Tips for headlight removal?
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Tips for headlight removal?
I have already removed the 3 bolts necessary to remove my passenger headlight. I have unpluged the low beam and signal light wires. I have been wiggling and tugging left to right and up and down but the headlight still seems like it doesn't want to come out, it seems pretty loose so it should come out but it still seems like it won't budge.. does anyone have suggestions? Thanks.
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3 bolts, like you said. One on top, two in the front of the fender. There is a pin on the top inside, toward the center of the car. It has a flared end, and pops into a hole that has a plastic friction sleeve. My plastic sleeves are so worn the lights come right out, but maybe yours are still snug. Even with worn sleeves though, it does take some effort ot wiggle the lights out, because there's nothing to get a good grip on.
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If removing the front bumper cover is a pain in the *** and is not necessary for headlight removal.. i'll pass. I'd like to think i'm fit enough to remove headlights.. but maybe like Hoosier said it could be that clip that might still be holding it down.. I will look for it tomorrow because the 2 screws on the side fender were already out of the holes in the fender also. And yes I definitely tried pulling it forward as well haha..
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I just removed mine last week, and after removing the 3 bolts I also thought I was missing something, like another bolt somewhere , or a clip, but there really isn't anything, its just stuck in there and needs to be pulled out.
Hoosier is probably right , the 'proper' way would be to remove the front bumper cover, but Its not necessary, it can be done but you are going to have to get a little rough with it.
Hoosier is probably right , the 'proper' way would be to remove the front bumper cover, but Its not necessary, it can be done but you are going to have to get a little rough with it.
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Unscrew the bolts on the side in the inside the fender and unscrew the one on top. Disconnect all 3 connectors.
But this little thing is probably in your way...
Just keep pulling foward untill you get it out, unless someone added some type of bracket somewhere.
But this little thing is probably in your way...
Just keep pulling foward untill you get it out, unless someone added some type of bracket somewhere.
Last edited by Joey-E; 09-13-13 at 07:16 PM.
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You don't have to remove the bumper at all. Rock it back and forth a bit and it'll break loose. Try and lift the inner most corner of the light. the part closest to the high beam, this will help you prevent scratching the bumper cover. Or put a thick microfiber rag or something underneath
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Joey-E's second picture shows the pin I was talking about.
I am not, BTW, the one who said the bumper cover should be removed. It does NOT have to be removed for the main headlight units to come out. Unfortunately, it DOES have to be removed to get the high beam units out.
I am not, BTW, the one who said the bumper cover should be removed. It does NOT have to be removed for the main headlight units to come out. Unfortunately, it DOES have to be removed to get the high beam units out.
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To remove the bumper.. you need to remove the headlight. So therefore, it's not possible to remove the bumper to remove the head light. Unless you've removed the 3 plastic screw tabs underneath the headlight and left them out before
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