Help! Can't replace front turn indicator - Scirocco R

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rimmski
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Help! Can't replace front turn indicator - Scirocco R

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Hello,

i just bought beautiful Scirocco R-Line but the previous owner installed Scirocco R front bumper as on the picture below. One of the indicators got steamed from inside and works really bad. I bought new indicator but i cannot remove the old one. I just found some videos on youtube with pre-lift indicator replacement and it's easy - you just pull out the plastic frame below and that's it. But here it's different. It seems to be impossible to take out the black plastic around the indicator without breaking it. :shrug: Plastic hooks from inside the bumper look like they are still and un-dettachable.

Does anyone know how to replace indicator in the new scirocco R front bumper? :faint:

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Re: Help! Can't replace front turn indicator - Scirocco R

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I unscrewed two screws holding the indicator from the inside of bumper (there's access from the wheel's side) but it's impossible to pull the indicator out from the front because it's blocked by this frame i cannot remove
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Re: Help! Can't replace front turn indicator - Scirocco R

Post by chelspeed »

Can you drill a hole thro the cover from the back? That might let the moist air out and allow it to dry out. A hair dryer from the front to warm and dry the clear plastic will help.

Won't be ideal as moist air can go back in on a damp day but may be better than it is now.
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