How do you remove the Whole Headlight Assembly
How do you remove the Whole Headlight Assembly
Ok, I gota 97 max, and when i got it somehow the guy before me blew up a headlight inside the housing, and just threw a new one in...so theres a bunch of little pieces of glass and stuff and it bugs me...I want to fix it and i have a plan to take it out, heat it up in the oven take the lense off and clean it out, but i cant get the actual headlight out. Someone tell me where the bolts are!
Take out the corner lights and there are 2 bolts there and then there are two nuts on the back of the headlight towards the middle of the car. Once those 2 bolts and 2 nuts are out/off you're home free
I have watched the video on this and read everyone's instructions... but I need the entire assembly to come out. The headlight itself, and the plastic covering part behind it. I see a nut behind there but can't for the life of me get to it.
Remove the corner lights; there's a screw that holds them in at the top of the headlight. Then pull them out. Then there's two screws that hold the headlight in from the side, then there are two nuts on the back side of the light close to the radiator support, beside a large loom of wires.
First remove the corner light. The corner light has an arm on the top that is screwed to the headlight assembly. Remove the screw and then there is a pop stud in the bottom front corner. Pull it straight out to the side. The rear of the corner light just hooks over a tab and comes right off once you have the front edge loose.
Once the corner light is removed, there are two bolts revealed. Use a 10 mm socket to remove. On the other side of the headlamp assembly, there are two nuts (also 10 mm) to remove from the engine side of the radiator partition. They are in-line with the edge of the headlight assembly. One is at the top and the other is at the bottom. You will need a u-joint for the lower one. The top corner of the grill attaches to the headlamp assembly (at least on my 97) so you will need to release the clip.
Once the corner light is removed, there are two bolts revealed. Use a 10 mm socket to remove. On the other side of the headlamp assembly, there are two nuts (also 10 mm) to remove from the engine side of the radiator partition. They are in-line with the edge of the headlight assembly. One is at the top and the other is at the bottom. You will need a u-joint for the lower one. The top corner of the grill attaches to the headlamp assembly (at least on my 97) so you will need to release the clip.
First remove the corner light. The corner light has an arm on the top that is screwed to the headlight assembly. Remove the screw and then there is a pop stud in the bottom front corner. Pull it straight out to the side. The rear of the corner light just hooks over a tab and comes right off once you have the front edge loose.
Once the corner light is removed, there are two bolts revealed. Use a 10 mm socket to remove. On the other side of the headlamp assembly, there are two nuts (also 10 mm) to remove from the engine side of the radiator partition. They are in-line with the edge of the headlight assembly. One is at the top and the other is at the bottom. You will need a u-joint for the lower one. The top corner of the grill attaches to the headlamp assembly (at least on my 97) so you will need to release the clip.
Once the corner light is removed, there are two bolts revealed. Use a 10 mm socket to remove. On the other side of the headlamp assembly, there are two nuts (also 10 mm) to remove from the engine side of the radiator partition. They are in-line with the edge of the headlight assembly. One is at the top and the other is at the bottom. You will need a u-joint for the lower one. The top corner of the grill attaches to the headlamp assembly (at least on my 97) so you will need to release the clip.
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