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Old 10-16-06, 10:32 AM
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I own a 98 gs300a nd recently got some blue LED's for my parking lights for free from Lexstacy.com i put them in perfectly except for the drivers side i put in wrong so it wont light up, no i cant seem to pull the socket out i think i need to remove the whole headlight assembly i removed all the screws and it wont budge does anyone have the repair manual or some pics on how to do this because now my car looks **** eyed at night
Old 10-16-06, 11:14 AM
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try taking the (non working) bulb back out....and reverse it. LED bulbs only work one way.
Old 10-16-06, 11:16 AM
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here is how to remove the front bumper to get the headlights out...

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=174247
Old 10-16-06, 11:27 AM
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http://lexusmodz.netfirms.com/

#06 under Exterior. Once you remove the bumper, you wont need an explanation on how to remove the headlight since there are only 3 bolts per side
Old 10-16-06, 11:31 AM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ght=xsuperjoex

heres how to remove the headlight without removing the bumper.......
Old 10-16-06, 02:58 PM
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wow thats my first thread u guys are awesome im gonna try it tommorow and ill let you know how i turn out
Old 10-16-06, 04:11 PM
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Yup like posted above, you need to remove the front bumper. All that work to remove the headlights ;/
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yeah i think im gonna have to remove the front bumper cuz if those screw are hidden how am i gonna get to them
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i finally did it i compined all of the responses did the first one *** backwards and it took m3 like 3 hrs did the second in like 20 mins i cleared out the headlights but went a bit too crazy with the hammering and scratched my headlights but oh well thanks guys
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F'that! I'm just gonna pay someone to replace my headlights. My BIL has a dealers license and i'm gonna have him purchase the lights for me at dealer cost. The money i save will go into the installation cost, but oh well it's better to ensure that they're done right instead of half-a$$.
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