Headlamp Bulb - Trained Monkey Required?

[Peasemold]

Has anyone managed to change a C3 headlight bulb on the battery side of the engine compartment?

Either you need to get your 6 year old kid or a trained monkey to get their hand into the confined space or you need to take out the whole headlight assembly.

Is it possible to easily remove the complete assembly, as I can't get my arthritic sausage fingers into the space to remove the connector.
Even if I could, I don't like the thought of plugging in a connector blind.

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[organist]

Can be done in situ - I've done it, but you need dexterous fingers (am a professional pianist and organist) to do it. A handbag mirror (NOT mine!!!) can help lots in the replacing of the bulb retaining clip. The connector is easy!

[Hans Freikit]

It's certainly tricky - I've just tried this morning to replace the main beam (H1) bulbs on our C3.

Driver's side was OK, but I found I had to remove the battery shroud to get at the passenger side. Then placed a large torch above the battery to light the space below.

Even so, it was pretty tough, managed to put several dents in my left hand. It doesn't help that there's a very tightly fixed cable running past the back of that lamp unit.

Best tip I can give - buy bulbs from Halfords and let [i][b]their[/b][/i] trained monkeys do the fitting for a couple of quid extra...

HF