need help taking offheadlights

crzyhawaiian808 · Oct 24, 2010

i looked through a lot of posts and i have read the "how-to guide" but i need more info on how to swap out headlights as it is my first time. i looked through my truck and found very hard clips to take out. and im seeing that i need to take out the grill and possibly bumper.... im not so sure. if anyone could guide me in the right direction that would help a lot. thanks in advance.

-jus

Kanekz · Oct 24, 2010

crzyhawaiian808 said:
i looked through a lot of posts and i have read the "how-to guide" but i need more info on how to swap out headlights as it is my first time. i looked through my truck and found very hard clips to take out. and im seeing that i need to take out the grill and possibly bumper.... im not so sure. if anyone could guide me in the right direction that would help a lot. thanks in advance.

-jus

There's is a hidden bolt under the fender flare
take off the firewall it should be easy to reach.

crzyhawaiian808 · Oct 24, 2010

Kanekz said:
There's is a hidden bolt under the fender flare
take off the firewall it should be easy to reach.

right ons brah! ill take a look at em. anymore hidden bolts or clips>?

Kanekz · Oct 24, 2010

crzyhawaiian808 said:
right ons brah! ill take a look at em. anymore hidden bolts or clips>?

Should be the only ones yougotta worry about,
they are a beach to take out tho. Everything else is visable.

mixplate_xr · Oct 24, 2010

yeah what he said. it's easy to take off. the hard part is reaching for the 4th bolt underneath

Clifford · Oct 24, 2010

jack up the front end of the truck and that 4th bolt is a breeze to get off.

gunner76137 · Oct 24, 2010

When I did my bhl mod I just left those bolts out. Never noticed them not being there.

PiNkY · Oct 24, 2010

^^X2 i've been rolling around without mine for about 2 years now

NUPEPRIME · Oct 24, 2010

Jack up the front. Pull panel pins. 4th bolt out. Didn't place that one back in.
Everything is plug and play. GL

rich017 · Oct 24, 2010

Do not bother putting that 4th bolt back in.

None of us do

crzyhawaiian808 · Oct 25, 2010

ahaha will do thanks guys

J_StradaXR · Oct 25, 2010

have you tried this write up?

should help
http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=70&highlight=black+headlight+mod

skydivedevin · Oct 25, 2010

all the cool people are doing it, leaving the bolt off that is.

InfernoX · Oct 25, 2010

I did my BHLM this weekend and I had to take the grill off and the fillers underneath the head lights, be easy with the clips that hold the fillers in because they break easy. The 4th bolt that was behind the fender really didn't give me to much trouble, I just reached from under the truck with a socket and ratchet and got it out. Took about 15 minutes or less to get the front end off. I as well left the 4th bolt off.

PiNkY · Oct 25, 2010

^^yea I broke those clips your talkin bout on the fillers - works great with out them! :top:

InfernoX · Oct 25, 2010

^^ yeah they are a pain to get off without breaking them. No matter how careful you are it seems like they are going to break on ya.

Clifford · Oct 25, 2010

I had no issues with mine, clips are all good and I installed the 4th bolt. :hmmmm2:

InfernoX · Oct 25, 2010

^^How did you take the filler out without breaking the clip?? I left the 4th bolt out just because it started raining and I wanted to finish it, but once I noticed that it didn't effect it I just didn't worry about putting it back in. Glad to hear that you didn't have any trouble with your clips.

sinister07 · Oct 25, 2010

I took my entire bumper off to get to the damn 4th bolt. It was no big deal for me since I used to work at a body shop but I can see why people would be scared to do it. The head light filler clips do break easy though. Nothing ever goes without a hitch.

blackx-runner · Oct 25, 2010

I've had my lights in and out a few times and never had an issue with the 4th bolt. A little socket reach up there and take it out. :dontknow:

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