Passenger side go in from under the hood and find the socket. Remove it and replace the bulb. Drivers side is a different story. You have to remove the battery to get at the socket.
beneath the dash
You have to remove the headlight assembly to get to it. Google "how to change a VW New Beetle headlight bulb" and you can find how-tos with pictures, which is helpful here because one of the bolts holding it in is nearly inaccessible.
www.vwvortex.com they have the answers, you have to power
are you trying to change the entire headlight assembly? or just the bulb.
cAN ANYONE TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND THE HEADLIGHT FUSES FOR A 1998 NEW BEETLE I found a diagram here: http://www.somewhereville.com/blogimages/New_Beetle_Fuse_Card_large_10April2009.jpg
how do you take out a headlight switch's in a 1998 cadillac deville?
The actual light bulb lamps are different so I believe the headlight housings will be different too.
It should be the same as a '99. See here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_change_a_1999_vw_head_lamp
There are plastic clips that rotate on rear part of headlight under hood that release the assy then the whole thing slides forward out the front of car.
there are about for screws that you have to unscrews after hat you are home free
My Beetle is a 2002 it had some bad yellowing of the headlights, I tried The Headlight Solution at headlightsolution.net , the advanced headlight restoration kit worked great, it was fast, and easy. Good Luck.
the headlight assembly needs to come out in order to change the bulb ive had to do that to my 98 as well.