To take out headlights

[dpanda88]

Ok, so im going to do a retrofit soon and this will be my first time to do this project with a friend. I'm following leauseauce DIY as I got the same projectors as he did (thanks to bigbird for selling me his). Now before I can start doing the oven and drilling and everything. The most hard part is getting out the headlight itself haha. First question is.. do I have to take out the front bumper to take out the headlight and if I do where should I begin? This is difficult cuz I just replaced my front bumper less than a month ago and I dont want to screw up with anything. Anyways, any other way to take out the headlight that wont damage anything?

Thanks

[nobitanobi]

I believe you only need to unscrew few bolts around the headlight to get hte whole thing out. I highly doubt you have to touch the bumper.

97 Camry

[Venom_5]

there are 4-6 black 6-point bolts ... all the same size .... around the headlight housing

you have to remove the corners to get at 2 of the bolts .... the entire black housing with the headlight will come off easily once those bolts come off

i just did this last week, i dont have any pics or anything cuz im still on vacation, sry

[dpanda88]

thanks vemon at least I have an idea on what is needed to be taken out and how many bolts I'll take a look at the headlight today to see where the bolts are located but i wont be starting this till the weekend and after my tinting :P

but I was wondering if someone who seen a DIY with pics of disassembling the headlight of a gen 4 would be awesome...

thanks

wow I'm so modding my car this past month haha... last week was sparco pedals, then tinting this weekend, retrofit and then finally TRD gauges which I bought from mf5 here but it hasnt been delivered yet

[CamryOwner98]

it's no big. pop open the hood, take out the corner lights and you'll see all the screws you need to take out.

2 on top, 1 on the side.

Also, there is a knob still holding the headlight in place near the grille on each headlight:

use pliers to press the nubs and pull the headlight so itcan ease out.

You just need to look and it will make sense. I didn't need to look for detailed pix to figure it out when I took mine out. I've must have done this a thousand times by now.