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When I took mine out I think I also removed the center/front horseshoe brace that went to the bumper, that allowed me to pivot them out easier (didn't really know how they went together or I would have separated them when I took it out)
When I reinstalled, I put the headlight assembly in separately from the bracket that attaches to the car.
Oh, my pictures of everything together outside of the car was just that, pictures, the support brackets came back off when I re-installed, not sure you could do it together with the rad cradle in place...
You can install and remove the assemblies with the radiator in as well as the horse shoe bracket. It does take a little massaging but like mine have been going in and out with the car like shown below:
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Are you removing the headlight light actuator while the door and mechanism are still in the car? It's 4 nuts for the actuator and then the pin that goes through the clevis on the actuator rod.
Also, removing the 'up' adjustment arm while the mechanism is still in the car helps too. It's 2 bolts on the outer side of each mechanism.
Then removing the headlights and headlight cups while the door/mechanism is still in the car helps too.
These things really help reduce the 'bulk' of the mechanism.
Carefully protect the painted edges of the door and the openings in the surround.
Thanks gang. I did a bunch of searching but either pictures were missing or it was not as concise. This is perfect and should allow me to get these buggers out.
I will try removing the actuators which should give me enough clearance.
%&*#$&^ Headlight Assemblies
