Changing sidelight bulbs impossible
-
Stephenm43
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:13 am
- Qashqai Model: Mk.2 Qashqai Facelift - J11b (2017–2021)
I’ve just gotten a 2011 Mk1 Qashqai Puredrive DCI Ntec & I’m trying to change my sidelight light bulbs & unless you have the hands of a 6 years old, it’s bloody impossible. What were Nissan thinking?? I had a Renault Grand Scenic before & they were notorious for inaccessibility when changing bulbs but this is 100 times worse!! Is there anyone out there that knows a simple fast way of doing this that doesn’t require removing the headlight adjuster or half the engine????
-
gloucester
- Posts: 5194
- Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:04 am
- Location: Gloucestershire, England
- Qashqai Model: Mk.2 Qashqai - J11 (2013–2017)
Welcome to this forum.
Seems a fact of life these days - haven't had a J10 so don't have direct experience.
Seems a fact of life these days - haven't had a J10 so don't have direct experience.
(2015 Nissan Qashqai Tekna DIG-T 1.2 sold 15/6/18) ~ 2018 Suzuki Ignis SZ5 - 2018 Yamaha MT-07 ~ (2024 Volvo EX30 ordered)
-
Avo5021
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Sun Apr 08, 2018 3:18 pm
- Qashqai Model: Mk.1 Qashqai Facelift - J10b (2010–2013)
@Stephenm43,
I also encountered such a problem in our 2012 J10 QQ, so much so I tried using child labour ie our 8 year old to do it but she couldn’t follow simple instructions and I was scared of a knock on the door from the Child Exploitation Unit.
I found a great clip on YouTube about changing the Sidelight and Headlight bulbs on the J10 and I adopted that theory.
Off the top of my head it was to use a 10mm socket for the Sidelight bulb and a 26mm socket for the headlight bulbs, slip this over the top of the protruding piece of the fitting and turn, the extra few mm gives you some leverage and makes it a whole lot easier to change them.
I will try and find the YouTube clip
I also encountered such a problem in our 2012 J10 QQ, so much so I tried using child labour ie our 8 year old to do it but she couldn’t follow simple instructions and I was scared of a knock on the door from the Child Exploitation Unit.
I found a great clip on YouTube about changing the Sidelight and Headlight bulbs on the J10 and I adopted that theory.
Off the top of my head it was to use a 10mm socket for the Sidelight bulb and a 26mm socket for the headlight bulbs, slip this over the top of the protruding piece of the fitting and turn, the extra few mm gives you some leverage and makes it a whole lot easier to change them.
I will try and find the YouTube clip
