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Author Topic: how take out headlights!! need help! Blue97GT New Member Member # 4241 posted                              need to take out my all fogged up cobra headlights (gettin a new pair). how do i take the headlights out?????? NEED TO KNOW ASAP! Posts: 0 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  : Quick 88LX ¯ Member # 1950 posted                                 If it is anything like a foxbody headlight then you will need a screwdriver and a socket set. Patience and common sense helps too I am not sure where or how many bolts there are but on my buddies 1999GT it took about 45 minutes to get one out and back in again with new bulbs and everything. Not very hard -------------------- "Men are Made, Not Born" Car Picture : http://www.angelfire.com/theforce/quick88lx/ Original Member #495. Can I get my number back? Posts: 1785 | From: Fairfield, CA/Okinawa, Japan | Registered: Oct 2002  |  : Blue97GT New Member Member # 4241 posted                              how would you do it? what steps? i tried and cant figure it out Posts: 0 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  : Hungry Hippo ¯ Member # 537 posted                              it is a pain!!! each headlight is held in at 3 points. 2 clips on each side of the headlight. you need to get to them somehow with some pliers and squeeze. then the 3rd point slides out after. on my car, the clips were glued so i got pissed and broke off all the mounting hardware for the headlights. you can get new ones from ford for about 30 bucks. -------------------- 05 S4 Avant(wagon) 09 C6 H/C/I Posts: 2959 | From: east bay | Registered: Nov 2001  |  : 03SVTPower CAFords OG Member # 518 posted                              i swapped my headlights out in about 20-30 minutes, easy stuff glenn! -------------------- 2003 Redfire "AED" Cobra R.I.P Posts: 3481 | From: Nor-Cal | Registered: Oct 2001  |  : stangless ¯ Member # 1414 posted                              i am having issues too.. i've spent close to 1.5 hours trying to get this stupid lights off.. the whole passenger side is done. Howeverm i am having issues getting the little one (the one closest to the center on the driver's side) out. There are two nuts holding it in place but i cant get to them. is there anyone out there that can guide me in the right direction. -------------------- =( Posts: 4634 | From: bay | Registered: Jun 2002  |  : Blue97GT New Member Member # 4241 posted                              dont kow abuot your headlights but i just stated yanking the stupid fuckers out! marc (the guy who i bought the new lights off of) finally got em off! :sigh: nwo i got the new ones on! they look great too! keep tryin bro...youll get it! just get mad and start tuggin! Posts: 0 | Registered: Mar 2004  |  : stangless ¯ Member # 1414 posted                              i got mine off too.. HIDNNOS gave me a few pointers and they came right out... it's crazy how new/clean headlights can make such a big difference. [ November 14, 2004, 07:05 PM: Message edited by: Jmir018 ] -------------------- =( Posts: 4634 | From: bay | Registered: Jun 2002  |  :

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