[V8] Makes me cranky....

[Scott Simmons]

I don't know on the 100, but I do know on the V8.  I removed all the 
other screws and mounting hardware and that allowed the unit to flex a 
bit.  At which point I had a 1/4" driver with an extension and a socket 
on it, and flexed the bit of trim in front of the headlight and the 
headlight unit itself enough to wiggle the makeshift nut-driver down to 
that bottom bolt.  I didn't like flexing the trim, but I had no choice, 
other than pull the entire bumper off.

~Scott S.

Roger Woodbury wrote:

>Well, I finally have the time and weather in place to tackle two necessary
>projects for The Old Gray Mare.  First up will be the replacement of the
>heater/ac flappy motor.  I anticipate that to go easily.
>
>Next will be to rip out the two old headlights and replace them with the new
>European headlights that I have received.  That will be the tough task, or
>so it seems, because in my brief inspection of the nose of the car, it would
>appear that the trim along the top of the bumper will have to be removed in
>order to gain access to the bottom mounting points of the headlamps.  Either
>that or the bumper itself will have to come off...either way, it looks like
>a pita.
>
>Naturally the garage is chockablock full of stuff, so the entire project
>will have to be done in the driveway.  
>
>Cloudy and cool here today.  Not terribly COLD, but chilly, and that will
>undoubtedly make me VERY cranky by the time I figure out how to do the
>headlights.  
>
>Anyone know how to get access easily to the bottom mounting screws for a
>Type 44 Audi 100? 
>
>First I have to go to the transfer station for the regular Saturday morning,
>ritual, and then I will stop at the NAPA and get some new relays.  
>
>We're supposed to have a nice weekend here, but it is very overcast now, and
>if it rains, I will be VERY cranky!
>
>Roger 
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