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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:08 PM
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Clear coners removal

I need the how to for removing the side markers. I did a search but the links that came up did not work. Thanks in advance for the info.
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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look in your owners manual, you just get a flat head and pry them (careful of the paint)!
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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Flat head screwdriver. But cover the head with a piece of cloth.
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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And direction matters too... insert the screwdriver in the end closest to the middle of the car and push the housing outwards (towards front or rear) and then try to lift em out a little. Mine pop out once ya push em in the right direction. Hope that helps...
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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this is the safe way for the front from housecor's site:

-Jack up front of car (optional if you're willing to crawl under vehicle)
-Under the car beneath the foglights, there is a black plastic cover. Remove two bolts from plastic guard
-Pry out plastic clip on guard with two flathead screwdrivers. Pry the inner circle away from car and pull the clip free
-Pull the part of the plastic guard toward the rear of the car down.
-Reach up behind the sidemarker with a small screwdriver in hand and push on the metal release to toward the front of the lens to pop the lens free.
-Twist bulb housing counter-clockwise to remove the bulb and free the sidemarker from the car.
-Install in reverse order.
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by resurrectedmax
this is the safe way for the front from housecor's site:
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Yeah, ideally, that is the best way to get em out w/o risking any scratches by prying...
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by resurrectedmax
this is the safe way for the front from housecor's site:

-Jack up front of car (optional if you're willing to crawl under vehicle)
-Under the car beneath the foglights, there is a black plastic cover. Remove two bolts from plastic guard
-Pry out plastic clip on guard with two flathead screwdrivers. Pry the inner circle away from car and pull the clip free
-Pull the part of the plastic guard toward the rear of the car down.
-Reach up behind the sidemarker with a small screwdriver in hand and push on the metal release to toward the front of the lens to pop the lens free.
-Twist bulb housing counter-clockwise to remove the bulb and free the sidemarker from the car.
-Install in reverse order.
God, that's the long way to do it right....... just use a flat screwdriver and be careful prying them out
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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or you could take off your headlights and get em. thats pretty quick
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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unless you jack the car up, you will have a good chance of chipping the paint. happens to the best of us though.
Old Feb 18, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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thanks

Thanks guys for the info will swap them out today.
Old Feb 18, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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Definately use housecor's site and directions. There is practically no way to damage anything that way. Good luck. Once I changed mine, I wondered why I hadnt done it earlier!
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