[V8] removing headlights

[Ron Wainwright]

I didn't remove the bumper when I took that Headlight out Seamus & sent it to you.

 Ron


--- On Wed, 4/8/09, kneale at knitknacks.com <kneale at knitknacks.com> wrote:

> From: kneale at knitknacks.com <kneale at knitknacks.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] removing headlights
> To: cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com, v8 at audifans.com
> Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 9:41 PM
> All the big Audi sedans of that era require bumper cover
> removal to get to
> the headlights.
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Seamus O'Carey cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:45:55 -0700
> To: V8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] removing headlights
> 
> 
> God, really?  I mean, I think I can get to that bolt
> eventually, but my
> hands will probably be shredded by the time I'm done. 
> It might be worth it
> to not have to mess with the bumper, though.  Unless there
> are other reasons
> I'd need to.  Is it just that one bolt that makes it so
> the bumper needs to
> be removed?
> 
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 5:39 PM, 32VQUATTRO
> <ALLANVEGA at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > ok...lol....you have to remove the bumper shocks to
> take out the
> headlights
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seamus
> O'Carey" <
> > cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> > To: <V8 at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:28 PM
> > Subject: [V8] removing headlights
> >
> >
> >  How do you get the headlights off??
> >>
> >> I see there are two bolts on top, under black
> plastic caps.  Then it
> looks
> >> like there are three bolts across the bottom.  It
> seems easy enough to
> get
> >> the one in the middle, and as far as I can tell
> the outside one is
> >> accessible once the corner light is removed
> (though I haven't actually
> >> gotten that far yet.  Is it just that one phillips
> screw that holds the
> >> corner light on?).
> >>
> >> The one on the inside, however, seems to be mostly
> block by the metal
> >> strip
> >> that runs below the headlights (the part that the
> wipers are attached
> to).
> >> It doesn't appear possible to remove the strip
> without removing the
> >> bumper,
> >> though.  Please tell me you don't have to
> remove the bumper to swap out a
> >> headlight!
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