Help!! Headlight Removal

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Jul 1, 2007 | 08:22 PM

Jspafford

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Help!! Headlight Removal

Alright. I was trying to take my driver side front fender off. I got all the bolts out except the ones behind the headlight. I looked in my 2002 ford shop manual and it says release the two clips. Well I pushed, pulled, twisted, etc and they would NOT come loose. How the heck do those release? I ended up breaking both of them off. Then I could not get the lower one to release, come to find out it is part of the adjuster which I broke also.

How do you work those release's on the headlight assemblies?

I am hoping the dealer will have the replacement clips!

Help guys!

Jul 1, 2007 | 08:50 PM

n2cougar

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I just went through this on my truck I took a set of needlenose pliers and pulled straight up with a hard yank then the bottom adjuster's i had to use a t-20 and unscrew it all the way out they are left handed threads clockwise will loosen the assembly and counter clock will bring them back in

Jul 1, 2007 | 10:20 PM

Jspafford

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Oops, I hope the dealer has replacement clips. Mine are both in pieces. I also need a new bottom adjustor. I tore the tabs off of mine getting it loose. I guess I shouldn't have been using a prybar, but after an hour I was pretty careless.

Now I just have to get the fender fixed since I went thru such a PITA to get it apart.

Jul 2, 2007 | 12:25 AM

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oh i hear ya man, i was started to get real pissed when it came to removing those damn lights, seems almost impossible and i was very tempted to just break them but i ended up finishing it up the next day by just taking the damn header panel off.

Jul 2, 2007 | 07:45 AM

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The dealer will have those clips but they cost $5 a piece (I trashed 1 of mine too). Probably cost them .02 cents to make.

Jul 2, 2007 | 09:12 AM

Jspafford

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Anyone know where i can get the bottom adjuster? Dealer wants to sell me the whole light?

Aug 21, 2007 | 11:05 PM

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I'm removing my stock lights to upgrade to some projectors and am having the same trouble. I got the top 2 metal clips off by lifting straight up. Used a T20 to remove the adjustor bar.

I'm stuck at removing the vertical adjustor bar clip. It's the rectangular piece that has the adjustor bar running straight up and down. I got frustrated and hacked at it for a while with some wire clippers and now its whittled down to a little piece but I still cant get the hunk out. Any ideas? It just looks round on the back side, and I can't pry it any which way.

Thanks!

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