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 Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:25 am |
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Location: Sunny Rochdale
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Hi folks! 
I have a 2000 206 2.0HDI with front fog lights and the drivers side foglight is broken.
....Okay, I broke it 
pushed too hard trying to get the damn spring clip that holds the bulb back into place when changing bulb and now the bulb holder is loose on one side inside the housing.
I've spoken to 2 main dealers...
one says the fog light can be changed by removing the spotlight through the hatch in the wheel arch
the other says you have to remove the whole bumper and its a £90 job!  (excluding parts!)
Could anyone confirm which is correct please?
Any help will be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
because.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:28 am |
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You can take the fog light off without removing the bumper. there's an access panel in the arch liner. Then to fix the fog, just separate the glass from the rest of the fog, push the chrome lense back into place and then seal the glass back on with silicone
Depending on how long the silicone takes to dry its a 20-30 minute job
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:31 am |
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| Abzynthe wrote: |
| You can take the fog light off without removing the bumper. there's an access panel in the arch liner. |
Not all 206's with factory fit front fog lamps have the access panel in the arch liner 
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:32 am |
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ah ok fair enough
could always unscrew the arch liner from the bumper and do it from underneath?
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:35 am |
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You're my HERO!!!! 
Thankyou so much Abzynthe, very much appreciated (saved me a fortune!)
Mine does indeed have the access panel
Thankyou too MrBSI
Take care
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:53 am |
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Just a quick question before I get the big hammer out....
When I #cough# broke it the other day, I did try removing the unit through the hatch.
I unbolted the bolt at the bottom of the foglight mount and there are 2 prongs at the top that "slot" into the bumper.
I did try to pull the unit out, but it didn't want to come out of the slots at the top.
Do i just need to "persuade" it more? ...I was a bit careful, didnt want to break it anymore than I had Do i just need to pull a bit harder?
Thanks again.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 9:56 am |
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I think you have to tilt the lamp so the glass is facing the floor then it just pulls out
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:06 am |
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Hmmm... I do recall it seemed to hit something on the left stopping it from being tilted very much.
Maybe it needs some twistyfication to the right
I'll have another play & post how I get on.
Thanks again
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:48 am |
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you can always get another fog light if you dont want to separate the glass from the rest of the fog ( its broken already so wont be a problem if you brake it a bit more) lol
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:54 am |
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Oh, I'll deffo give it a go repairing it as Abzynthe described
So long as I can get the unit out of the access panel (really dont fancy pulling the bumper off  )
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:47 am |
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| CUSMAN wrote: |
So long as I can get the unit out of the access panel (really dont fancy pulling the bumper off ) |
Take the plastic archliner of
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:39 am |
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Okies,
I've taken off the Arch Liner...the foglight wont pull out as the washer bottle stops it being tilted high enough to unclip....bugger!
Soooo..anyone know how easy (Pleeease be easy!) the bottle is to remove please?
Cheers
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:48 am |
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If you get really stuck it not hard to remove the front bumper
206info.co.uk/Forums/v...t=580.html
Heres my how to on removing it, it's a simple job if you get stuck and can't remove the light through the gap
Would save you £90 as well 
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