Replace Headlight Fixing Brackets - Skoda Octavia III 2013 Workshop Manual

– Switch off the ignition and all electrical components.
– Remove the headlight with the defective light bulb
⇒ "1.2 Removing and installing headlight", page 80
– Lever off lens for signal bulb -1- using a screwdriver. Proceed
carefully so that the remainders of the cover do not grip into
the headlight housing.
– Turn bulb socket -arrow- and remove from the headlight.
– Disconnect the plug -2- and replace the defective light bulb.
– After installing the new light bulb -4- attach the cap -2- with the
O-ring -3- with screws -1- (1.5 Nm).
– Further installation occurs in reverse order.
1.5

Replace headlight fixing brackets

If the headlight fixing brackets are broken or damaged, they can
be replaced by installing the repair kit. The complete headlight
must not be replaced.
Note
Before repairs check if the headlight has no other damage, as
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the repair would be senseless.
The replacement brackets can be ordered separately see ⇒
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Electronic Catalogue of Original parts . There are no fixing
screws in the repair kit.
Before repairs the headlight must be removed
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⇒ "1.2 Removing and installing headlight", page 80
After installing the headlight, adjust the headlight
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⇒ "1.3 Adjusting headlights", page 80
– Detach the remainder of the original bracket.
– Change the contact surface (grind off, remove by file) to allow
a new bracket to be inserted properly.
Octavia III 2013 ➤ , Octavia III 2014 ➤
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Electrical system - Edition 12.2014
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