Hi, Guest
07-03-2010, 06:11 AM
Somebody said this involved removing body panels, but I had no luck with the bottom plate, so I decided to do it without removing the front clip...
Passenger side was easy-peasy. Jack car up, reach in from under bumper (long narrow arms help...), 13mm(?) ratchet for speed nuts, push firmly on pegs, and out pops the light. Those clips at the corners are merely to hold it in place, and cannot really be pried back...
The driver's side was a bigger hassle, unfortunately.
1) Remove fanguard (3 phillips screws)
2) Remove front grille (2 bolts (10mm?) + 2 clips that you have to pinch and lift the centres to remove them)
3) Remove 2 bolts on headlight, and wiggle headlight forward and slightly up to get it off of side body clip, and lower peg.
Once headlight is off, it's just a matter of reaching in, taking off the lamp socket (FIRST), and wrapping it in something to protect it and not touch the bulb...
... then using a combination wrench to remove the speed nuts, as you have very little room to work. Nothing special on this side, just a whole hell of a lot less room to work in.
Anyways! Forgot to take pics during, so here's some pics after.
![[Image: 34284_699593733111_172000557_41334802_3890977_n.jpg]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs038.snc4/34284_699593733111_172000557_41334802_3890977_n.jpg)
![[Image: 34960_699593698181_172000557_41334799_1591158_n.jpg]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs032.ash2/34960_699593698181_172000557_41334799_1591158_n.jpg)
![[Image: 36695_699593748081_172000557_41334803_8332268_n.jpg]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs067.ash2/36695_699593748081_172000557_41334803_8332268_n.jpg)
![[Image: 37325_699593713151_172000557_41334800_5726689_n.jpg]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs140.snc4/37325_699593713151_172000557_41334800_5726689_n.jpg)
![[Image: 13460_699593723131_172000557_41334801_3627706_n.jpg]](http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs047.snc3/13460_699593723131_172000557_41334801_3627706_n.jpg)
Passenger side was easy-peasy. Jack car up, reach in from under bumper (long narrow arms help...), 13mm(?) ratchet for speed nuts, push firmly on pegs, and out pops the light. Those clips at the corners are merely to hold it in place, and cannot really be pried back...
The driver's side was a bigger hassle, unfortunately.
1) Remove fanguard (3 phillips screws)
2) Remove front grille (2 bolts (10mm?) + 2 clips that you have to pinch and lift the centres to remove them)
3) Remove 2 bolts on headlight, and wiggle headlight forward and slightly up to get it off of side body clip, and lower peg.
Once headlight is off, it's just a matter of reaching in, taking off the lamp socket (FIRST), and wrapping it in something to protect it and not touch the bulb...
... then using a combination wrench to remove the speed nuts, as you have very little room to work. Nothing special on this side, just a whole hell of a lot less room to work in.
Anyways! Forgot to take pics during, so here's some pics after.