to be removed as such.

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