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10-26-2009, 06:36 PM
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Need help changing headlight
My passenger headlight went out and I made a plan of replacing the bulb myself over the weekend. Needless to say, it was a big Fail.
All of the guides that I have looked at said to pull on the lever release on the side of the unit, push the back of the headlight and it should come right out. I did that.. and pushed so hard that the entire car moved, the headlight unit won't budge. I have an '04 GLS, so not sure if there's some special fancy detail that was overlooked that I need to do?  
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10-26-2009, 06:53 PM
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Are you sure that the lever is in tact? I know mine was broken, and its a pretty common thing to have happen since its made of plastic. My local shop had to get in my car with a screwdriver to get things unlatched.
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10-26-2009, 07:01 PM
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The lever seemed to work fine. I was able to push it all of the way up with no problem. When I did that, the headlight unit made a slight pop, as though it had been released.. but it wasn't going anywhere.
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