Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Golf Mk5 > Vehicle electrics | Electrical system | Lights, lamps, switches inside, anti-theft system | Lights and switches in roof trim | Front interior light and reading light (vehicles with no sliding sunroof)

Renewing left centre reading lightW39 and right centre reading lightW40 > < Removing and installing front interior light and reading light

Renewing front interior lightW1

Renewing front interior light -W1-

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Removal wedge -VAS 3409-

Note

When removing and installing components that are in view (switches, covers, trim and so on), mask off areas in which tools (removal wedge -VAS 3409-, screwdriver) are used to lever out those components using commercially available tape.

Removing:

–	Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.

–	Use removal wedge -VAS 3409- or a screwdriver to carefully prise lens out of interior light -arrow-.

–	Push contact plate -1- of light to one side -arrow- and remove festoon bulb -2- together with contact plate out of interior light.

–	Pull contact plate -arrow- off defective festoon bulb.

–	Fit contact plate onto new festoon bulb (12 V, 10 W).

Installing:

Installation is carried out in reverse order of removal.

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Renewing front interior lightW1

Renewing left centre reading lightW39 and right centre reading lightW40 > < Removing and installing front interior light and reading light