Using working indicators is a legal requirement. Remember, forgetting to put a flashing light is punishable by 3 point on your driver's license as well as a traffic ticket . Even if a few police officers are sometimes complacent about this. It is therefore essential to have indicators that work properly. We will therefore discover with this article how to replace the bulb of a turn signal for a Hyundai Portico, front and rear. It is also likely that the problem originated from a false contact, nevertheless it remains rather rare.change-flashing-Hyundai-Portico

Hyundai Portico: things to know before replacing your turn signal

To start with it is important to choose the correct bulb model! So as not to be mistaken, we advise you to go to a spare parts site or to a mechanic who can select them. Secondly, be careful to select the right color for the bulb. Thereafter, you will need to use a tools very simple but still necessary. You will therefore need a screwdriver for a Hyundai Portico. A game of cruciform and torx and you will be able to do it. Generally, the bulbs are at bayonet . In order to dismantle the defective bulb, you must turn it by a quarter of a turn anticlockwise. So to put the new bulb, you will therefore have to turn a quarter of a turn in the other direction.

How to change the bulb of a front indicator on a Hyundai Portico

There are two different ways to access the indicators. Indeed, it depends on the different models, however accessibility can be done either outside or inside for your Hyundai Portico. Access from inside the engine : First, you will have to open the hood. And then, you will have to loosen a cover using a screwdriver (often torx) to access the headlight unit. When the unit is unclipped, remove it and you can replace your bulb. Wheel arch access : Check under the wheel to see if the fixings are there. If this is the case, you will have to disassemble the hooks and remove the screws using a screwdriver. Then remove the headlight unit from this Hyundai Portico slowly from the front. It is now enough to replace the bulb and put the light block in the other direction. Less frequently, for some models it is likely to remove the headlight unit from the outside. However, it is rather rare. In case this is right, using a screwdriver you will have to remove the fasteners, remove the headlight block quietly and replace the burnt out bulb.

How to change the bulb of a rear indicator on a Hyundai Portico

There are also two different ways to access this turn signal bulb. It can depend on the models but accessibility can be done either from inside or outside. Access from inside the trunk : Generally accessibility can be done inside the trunk. At the headlight blocks, there are screws and fasteners. Remove them and remove the part gently. Thereafter it will only be necessary to replace your burnt out bulb with a new one. And then repeat the same manipulation in reverse. It also remains likely that accessibility is from the outside or through the wheel arch. However, it is much less frequent. Whatever happens, you will have to take your screwdrivers and carefully remove the entire headlight assembly so that you replace your bulb. To reassemble, take the opposite step.