Front Fog Light On Desire...

[morgan]

Hi all,

 

First post... I have a 2004 Berlingo Desire HDi.

 

One of my front fog lights is smashed - Citroen dealer wanted £140 to replace/fit!

 

So I bought a replacement light elsewhere for £24. At the weekend I tried to fit it...

I'd been told that the front bumper would have to come off - I got so close - about 15 bolts/screws etc but I simply could not access the final screw - it seems to be behind the headlight but unfortunately that refused to come out too!

 

I've been to several Halfords but no-one has the Haynes manual in yet so I thought i would post here for any advice until I get hold of the manual.

 

Now I'm really happy with my Berlingo but after 2 unsuccessful hours in the cold on Sunday, I was p*ssed off!

Fitting a new light shoould be easy! Surely someone else has had this problem...?

 

Cheers,

 

Morgan

[Terry1100]

Our Blingo's been OK but we had to replace one on the Picasso we had previously.

 

Same story £25ish but a fortune to fit and a scare story that the whole bumper would have to be removed.

 

If memory serves, on the Pic at least, although the whole bumper did not have to be removed, it was necessary to unbolt the bumper and lift it forwards slightly to get to one of the screws.

 

Not as bad as it seems if it's the same on the Blingo

[morgan]

Thanks for the reply Terry.

 

Well, I finally got a Haynes manual...

 

To access the front foglights, you have to raise the front of the car and pull back the wheel arch liner. The Haynes manual then basically says: Unscrew the THREE retaining screws and remove the foglight... Fitting is the reverse...

 

Now, this may be true on the passnger side foglight but unfortunately it was my drivers side foglight that was broken and the washer fluid reservoir sits right in the way of all FOUR screws. So, first you have to remove the reservoir and then secure it somewhere ensuring that it doesn't pour onto your head as you struggle getting the old foglight out and the new one in...

 

All in all though, if you know what you're doing, it's probably not that troublesome...

 

Another question Terry - I'm planning on getting a service in the next 2 weeks - I've only reached 20,000 miles but I'm off to France and Spain for 3 months so want everything running well. I see that you recommend Harish Autos in North London - any idea what kind of price it would be for a service on my Berlingo 2004 2.0 HDi Desire with 20, 000 miles and what is their turnaround time?

 

Thanks,

 

Morgan

[Terry1100]

Morgan,

 

Not sure about price for a diesel - but I'm sure it would be cheaper than Theocco.

 

Give Nish a call on 020 8238 9190. They can usually get you in at short notice. As they're not a full blown dealer, there's no free loan car (but I think they have a special rate on a car).

 

Having said that, they can give you a lift somewhere or you can trot over to Morrisons for shopping and a coffee.

 

Friendly and flexible.