trying to take headlight off...

[emperor_lunchbox]

ok, I have a new set of headlights that I am trying to put in but I cant get the old ones out, I have taken the screws in front of the light out but they still wont come out... am I missing something?

[USDMSTALKER]

if its an s13 did you take the silver ithink sorround of it has screws above and below the light

[emperor_lunchbox]

yeah I have an s13, I have no idea what I did, I removed 3 screws and thats it. so from there I have no clue.

[emperor_lunchbox]

i went back and looked, but i still dont see anything else to remove. something is obviously wrong here?

[USDMSTALKER]

what three screws did you remove the ones on the black plasticif those aare the ones after the plastic comes off there should be 4 screws two above and two below the light i couldn't get the bottom ones out so i just bent down the metal souround

[emperor_lunchbox]

yeah the ones I took out were the ones from the black plastic, But when I look at the ligh head on, I dont see anymore screws...it is possible they have been removed previously? and not put back in? would the lights function properly with out those screws...in other words

[USDMSTALKER]

they probably would not stay in with out them i'll try to check mine tonight

[emperor_lunchbox]

cool thanks, this is driving mr crazy. I cant get the damn things off.

[xns]

OK, as I remember there were like two more screws that are kinda tucked up and under the head light, you are gonna need to screw the lights up manually and then, somehow, if you can get under and inside the front bumper and find them, all I really remember about those two screws is that they were *****es to remove, cut my hands up and everything, might just want to take off the front bumper...

[Soy]

after you take out the 3 screws on the headlight shroud (the black plastic piece) you have to pull it out and down a little to access the other 4 screws that hold the silver retainer in. After that, the headlight should just pull out. Took me about an hour to do mine, because that stupid plastic piece wouldn't get out of the way.

James

[emperor_lunchbox]

thanks alot, ill make sure to go try this stuff when I get home.

[blacks13ek]

It should pop out easily with the right motion. I just installed sylvania h6's and i remember it takin a while to get the plastic shroud out. Try pushing it back then down then out and should come out rather easily. Good luck

[emperor_lunchbox]

thanks, I really need to get these damn things in. the old ones just are not bright enough.