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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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can anyone givve me some tips on removing the headlight, im trying to clean all the waxoil up that the previous owner has sprayed on the inner wing and then re do it properly!!! ive got al bolts off the unit but it seems stuck, i dont want to force it?? any ideas?
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 02:58 PM
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There is a bolt underneath that you can get to through the foglight/indicator in the bumper
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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might be a stupid question have you removed the bolts underneath which you can access by removing the fog/ind lamps and remove the side lamp??
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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thankyou very much!
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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er...... how do you get the fog lamps off!!!!!
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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Click the indicator out, then your see a spring loaded release clip allowing you to pull the fog light out
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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mate this indicator isnt budging and im defo not seeing any spring loaded clip, when you say click?? what do you mean? click what?? more detail please bruv?
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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lol, ive given up!!!

the fog light just wasnt budging, didnt want to break it tbh!!
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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sorry about the pic the top blue arrow is the spring clip you need to push that up so you need a long thin screw driver or the like then the indicator will pop out. after that you can undo the clip on the fog light. then you will have access to the bottom headlight screw, there are only three screws holding the light in but there is a locating point on the headlight but that is just a lug on the headlight itself so once all 3 screws are out you wont have any probs
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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your a star mate, just got it off in one go without busting anythink!!! excellent!!! thanx for all the help from everyone on this!!, cars looking sad for itself now with no headlights and grill,
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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easy when you know how
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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I've never found that bolt through the foglight/indicator section in the bumper.
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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its their just a nite mare to do!!!

ive never taken a fog light off and had so much trouble with it!!!

go ford!!
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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glad its sorted
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