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Old 11-30-2009, 06:36 PM
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i was replacing one of my bulbs , when i was puting on the sefety clip on the bulb i push to hard on it and i broke the plastic levels the headlight unit. am thinking i want to put JW welding. i need to take off the headlight looks like i need to take of front bumper any has any tips on how to take off the headlight. am going to be working on it tomorrow.
 
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Old 11-30-2009, 07:21 PM
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i did this too when installing my HID kit, does anyone know how to fix it without taking the bumper off?
 
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Old 11-30-2009, 07:42 PM
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Sorry guys, about the only way to fix it is to pull the headlight assemblies out of the car. Pulling off the front bumper isn't that hard. once you get the bumper off, you can work with the headlight assemblies a lot easier. You will need the headlight assemblies face down during the drying to ensure they are positioned correctly. You should also use a long, thin tie strap or something of the like to help reinforce the glued joints. It isn't a straight application of the tie strap, but if you wrap it around some solid parts, all will be good.
 
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hmmm then i'll have to find some time to do this, thanks for your help thermo
 
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i finally got fix the headlight with jw welding, when the plastic gets old it cracks really fast. while i was fixing the main light the hight bean broke, i just drill and put a ziplock on it and other one i put the epoxy on it. you have to be really carefull when doing this job
 
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