headlight removal/insertion

[MarkMoore]

why do i feel like i need a degree in rocket science and quantum physics just to be able to remove and replace my headlights... my car did have a minor accident along the fender, so is this why it's so hard for me to put in my headlight? or does everyone have this problem?... what's the trick to putting these suckers in?

[Taras]

NO trick, four bolts and viola. Two on the top, one if front of the radiator and one behind the front blinker assembly. If your headlights are Euro-spec, you need to take off your bumper to install/remove them.

[nope-mx3]

My lights are euro-spec (glass), and I removed them without removing the bumper.
It`s tight though.

nope-mx3

[SIXPACK]

doing that might brake the plastic sides, under the glass. I had to loosen the bumper as I dont wanna mess up my EXPENSIVE glass headlights.

[MarkMoore]

woh woh woh, euro-spec, huh? are there different types of headights for our cars, and if so, how do i know which ones mine are... oh yea, and i removed all the bolts and it's not just "viola" for me... next time i'll just have to disassemble my whole car completely, and then rebuild my car around my headlights, no biggie... those crazy japanese engineers are nuts...

<small>[ December 02, 2004, 06:25 AM: Message edited by: MarkMoore ]</small>

[babyblueMX3]

you guys and your glasse headlights...I'm jalous...someone send me a pair over here :p

[Gro Harlem]

i had to remove my bumper to get my US spec headlights off.....i actually busted one of the top tabs off the black bracket thing when trying to get them out.

[lakersfan1]

Originally posted by Gro Harlem:
i had to remove my bumper to get my US spec headlights off

You shouldn't have had to. I've taken mine off multiple times. You pull the turn signal markers and stick a socket extension in that hole to get the last socket.

[MarkMoore]

lakersfan... yea i know, i did that... but still, it seems way too hard to pull out the headlight, i'm afraid if i rip it out it'll break those black brackets...

[Taras]

May be you forgot to disconnect your bulb connector?

[MarkMoore]

nope