Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Installing repair kit for headlight housing, LED headlights only
| Special tools and workshop equipment
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| Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783- |
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| Torque screwdriver -VAS 6494- |
 Note
| If retaining tabs broke off the headlights, they can be
renewed using the repair kit for headlight housing. There is
therefore no need to renew the entire headlight. |
| There are different repair kits available for the left and
right headlight
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue. |
| Removal and installation are described for the left side.
Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in
the same way. |
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Remove headlight whose retaining tab is broken
→ Chapter. |
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Remove remaining parts of broken retaining tab from
headlight housing. |
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Fit retaining tab -1- of repair kit to
headlight. |
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Install headlight and align it flush to body contour. |
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Check headlight setting and adjust headlight if necessary
→ Booklet36.1 |
| → Chapter „Assembly overview – repair kit for headlight housing, LED
headlights only“ |
| Changing headlights over from driving on
right to driving on left (dual halogen headlights) |
| If an RHD vehicle is driven in a left-traffic country, or
vice versa, the headlights do not need to be adapted in any way. |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1783-
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If a right-hand drive vehicle is driven in a left-hand drive
country, or vice versa, the headlights must be converted. This
is necessary in order to avoid dazzling on ...
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Fig. 136 Left-hand drive vehicles: selector
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Fig. 137 Right-hand drive vehicles: selector
lever for automatic gearbox with lock button (arrow)
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1. -
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handling batteries. Avoid sparks as well as electrostatic
discharge when working with cables and electrical units. Avoid
short ci ...
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Installing repair kit for headlight housing, does not apply for LED
headlights
Changing headlights over from driving on right to driving on left (gas
discharge headlights)