Regardless whether for your own safety, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, being certain your turn signal bulbs are always working is very important. Indeed, bulbs are wearing parts that will definitely burn out after a while and as a consequence need to be replaced. You’re likely on this site because one of your front turn signals is burnt out and you’re questioning how to change the bulb of a front turn signal on your Fiat Panda 3, we’ve made this document to help you do it all on your own and not have to go to your mechanic. In a first section, we will look at controling a burnt-out front turn signal bulb on your Fiat Panda 3 and in a second section, how to change the front turn signal bulb on your car..

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How to recognise if the front turn signal bulb on your Fiat Panda 3 is burnt out or needs to be changed?

When you drive your motor vehicle you don’t always have the possibility to check all the safety equipments of your Fiat Panda 3. Indeed, you are often in a hurry and tend to enter into your motor vehicle, make your trip and put it down right away without taking the time to do an unexpected check-up. It is as a consequence relevant to take the time to in some cases check the condition of your headlights and turn signals. It’s quite possible that you have a front turn signal on your Fiat Panda 3, but that you didn’t become aware of it. Here are the two simple methods to verify if a front turn signal is burnt out or if you need to change it rather quickly:

  • When you stop, turn on the ignition on your car, then alternately turn on your left and right front turn signals and get out of the car to verify that they are operational.
  • By listening to the sound of your blinkers. Indeed, there is an audible indication on each car that alerts you of a front turn indicator bulb burnt out on your Fiat Panda 3, you will perceive that the time between each “click” is much closer, this suggests that you will have to change the front turn signal bulb or before. It’s up to you to check and make sure which one is burnt out by a visual verify as on the first technique shown above.

You may have another bulb to change, like the one of your low beam or your position lights, don’t hesitate to consult our articles to help you to complete this substitution.

Replacing the front turn signal bulb on your Fiat Panda 3

Now let’s go to the most important section of this document, how to change the front turn signal bulb of your Fiat Panda 3? Please note that this technique is quite simple, you will need to access, from the inside of your bonnet, through the wheel arch, or simply by your bumper to your headlight unit, open it and change the burnt out front turn signal bulb of your Fiat Panda 3. If it is a bulb on your rear turn signal, see our dedicated document. On the other hand, here are the details of the steps to follow in order to conduct this act efficiently depending on the method you want to adopt.

Change front turn signal bulb on your Fiat Panda 3 through the bonnet:

  • Open your bonnet and clear access to your headlight pods.
  • Use a torx tip to open the headlight unit on your car
  • Unscrew the front turn signal bulb from your car by turning it a quarter turn counterclockwise
  • Replace the front flasher bulb of your Fiat Panda 3 by the new one (be sure to check if it’s an orange or transparent bulb).
  • Reassemble and check that the brand-new front turn signal bulb functions.
  • Change the front turn signal bulb of your Fiat Panda 3 through the wheel arch:

    This procedure is particularly effective when you don’t have enough space in the hood to access the front turn signal on your car:

    • Lift your car, and take off the front wheel on the side you want to work on.
    • Take out your wheel arch with a torx bit.
    • Go to your headlamp block and change the front turn signal bulb on your car following the same guidelines as on the part previously seen.

    Replace the front turn signal bulb of your Fiat Panda 3 through the bumper:

    On some years or finishes, according to the options the only simple access you will have to change the front turn signal bulb of your car will be to pass under your front bumper, there are only a few steps that change from the full technique, we will detail them right now:

    • Put your Fiat Panda 3 on a jack or a candle.
    • Remove the screws of the motor shoe of your car(plastic part under your motor) and your shock absorber. Be mindful with the plastic staples which can be vulnerable.
    • Take out your headlight block and change the front turn indicator bulb of your Fiat Panda 3 following the steps seen in the parts seen earlier.
    • Put the whole thing back together again.

    To get more tips on the Fiat Panda 3, take a look at the Fiat Panda 3 category.