Easy way to do this?

**01NavyBlueSLPSS** · 06-05-2011, 02:09 PM

I was replacing my front turn signal housing yesterday and after getting everything loose they were a huge pita to maneuver out. I literally had to pry up bending the plastic bumper almost breaking the housings. I did have my headlights off as well. Well while getting the new ones in(which was even more of a pita) I think I separated the lens on the end. There is condensation inside my left sig. So I need to get them back off. Is there a better way to get them out without completely removing the bumper? Thanks

**tpilews** · 06-05-2011, 05:28 PM

Don't they just slide out the front?

**01NavyBlueSLPSS** · 06-05-2011, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by tpilews

Don't they just slide out the front?

No the lights are about an inch taller than the opening

**10spokess** · 06-05-2011, 06:27 PM

take it out from the bottom that is how I did them a while back

**01NavyBlueSLPSS** · 06-05-2011, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by 10spokess

take it out from the bottom that is how I did them a while back

I got them through the top, my question is regaurding maneuvering the lens out of that little cubby hole it sits in. It seems physically impossible without stretching the bumper to get it out or completely removing the bumper

**02transamce** · 06-05-2011, 06:54 PM

I think you could take the inner fender liner out,two 8mm or 10mm (sorry,cannot remember which) from in front of the front tire,and the lamp housing should be easily accessible.noticed this when i removed the air pump and secondary air injection system.
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**JayTA98** · 06-05-2011, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by 02transamce

I think you could take the inner fender liner out,two 8mm or 10mm (sorry,cannot remember which) from in front of the front tire,and the lamp housing should be easily accessible.noticed this when i removed the air pump and secondary air injection system.
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yup, If you look from underneath the front bumper there is two 10 mm bolts on each side of the bumper. Remove those and you can open a section of the plastic cover that grants access to the turn signal bulbs.

**Ls_won** · 06-10-2011, 06:14 PM

If you take your headlights out, and then loosen the one bolt that holds on to the bumper they slide right out through the top

**01NavyBlueSLPSS** · 06-10-2011, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Ls_won

If you take your headlights out, and then loosen the one bolt that holds on to the bumper they slide right out through the top

I did take the headlights out, loosened the three bolts that hold the light to the bumper. It didn't just slide out tho. There were obstacles blocking each end preventing it from coming out

**Ls_won** · 06-10-2011, 11:08 PM

it worked for me man.. hmm idk i guess try taking off the plasics underneath and dropping them through the bottom, alot of bolts but its not going to scratch anything up.

**98maro** · 06-10-2011, 11:18 PM

I removed the headlight. It Took me about 25 min to figured out how to remove the head light! But once it was out took me less than 5 min to remove the sidemarkers
It came out from the top whee the headlight is.
You don't have to get the bumper lose

**davidz28** · 06-11-2011, 04:58 AM

Originally Posted by 01NavyBlueSLPSS

I did take the headlights out, loosened the three bolts that hold the light to the bumper. It didn't just slide out tho. There were obstacles blocking each end preventing it from coming out

Im not sure whats up with these sidemarkers i had the same problem as you i had to pry the thing out of the little slot. I also took out headlights. Im wondering if some cars got a slightly different style side marker housing or something.

**01NavyBlueSLPSS** · 06-11-2011, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by davidz28

Im not sure whats up with these sidemarkers i had the same problem as you i had to pry the thing out of the little slot. I also took out headlights. Im wondering if some cars got a slightly different style side marker housing or something.

Finally someone knows what I'm talking about. It's like the sidemarkers are too wide for the space the are in. The only way to do it without prying would be to remove the bumper it seems. What a PITA

**davidz28** · 06-13-2011, 05:30 AM

I had to pry mine out but the i took a dremel to them so they would go back in easier. My car is also a 2001 i wonder if its only a certain year model that has the problem.

**01NavyBlueSLPSS** · 06-13-2011, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by davidz28

I had to pry mine out but the i took a dremel to them so they would go back in easier. My car is also a 2001 i wonder if its only a certain year model that has the problem.

Damn wish I had thought of that^