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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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Need Help with These Headlights...

Well I purchased the aftermarket headlight to throw in so I could upgrade to HID H4 bulbs.. Well apparently I am missing something because I thought all there was to do was undo 4 screws to replace each lamp.. well i guess the previous owner had some front end work not done right or something because it looks as though I am going to have to remove the front bumper cover to get to the bottom screws on the passenger side of the vehicle. Just wondering if anyone can first tell me if this is the way it is supposed to be and second how do I remove the front bumper cover. Thanks
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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Re: Need Help with These Headlights...

I'm not sure where you are having problems getting the old ones out....

I just cut my stock metal buckets to fit H4 housings in & bought nothing extra or "special".

I can't imagine ANYTHING causing the bumper cover being needed to be pulled, if it physically looks OK on the outside.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 03:50 AM
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Re: Need Help with These Headlights...

Its hard to get to the bottom screws on my headlights, you just have to get a really short screwdriver, or get a phillips bit and put it in a socket and use that
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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Re: Need Help with These Headlights...

I know this is a week late, but if you take a length of coat hanger and bend a hook in one end and a handle in the other you can pop the spring off the corner of the headlight and unhook it from the adjusters and work on it out of the car.
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