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Headlight Assembly: Disassembly

  1. REMOVE NO. 1 HEADLIGHT BULB (for Halogen Headlight) 
    1. Remove the headlight socket cover as shown in the illustration.
    2. Remove the headlight gasket.
      NOTE: After the headlight gasket is removed, be sure to replace it with a new one. Failure to do this may cause water ingress.
      Fig 1: Identifying Headlight Socket Cover
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      Fig 2: Identifying Headlight Socket Cover
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    3. Disconnect the connector.
    4. Remove the No. 1 headlight bulb as shown in the illustration.
      Fig 3: Identifying Headlight Socket Cover
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  2. REMOVE DISCHARGE HEADLIGHT BULB (for HID Headlight) 
    1. Remove the headlight socket cover as shown in the illustration.
    2. Remove the headlight gasket.
      NOTE: After the headlight gasket is removed, be sure to replace it with a new one. Failure to do this may cause water ingress.
      Fig 4: Separating Light Control Ecu Socket
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    3. Separate the light control ECU socket as shown in the illustration.
      Fig 5: Releasing Set Spring
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    4. Release the set spring and remove the discharge headlight bulb as shown in the illustration.
  3. REMOVE NO. 2 HEADLIGHT BULB 
    1. Remove the headlight socket cover as shown in the illustration.
    2. Remove the headlight gasket.
      NOTE: After the headlight gasket is removed, be sure to replace it with a new one. Failure to do this may cause water ingress.
      Fig 6: Identifying Headlight Socket Cover
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    3. Disconnect the connector.
    4. Remove the No. 2 headlight bulb as shown in the illustration.
      Fig 7: Identifying No. 2 Headlight Bulb
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  4. REMOVE PARKING LIGHT BULB 
    1. Turn the parking light bulb and the parking light socket in the direction indicated by the arrow and remove them as a unit.
    2. Remove the parking light bulb from the parking light socket.
  5. REMOVE PARKING LIGHT SOCKET 
    1. Disconnect the connector and remove the parking light socket.
      Fig 8: Turning Parking Light Bulb And Parking Light Socket
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  6. REMOVE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT BULB 
    1. Turn the front turn signal light bulb and the front turn signal light socket in the direction indicated by the arrow and remove them as a unit.
      Fig 9: Turning Front Turn Signal Light Bulb And Front Turn Signal Light Socket
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    2. Turn the 2 front turn signal light bulbs and the 2 front turn signal light sockets in the direction indicated by the arrow and remove them as a unit.
    3. Remove the 2 front turn signal light bulb from the 2 front turn signal light sockets.
      Fig 10: Turning Front Turn Signal Light Bulbs And Front Turn Signal Light Sockets
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  7. REMOVE HEADLIGHT WIRE HARNESS 
    1. Disconnect the connectors and remove the headlight wire harness.
      Fig 11: Locating Connectors
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  8. REMOVE FRONT BUMPER SIDE SUPPORT 
    1. Remove the 3 screws and front bumper side support.
      Fig 12: Identifying Screws And Front Bumper Side Support
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  9. REMOVE HEADLIGHT LEVELING MOTOR (for HID Headlight) 
    1. Align the notches of the headlight leveling motor and the housing, and pull out the headlight leveling motor slightly.
      Fig 13: Identifying Headlight Leveling Motor
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    2. Lower the tip of the headlight leveling motor to disengage it from the reflector and remove the headlight leveling motor.
  10. REMOVE HEADLIGHT LEVELING MOTOR BASE PACKING (for HID Headlight) 
    1. Remove the headlight leveling motor base packing.
      NOTE: After the headlight leveling motor base packing is removed, be sure to replace it with a new one. Failure to do this may cause water ingress.
      Fig 14: Identifying Headlight Leveling Motor Base Packing
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  11. REMOVE UPPER HEADLIGHT PROTECTOR RETAINER (for HID Headlight) 
    1. Remove the screw and upper headlight protector retainer.
      Fig 15: Identifying Screw And Upper Headlight Protector Retainer
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