Whether for your own security, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, making sure your turn signal bulbs are always working is imperative. In fact, bulbs are wearing parts that will undoubtedly burn out after some time and as a consequence need to be changed. You’re most likely on the website 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 Toyota Yaris 2, we’ve written and published this article to help you do it without hiring somebody and not have to go to your technician. In a first part, we will have a look at the checking a burnt-out front turn signal bulb on your Toyota Yaris 2 and in a second part, 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 Toyota Yaris 2 is burnt out or needs to be changed?

When you drive your car you don’t constantly have the possibility to check all the security features of your Toyota Yaris 2. In fact, you are nearly always in a rush and tend to get into your car, make your trip and put it down instantly without taking the time to do an regular check-up. It is therefore fundamental to take the time to sometimes check the condition of your headlights and turn signals. It’s quite possible that you have a front turn signal on your Toyota Yaris 2, but that you didn’t realize it. Here are the two simple ways 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. In fact, there is an audible signal on each car that alerts you of a front turn indicator bulb burnt out on your Toyota Yaris 2, you will recognise that the time between each “click” is much shorter, this means that you will have to replace 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 methodology shown previously.

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

Changing the front turn signal bulb on your Toyota Yaris 2

Now let’s go to the main part of this article, how to change the front turn signal bulb of your Toyota Yaris 2? Please note that this operation is quite easy, you will have 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 Toyota Yaris 2. If it is a bulb on your rear turn signal, see our dedicated article. On the other hand, here are the details of the steps to stick to in order to execute this action correctly dependant on the method you desire to adopt.

Change front turn signal bulb on your Toyota Yaris 2 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 Toyota Yaris 2 by the new one (ensure to check if it’s an orange or transparent bulb).
  • Reassemble and test that the new front turn signal bulb works.

    • Change the front turn signal bulb of your Toyota Yaris 2 through the wheel arch:

    This procedure is specially valuable when you don’t have enough space in the bonnet to access the front turn signal on your car:

    • Lift your car, and take off the front wheel on the side you want to operate 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 procedures as on the part previously seen.

    Replace the front turn signal bulb of your Toyota Yaris 2 through the bumper:

    On some years or finishes, dependant on 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 procedure, we will describe them right now:

    • Put your Toyota Yaris 2 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 breakable.
    • Take away your headlight block and change the front turn indicator bulb of your Toyota Yaris 2 following the steps seen in the parts seen earlier.
    • Put the whole thing back together again.

    If you have any further questions about the Toyota Yaris 2, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Yaris 2 category.