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Pop the bonnet and select a headlight to remove. Here I've selected the offside (driver's side) headlight.

Look at the top of the headlight and you'll see two fixing screws¹ holding the top in place. In-between these two screws there’s a hole² with a screw holding the centre in place.

Undo the top two screws and put the screws somewhere safe. Now loosen the centre screw being careful not to loosen it too much as you don't want it to come out or you may lose it!

 

 

 



Once you've completed step 1 there are no more screws holding the headlight in place.

You may want to remove the front grille to make sliding out the headlight easier. This is done by unclipping the top clips and lifting out the grille.

The bottom of the headlight is held in place by two plastic supports which slot into the front.

Try sliding the headlight horizontally straight out. If it doesn't want to move easily check you've loosened the centre screw enough and try again.

 



When the headlight does slide out, you'll see the electrical plug; unclip this by squeezing the metal clips together.

You've now removed the headlight.

To replace, do steps 1 to 3 in reverse. Making sure the plastic supports slot into the front.

 

 

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Written by Will Charles, Photography by Will Charles





 

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