My offside dipped headlamp bulb gave up the ghost the other day. I had a look at it and decided that it was too difficult for me to do, due to the limited space in the area behind the bulb holder. I have bone erosion in my hands which limit me!! So, I took it to a local garage. First of all, as they didn't have the bulb in stock, they had to order it. It took about half an hour to be delivered, Just as they were about to fit it, I noticed that the side light bulb was missing! They'd taken out the wrong bulb and therefore, the wrong replacement bulb was on its way to me! They then rang the bulb dealer and reordered a new bulb, sending the old one back when it arrived!!They then fitted the new bulb, except that it wasn't shining through the lens!! Eventually, they got it to shine and I paid up and drove off.
That night, when it got dark, I switched on my lights only to see the beam pointing to the right and lighting up the night sky. As by now, I had lost all confidence in them, I arranged for my local Mazda dealer to sort it out. This, they did for the reasonable sum of £17. Accept, when it got dark and I put the lights on, they were still pointing to the right!! So, I took the car back, and hopefully, all is now well!!!
If the main dealer cant get it right, and the local garage cant get it right, what chance have I got??? Why do they make simple things so difficult these days??
I remember years ago, all you needed was a replacement bulb and a Phillips screwdriver and the job was done in 5 minutes! What price progress??
Incidentally, the nearside light looks a lot easier as it doesn't have all the pipes and bangos to get in the way!