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Headlamps - Rear Foglamp - Speedometer/Odometer

Twingo2-type headlamp/indicator combination units are now available at £69.50+VAT* each from your friendly local Renault dealer. Currently, the correct part numbers are 7701 046 213 and 7701 046 216, but be sure to confirm that your Renault dealer has checked the descriptions on his little computer before confirming your order because if the wrong bit arrives, you're stuck with the bill for it.

Headlamps for earlier models (1998 and previous) are part numbers 7701 040 499 and 7701 040 500 at 53.50+VAT* each. If your Twingo is of the very early type, without electrically-adjustable headlamps, you must by this lamp, but you can fit motor units from a scrap Renault 19.

(*prices and part numbers correct at time of going to press)

Fitting your new headlamps is simple: remove the connectors from the headlamp, sidelamp, and indicator bulbs, remove adjustment motors; then unscrew three hexagonal fitting bolts and the unit lifts away. Fitting of the replacement unit is a straight-forward reversal of the this procedure. Most used Twingos find their way into Britain from France, Germany, and the Benelux countries. Some earlier French and Belgian-spec models did not have the electric headlamp adjustment. RHD headlamps all come with the necessary fittings for the electric motors, not the older manual type, so you may need to add an electric adjustment kit to your shopping list. We are reliably informed that the units fitted to other Renault cars such as the 19 and Clio are compatible, so a good second-hand system is better than buying new motors (which cost around £70), dashboard-mounted switch, and wiring...

Until 1998, Twingo headlamps had indicators mounted beneath, but Twingo2 models have combined units. The latest completely-clear lenses are not yet available in left-dipping form for British road-users, but Twingo2-type headlamp/indicator combination units are now available at £69.50+VAT each from you friendly local Renault dealer. Currently, the correct part numbers are 7701 046 213 and 7701 046 216, but be sure to confirm that your Renault dealer has checked the descriptions on his little computer before confirming your order because if the wrong bit arrives, you're stuck with the bill for it.

Whereas Renault and its agents on the continent invariably treat you like a valued customer when you buy your Twingo in the first place and when you take it back for servicing, to Renault UK and certain elements of its dealer network (Some, mind, not all) you are little more than a walking irratation carrying a wallet. Perhaps they're miffed you didn't buy from them in the first place, but doesn't that serve them right for the limited range of Renault vehicles available at ridiculously high prices? Rip-off Britain is alive and well, my friends.

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