On Wednesday night I noticed that one of my headlights wasn’t working. Curiously, it was the bulb that I had changed only about six months ago that had given up the ghost.
So I went to Halfords yesterday and bought myself a replacement bulb (and a spare, but that is by the by). But my dreams of a swift and easy changeover were hampered somewhat by the fact that the bonnet wouldn’t open. As you can imagine, at this point I became a little stressed out. I had visions of myself having to submit the car to be crushed into a tiny cube, simply because the engine compartment was now an impenetrable fortress and there was no engine oil or windscreen washer fluid left.
Google is your friend – I found [this][]:
[this]: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.cars.maintenance/browse_thread/thread/20c1f70f4831c4b8/
> Pull the lever and have your mate press down on the bonnet where the catch is. Worked on my Cav ((Vauxhall Cavalier)). I think the cable has stretched a bit. I made a temporary repair by putting a Scotchlock connector on the end of the release cable. (Temporary = 3 years ago and it still works well!)
Sure enough, it worked. Valuable tip there.
Which leaves me only with the question – why did the bulb only last for a few months?