Northern California San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Pleasanton, etc.

Need some local help installing headlights, will compensate.

Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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If you lived closer, I'd definitely help you out. But it's really easy to do it yourself.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by patman530
it's not that hard... just take off the bumper, unscrew the 3 bolts, unplug the harness. if i weren't busy with moving, i would have been glad to help you out
+1... It's really easy. You don't even need to completely remove the bumper, just "peel" it forward. And there are 4 bolts holding the lights in.

The only thing that can potentially be a PITA is unclipping the wire harness because sometimes, it's so short, it is hard to undo.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by sfgr415
+1... It's really easy. You don't even need to completely remove the bumper, just "peel" it forward. And there are 4 bolts holding the lights in.

The only thing that can potentially be a PITA is unclipping the wire harness because sometimes, it's so short, it is hard to undo.


just cut it and re attach with electrical tape afterwards....




i'm only kidding.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by superdds
just cut it and re attach with electrical tape afterwards....




i'm only kidding.
HAHA no kidding ... getting the harness off is a bitch... I used a hammer and a flathead screwdriver with a LOT of patience.... comes of real nice...

Its HELLA easy to do once you get the bumper off.. dont break your clips
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by superdds
just cut it and re attach with electrical tape afterwards....




i'm only kidding.
haha... but just remember to leave it loose so in case you ever have to pull your lights out again, it is much easier.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sfgr415
haha... but just remember to leave it loose so in case you ever have to pull your lights out again, it is much easier.
Does it ever come loose? I wish I had done this when I switched mine out.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike_Deezy
Does it ever come loose? I wish I had done this when I switched mine out.
Does the harness come loose? Its clipped in place pretty good. If I am not mistaken, it slides into the housing. But those extra 6 inches or so of clearance makes the job so much easier.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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Come through and I'll help you with your audio install and this as well. Both are pretty easy.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sfgr415
Does the harness come loose? Its clipped in place pretty good. If I am not mistaken, it slides into the housing. But those extra 6 inches or so of clearance makes the job so much easier.
Oh, you were talking about keeping some slack for the wires? I misinterpreted your previous post, I thought you meant that you don't clip the harness in all the way so it'll be easy to take it off next time.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike_Deezy
Oh, you were talking about keeping some slack for the wires? I misinterpreted your previous post, I thought you meant that you don't clip the harness in all the way so it'll be easy to take it off next time.
Yea... You clip the harness all the way in, just don't tighten the wire by putting the wire back on the holder on the headlamp assembly.
 
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