After two freaking days of trying pry out this stupid corners, i still cant take it out, all i was trying to do is change the damn corner bulbs............ to make things worst, my Hood doesn;t even hold by it self, like when i open it, nothing to hold it open............... This is gonna be my first mod and for goodnessake, i cant get that stupid corner out................this shlt is driving me crazy.

 

well if u can get down on ur knees and pull up a little bit untill you see ball joint holding it in then get a long flat head put it on the connection and twist the screw driverit should pop out..

 

remove the screw from the corner lense. you're going to have to use a lil muscle to get the corner light out it will feel like your breaking it. but it is in there pretty good. also post a WTB in classifieds to get your self some new hood struts

 

or you can just use some locking plyers or a long broom handle to prop it up

 

Patience grasshopper........you must have patience.

 

I agree with Zipp more than azmaxipad - you have to find the ball socket. I tugged and tugged on mine and broke one bcz I wasn't hitting the sweet spot. Use a flashlight and shine it down in the gap, take a flathead and stick it in the connection, and twist.

 

Yeah you know it! Good line right there...

 

i have the same problem with the hood, i replaced the hood struts with slightly newer ones and they went out after like one season, i had to find out the hard way, hood hit my head while i was working under it......that hurt like a b!tch

 

plenty of people have the same problem with the hood. i snapped a peice of my corner light off, i superglued it back on, but you just hafta keep moving it around and trying different angles then you'll eventually get it out

 

Take a ball peen to it and call it a day.

 

yeh, advance auto parts have hood struts for $20 a piece w/ a life time warrenty.
haven't gotten around to buyin it cause i want other stuff first.

 

i got the same issue too with the struts...i just use a long broom. Looks kinda ghetto but hey, it works. As for the corner light, that thing is a b!tch to get out.....keep trying man.

Edit: You can actually see in my sig on my left clearance light, there's a small chip....

 

Same thing here, i tried to take them out once to change the bulb, couldnt so i quit. as for the hood, i hold mine up with a pool stick! im alwayz ready to shoot some pool.

 

i accually got pissed off with mine when my car was new and broke the d@mn piece holding the ball joint thing out on both lights. ended up going the next day and bought new ones. i hit the ball joint with some sand paper to sand the joint down. my corner lights havn't given me a head ache ever since.

 

it must be hard seeing as it is ur first mod, but dont worry, this may be ur only hold back...u never know.

 

i dont' know why everyone has trouble with the corner lights. mine popped out easy. just make sure you're prying the right one out.

 

what ? did what matt say make sence?

 

Maxima owners will learn this concept when either of the license marker lamps burn out. If you don't curse trying to change this $0.40 bulb, hats off to you.

 

oops, i thought he was trying to pry the bumper lenses out...my bad.

 

oops, i thought he was trying to pry the bumper lenses out...my bad. regardless, my corners came out easy too.

 

this car is just driving me crazy.............i cannot even change the speakers on the door, because the damn thing is stock..........my old car, everything on it was easy, i had a 98 Mazda 626.......and i modded everything on it by myself..

 

It's been 2 days... did you get it out yet?

 

ok here is what ya do....sell your max, get mazda wanta be like a max, and get off this board......you cry more than a baby.......

ps : try to have a good day

 

I also had trouble with my corner lights on the Maxima when I wanted to change the bulbs from stock to orange. But within 10 minutes I got them both out, you just need to pull very hard, make sure your remove the screw on the top and just pull where the ball joint/socket is. Fortunetly, it is alot easier to put back in place once out. Good luck.

 

Do what everybody else said, i had a problem like that with mine, the drivers side came off with a snap of my fingers, then i moved to the passenger side and that was a *****, it took me like 45-60 min to get it off, i used alot of WD-40 and drenched the socket...

As for the hood struts the only reason why they aren't staying up is prolly becuase of the weather, when its really cold out the struts had a tendecey to loose pressure which makes them fall. Your best bet would be to just use a baseball bat or something to keep it up while your working, but in the summer time it should be fine.

 

Okay, the 99s must not have this silly ball and socket thing that's gettin everyones feathers ruffled. My corner light just has a lip built into the fender that the corner light slips behind, then the screw under the hood.

 

yeah man same here, it kind of wobbles since the new ones arent as snug if you tap it, lol i dont know what thats about...heh

 

hey ya get the light off yet?......

 

Apparently these are much harder to remove on 97-99s. My friend with a 95 had no problems and thought I was crazy when I said I coudn't remove my clearance lights on my 99. I brought the car to his place and he saw what I meant. They are VERY FXCKING TIGHT on the later 4th gens, trust me...

 

Pull FORWARD...not up

 

hahahahahaha.......i like you!

 

Yeah it really is anoying.

 

I remember when I had that problem switching my corner bulbs to amber. I actually broke the pasanger side ball socket. Itis now only held in place using the screw up top. Oh well. Little by little my car is getting "character". Thats how I keep from getting angry at the little things. LOL

 

the doors are a piece of cake too, i bet you're having a problem with the door handle trim

 

That joint is a pain in the butt. Once you figure out how to get it out the first time, it should be real easy in subsequent efforts.

You don't have to pull, the EASIEST way by far is to remove the top screw, look inbetween the crack with a flashlight to find the ball socket joint, and then slide a 8" flathead screwdriver into the little crevice of the joint and TWIST the screwdriver handle so that it puts some pressure directly between the ball and socket. It'll pop right out. Using excessive force will almost always end up breaking something.