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Old 02-24-2010 | 06:42 PM
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Anyone know of a good site for instructions, preferably with pictures, on how to replace the housing for the passenger headlight (drivers will work too). I am having trouble getting the housing itself out, and the outer plastic shield is broken because someone hit it on a college campus one night for some reason...lol. It just seems to me like it doesnt want to come out without taking the nose piece off, but that makes no sense.
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 07:31 PM
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It just requires some work. They will come out with the bumper cover on. Remove the two long bolts, the bulb harnesses and then start wiggling it out of there. The bumper cover will flex enough to let the light out.
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 08:53 PM
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Do what Darth said, and on the nose piece you will see some plastic I'll call them rivets, pop one or two out that are close to the passenger side headlight to give you more wiggle room and should be a little bit easier. It still is not a piece of a cake though. Just save rivets and put them back in after you swap headlight.
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 09:02 PM
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Thanks for the help guys. I am going to do it tomorrow more than likely, package came in tonight after it was too dark to see anything
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 10:15 PM
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Make sure you transfer the outer gaskets over to the new lights as well!
 



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