Replace Headlight housing help Needed!

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  • bigdrick323
    Mod Crazy
    • Feb 2012
    • 616

    #1

    Replace Headlight housing help Needed!

    How do I remove the screws to install the headlight into the bracket???
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  • ELVA164
    R3V Elite
    • Dec 2011
    • 4861

    #2
    You need to be very careful. The plastic is hard and brittle after so long, so use a pair of needle-nose pliers and gently apply pressure until it rotates 90 degrees.
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    • bigdrick323
      Mod Crazy
      • Feb 2012
      • 616

      #3
      Took me awhile and some blood and band aids but got it done. Plastic tabs were not rotating with screw.

      I am away from my computer, being lazy!
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      • ELVA164
        R3V Elite
        • Dec 2011
        • 4861

        #4
        Yeah, they're horrible little things.
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        • reelizmpro
          R3V OG
          • Dec 2003
          • 9450

          #5
          Also helps to note which way you should rotate it so you aren't forcing or breaking anything. Look on the backside and apply some lubricant. It will be apparent which way you should turn it.
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          • bigdrick323
            Mod Crazy
            • Feb 2012
            • 616

            #6
            Finished and replaced!
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