Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today it's how to replace the daytime running
bulb on your Volkswagen T5 Transporter, now on my particular Van they never used to be on and
then all of a sudden it went to the garage and then they were working, this is something that
you can switch on using the OBD2 computer and there's a link above now about where that port is,
now apparently under EU law any new vehicles since 2011 have to have daytime running lights, but hold
on we're not in the EU anymore, we're in ENGLAND! Is it still a legal requirement we're not sure are
we Daisy? But personally I don't really like them because these bulbs are 21 watts each so that's
two bulbs that's 42 watts when you're sitting with the ignition on these bulbs are constantly on,
sometimes when I go surfing I start up the engine just to get it nice and warm inside but once the
engine is warm you can switch the engine off and just have the ignition on and still get heat
coming out of the blowers, but if you've got your daytime running light bulbs on there constantly
draining power. What we're going to do today is replace one of the daytime running bulbs which is
actually blown and it's the one on the passenger side which has stopped working so we're going to
swap that one out for a brand new one first thing you need to do is open the bonnet or the hood and
there's a link above now about how to do that, and to get access to the daytime running bulb
it's behind this cover here now if we go to the other side I'll just show you where
it is on this side it's behind this cover here but we're only going to be replacing
one bulb it's exactly the same procedure for the other side, and there's a link above now
about the fuse box locations and the hidden fuse on your Volkswagen T5 or Volkswagen T6,
we'll just take the protective cover off first that just pops off put that somewhere safe
and inside this unit you've got two bulbs the top bulb is the orange indicator bulb and the
bottom bulb is your daytime running light bulb and that is the one that we're going
to be removing and then replacing with a new one and fitting it back in, so it's the bottom one
we need to do is get a good firm grip on it with your hand I've got quite big hands
so it's quite hard to get inside there what you're doing is you're turning it
anti-clockwise as if you're at the back looking outwards but obviously facing it on this video
it's going clockwise so you just turn it about 20 degrees and then it just pops out
and there it is now to remove the bulb gently push it down
and twist it anti-clockwise about 10 or 15 degrees
and then just pull it out you can see the glass on this is slightly brown
so it looks like it has definitely blown let's just have a quick closer inspection
and this is a 12 volt 21 watt bulb if you need to have these bulbs use LED because that will
use less power you can see here the filament is actually broken and it's floating about in the
glass so take your brand new bulb 12 volt 21 watts with normal pins they're parallel pins
just comparing the old and the new here to put the bulb in line up with the grooves so those
noggins on the side line up with the grooves push it down and then twist it clockwise about 10 or
15 degrees and that is already in then line it up and you're turning it clockwise as if you're
at the back and facing it so as we're looking at it here we're actually going anti-clockwise
so put it into the grooves turn it about 20 degrees and it should just lock into place
it's a bit fiddly to get my hand inside here my sausage fingers there we go fabulous
and that's what it looks like when it's locked in
remember to put the protective rubber cover back on this just stops any moisture and
dampness getting inside and any dust, and there's a link above now about how to reset the service
light on this Volkswagen T5 that's really useful if you're doing your own servicing,
now let's test it out just put the ignition on go back round to the front
all working fabulous, and as I mentioned earlier if this is still a legal requirement
I recommend you use LED bulbs, be much less strain on your battery
and I've got a few scratched fingers and wrist putting my hand inside that small compartment
and that definitely definitely deserves a lovely cup of tea!
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