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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: beccasmk3gti on 05 September 2008, 17:18

Title: how to remove my headlights
Post by: beccasmk3gti on 05 September 2008, 17:18

hi my mk4 style headlights arrived today and was wondering how to remove my old mk3 ones! i know theres four bolts do i need to remove the front grill and if so how does it come off dont want to break it.

Title: Re: how to remove my headlights
Post by: RiCHiE360 on 05 September 2008, 17:32

Lift the bonnet, theres clips holding the grill on running along the top and bottom, just use a flat headed screwdriver to release these, then the four bolts on each headlight and your sorted.

Title: Re: how to remove my headlights
Post by: snifferdog on 05 September 2008, 19:45

where do you buy mk4 style lights,ive not really looked into it but i have seen a pair on a mk 3 and thought they looked pretty fu@+in nice!

Title: Re: how to remove my headlights
Post by: Guy on 05 September 2008, 19:57

i think you need something along the lines of an 8mm socket wrench or it'll be come a fiddly little job

Title: Re: how to remove my headlights
Post by: beccasmk3gti on 06 September 2008, 07:18

all sorted now hardest part was removing grill could work out how bottom lugs released but got there. I bought mine of ebay secound hand was 61 quid with postage. look nice but can tell there not standard ones bigger gaps between headlight and wing now but still looks great and im happy

Title: Re: how to remove my headlights
Post by: Dan34 on 06 September 2008, 22:28

got any pics?  :smiley: