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How to Replace Your Car's Headlight

Model: Audi Tt MK 1, 8N - Years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Part: Headlight

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Over time, your car may require both routine and extraordinary maintenance. The following guide shows how to replace your car's headlight.

Once you have purchased the new headlight, you can proceed. The headlight to be changed is connected to the body with screws and to the battery with wires.

First, disconnect the connectors from the headlight wires, which are usually easily visible and identifiable. Next, using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the internal screws of the headlight that attach it to the body.

The old headlight can then be removed by pushing the inner part of the headlight outward from the hood.


Updated on 21 February 2026 by ScegliAuto


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