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Removing and installing front turn signal bulb M5/M7 - gas discharge headlights with LED daytime running lights — AUDI

Removing and installing front turn signal bulb M5/M7 - gas discharge headlights with LED daytime running lights on Audi: 13 steps.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

13 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi TT Mk2 (8J, 2006–2014)

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  • Insert new bulb in housing; do not touch glass part of bulb with bare hands.

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off ignition and take out ignition key.
  2. Turn light switch to position "“0”".
  3. On vehicles with TDI engine, remove air cleaner housing 23Air cleaner; Exploded view - air cleaner housing.
  4. On vehicles with petrol engine, lift activated charcoal filter out of bracket (arrow) and place it aside with hoses still attached.
  5. On vehicles with TDI engine, remove fuel filter and place to one side (with fuel hoses still connected) Fuel supply system, diesel engines20Fuel filter; Removing and installing fuel filter.
AUDI? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Detach cover (2) for turn signal from headlight housing (arrow A).
  2. Turn bulb holder (1) anti-clockwise (arrow B) and pull it out of headlight housing.
  3. Screw bulb out of bulb holder.
  4. Insert new bulb in housing; do not touch glass part of bulb with bare hands.
  5. Secure bulb holder by turning clockwise.
  6. Close housing cover.
  7. On vehicles with TDI engine, install air cleaner housing 23Air cleaner; Exploded view - air cleaner housing.
  8. On vehicles with TDI engine, install fuel filter Fuel supply system, diesel engines20Fuel filter; Removing and installing fuel filter.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.