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thanks for that batman i was wondering how to get the bumper off thanks for the help bud!! i can now modify my lights

This is very awesomely helpful, if you ever do a fender removal how-to, let me know. thanks!

Nice write-up man. It helped us out. But I have a question...

Is there a special trick to getting those plastic pins out of the crashbar without destroying them? Because I tried my hardest not to tear them up (there were only 2 in there anyway) but they're in pieces now. Got a little frustrated at the plastic.

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Good Job Batman! Now all you gotta do is send me those High and low beam headlighs, and you'll be finished



Pray. I think removing those clips without breaking them is concitered an "Act of God"

break them, then get replacement parts from autoparts. they are 3 bucks for 4. No biggie.

unless you whant them OEM... I broke all 4 when i put my chicken grill but i have the plugs ordered online.

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Mar 31, 2008 - 12:54 PM

What is the name of those pieces so I can go get some tomorrow if I break mine?

So if you break them, you don't necessarily need them? Since some are saying they didn't put them back in.

-Matt

very helpful just what i was looking for=] thanksfor a really nicely detailed write up..this will come in handy im in the process of installing my jdm oem fog lights and installing new set of usdm oem headlights...lol.. i am super lazy on working on my car due to other priorities but will be working on it when i get a chance..but thanks for this really good info

Where did you get the clear headlamps been looking for a set of those

Thank You, nice How To. i was just planning on taking out my bumper know i know thanks

Is it possible in a smart way to remove the headlights (low beams), without removing the front bumper ?
I mean, there is only 3 bolts, it must be a way to remove them from the underside of the car?

No...any attempts will lead to broken tabs.

Then I have a BIG problem, I can not remove my front bumper anymore (see picture why), and I need to remove the headlights because they fail on MOT test, they are RHD and I live in LHD country... This is a nightmare...
I think I just gonna have to cut off the tabs holding the headlamp and just use one bolt instead of 3, or I have to destroy the frontbumper/spats and do it all over again...



This post has been edited by Iceman22: Apr 17, 2012 - 9:42 AM

That's rough man!

Aw that does suck...

I would redo the spats before I even thought about breaking the projectors.

I don't even think you could break the tabs and get it out that way...it just wouldn't fit with the crashbar and all the elements that hold them in place. It definatly cannot come out the rear..

This post has been edited by rave2n: Apr 17, 2012 - 10:57 AM

How dare you even think about breaking those projector lights! And you still wouldn't be able to get them out.
Should have thought about that before you molded your spats on. That's why I would never mold the front end because you never know when you'll need to take stuff off.

Edit: I was gunna say you could just unbolt the fenders with the bumper and take it off as a whole, but you also mold the side skirts to the fenders...

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Apr 17, 2012 - 2:14 PM

Sorry, I was desperate and in bad mood, I will not break the projector lights. Yeah I was stupid to agree on molding the front-end when I knew the headlights won't pass the test anyway. I'm a idiot...
I guess I have to pay for my mistake, send the car to someone that can somehow remove the spats and install them in a more clever way, or just cut a line downthrough so it will be possible to remove the front bumper.

This post has been edited by Iceman22: Apr 17, 2012 - 3:08 PM

I think cuttin a line right down the splitters would be the best way.
Then one they are apart,you could just sand it so that the gap is equal the whole way through.
Then you can just put the bumper on and essentially have 2 pieces of splitter.

I'd just take the thing off as a whole as you mentioned before. Cut it at the skirts.

I'd much rather cut two splitters and risk messing them up then a set of TRD skirts.
Would be much cheaper te replace splitters than skirts, if you did happen to screw up.

And then you have to remove bumper and fenders, and have to worry about re aligning the fenders when you put them back on, and if the "molding" on from the splitters to the bumper and fender will hold up, cause it looks like they are only joined at a very small point.

Just my take on it though.

This post has been edited by jordisonjr: Apr 18, 2012 - 11:29 AM