D.I.Y. 5th Gen Headlight Removal and Install

This is the DIY procedures I used to change out my headlights. works pretty good..

Difficulty Rating: 6/10
Hardest Part: Lining the bumper back up during installation

Tools Needed:
-Phillips #2 screwdriver
-3/8" or 1/2" Ratchet
-Metric Socket Set for either size drive your using
-(2) 6" Extensions (1 might be fine)
-Beer if your old enough


Step 1: Take off your corner lenses. Remove the screw and the pull corner lense straight out towards you. May need a flat screwdriver to pry it out if they have not been removed in a very long time




Step 2: Take out your turn signals. Insert phillips screw driver into area shown and remove screw inside. Be careful not to lose the metal clip that goes on the bumper plastic that the screw goes into. Use the screwdriver to help pop the lense out from the bumper. unhook the light from the lense and let it hang on the harness, make sure not to damage the bulb




Step 3: Remove your upper grill. Remove all 4 screws on top if you have them, then if you have a stock grill, there is one on the bottom of the grill by the hood latch. OEM grills also need to be popped out of mounting tabs.





At this point you should be lookin like this





Step 4: Depending on the kind of fastener, Remove the screw on each side of the bumper at the wheel well





Step 5: Using ratchet and extensions with the right size socket, look in your turn signal hole and remove the lower bumper support bolt





Step 6: After the 2 bolts are removed, grab the bumper by where the grill sits and using 2 hands, lift up and out at the same time to lift the bumper support off the bracket




After lifting the bumper off the bumper support should look like this




And then just push the bumper down till you have sufficient clearance for the lower headlight bolts and should look like this.

THANKS CHRIS ICE WRITE UP N GOOD PICS

nice ricer lights.


and also, thanks for this write up, i actually used a guide the first time i ripped those bumper clips out, i definately didnt know that if i removed the bumper lights i could take off the support and bumper and everything.

xjoshx wrote:

nice ricer lights.

Lol I know, they were what I used as temporaries while I blackhoused my oems

SiRWannabe wrote:

xjoshx wrote:

nice ricer lights.

Lol I know, they were what I used as temporaries while I blackhoused my oems

you needed temp lights when u blackhoused? i did my blackhousings within a couple hours?

I did them in between working 7pm-7am every day of the week.. I prepped them.. they sat for a couple days.. sprayed them.. let them dry a couple days.. put back in car. I take my time on my projects and make sure they are done right and not half assed.. i dont have any runs in my paint or messed up corners or overspray.. Not everything is a race or has to be done as soon as possible.

Ah... I once wanted projectors. Back in my ricer days lol. I remember the guys in tru were trying to convince me to get them. And they were trying to get me to buy a bomex body kit. I'm glad I thought projectors were trash looking and didnt buy them lol. And the blacked tails I didn't and still don't think are ricey. They can look good depending on cars. I'll try to make a DIY black housing taillights in the next couple weeks

Nice lights The OGs had projectors haha

xjoshx wrote:

i definately didnt know that if i removed the bumper lights i could take off the support and bumper and everything.

I told you this yesterday fool. In my mini write up/DIY I basically said everything Chris did....but did it in way less space

xjoshx wrote:

Ah... I once wanted projectors. Back in my ricer days lol.

....last week?

but your process involved taking the cover off the bumper too

SiRWannabe wrote:

but your process involved taking the cover off the bumper too

It did not. Here is my exact post

QMeli907 wrote:

Orrrrrrrrr just remove the whole entire bumper and bumper support

-Pop hood
-Take out grill (4 screws)
-Remove 1 screw at each wheel well (1 each side)
-Remove bumper signals (1 screw each light)
-Remove 2 bolts behind bumper lights that attach bumper support to frame
-Remove 4-6 push screws underneath bumper that hold it to frame

-Pull the bumper and bumper support off

-Refer to josh's post on how to go from here. This part^ however, is easier than taking off just the bumper cover

Mine specifically states to pull both off as one unit.

It cracks me up how much drama the whole bumper removal issue has caused

well either way, at least we have a DIY for it now

i didnt see anything about push screws?

xjoshx wrote:

i didnt see anything about push screws?

It's because you don't need to mess with them.....like I said in my post

Does anyone read when I post anymore?


With Chris's process, you simply let the bumper & bumper support hang there while you work. Mine involved taking the entire bumper and bumper support off so one would have a little extra room to work. The push screws I am referring to in my post reside underneath the bumper. The ones that sit on top that run underneath the lights and grill are untouched

QMeli907 wrote:

xjoshx wrote:

i didnt see anything about push screws?

It's because you don't need to mess with them.....like I said in my post

Does anyone read when I post anymore?


With Chris's process, you simply let the bumper & bumper support hang there while you work. Mine involved taking the entire bumper and bumper support off so one would have a little extra room to work. The push screws I am referring to in my post reside underneath the bumper. The ones that sit on top that run underneath the lights and grill are untouched

if your talking about push screws i think you are talking about for the plastic scrape guard underneath. because i dont remember seeing push screws on the bottom that hold the bumper cover, or impact on.

xjoshx wrote:

you are talking about for the plastic scrape guard underneath

Si, señor

QMeli907 wrote:

xjoshx wrote:

you are talking about for the plastic scrape guard underneath

Si, señor

well ive never taken mine off lol