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Old Oct 22, 2019 | 04:25 AM
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Headlight removal
How do you twist the little plastic twist lacking tabs that hold on the headlight housing itself. Not the bulb. Or stated another way how do you remove the headlight housing while on the truck? Thanks for the help I'm sure many have done it but I just can't get my head around it.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2019 | 05:50 AM
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What are you working on? My ‘89 does not have “little plastic twist locking tabs”.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2019 | 06:21 AM
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I used snap ring pliers and a small screwdriver.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2019 | 06:51 AM
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You hire a 3 handed little person with 6 fingers & 2 thumbs per hand... or

A really sharp pair of needle nose pliers that don't slip while pushing down the release tabs
 
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Old Oct 22, 2019 | 07:43 AM
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Its a '95, assuming all OBS are the same.
That inside top is a bit of a bugger!
 
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Old Oct 22, 2019 | 05:26 PM
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When I changed housings on my 96 Bronco I had to almost pull the whole front end grill apart to get to the mounting screws..
 
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