Removing Headlights - Process???
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Racer
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From: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
Removing Headlights - Process???
73 Vert:
I need to rebuild the headlights. I would like to remove the front "bumper" and take them out through there.
Will that work? I hate to go to all the trouble of taking off the front bumper and then find out - oops, you have to go out through the radiator side...
thanks
I need to rebuild the headlights. I would like to remove the front "bumper" and take them out through there.
Will that work? I hate to go to all the trouble of taking off the front bumper and then find out - oops, you have to go out through the radiator side...
thanks
Instructor
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From: Falls Church Virginia
udornf4, need to remove them through the headlight openings where they sit. Get a AIM or GM dealer repair manual which is good. I've never heard or removed them through bumper opening. I wouldn't remove the bumper. Thanks
sgm
sgm
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Racer
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From: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
They won't remove through the top. They have side mounts inside that prevent that. I already tried that. Perhaps I missed something, though.
I'll take a look at removing through the bottom. Actually, I didn't look at that option.
thanks to all
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: charlotte north carolina
i couldn't remove the lights thru the opening , or the grille-unless the light was "collapsed". by that i mean the four springs were removed and the pivot bar they attach to is removed. that allows the operating mechanism to fold up and reduce the height of the unit. it will then slide out without any problem.
Pro
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From: Massapequa Park New York
they can be installed through the top i have done it before. its best if u take the hood and radiator out and install it through the engine compartment
Drifting
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From: Sparta Mo.
What he said^
If you feel the need for a challenge, let me tell you to put multiple layers of masking tape around the openings. The horseshoe can scratch the heck out of the paint without even trying. (Ask me how I know)
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sgm
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Good luck on your project!
Instructor
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From: Lansing MI
This sounds like a viable option too...when I went out the bottom with mine I was removing the entire assembly. If you leave the support framework in place and pull the headlight at the pivot pins....that works too.
