Alfa 3.2 GT 2005 Headlight Bulb replacement xenon

[Black VXR]

Hi There, is there an easy way of changing the headlight bulbs on my wife's Alfa 3.2 GT 2005 with xenon lights?

I have heard talk of doing the job from underneath with the bumper off? Is this for real?

Thanks

[Black VXR]

No replies, that's a shame

Does anyone know the answer please?

[somejohn]

In theory the 3.2 is no different to changing the bulb on any other GT, although unfortunately that doesn't mean that it's particularly easy! The headlight bulbs in the GT are a bugger to get to - it was a bumper-off job for me although there's some people (with small hands) who are able to change them in-situ.

Do be aware that at this point the plastics may be a little brittle - be careful not to break the clips!

If you're asking about upgrading the current bulbs to Xenons, it's a little more involved than just switching out the bulbs. When I looked into this, Veloces had a kit which was around £100 with another £100 or thereabouts to install. Here's the kit:

http://www.veloces.co.uk/part/d5e617f53ee1e9c41e85...

The vehicle they had it installed into did look good although I decided it wasn't worth the cost for me at the time.

[Black VXR]

Thank you for your reply, best booked into the garage then?

The car has xenon's from new

[ITP]

I have a 147 GTA which i think has a similar front end. Mine has xenons too and i needed a sidelight bulb. No way of changing it without removing front bumper to remove lamp unit to allow removal of the rear panel. In situ the aircon pipes are in the way. On cars without xenons you can do it i think.