What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper?

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kevinvr6

Discussion Starter · Feb 9, 2002

I can't seem to get a grip of the nutt behind the screw that holds the foglight into the bumper, is there an easier way to remove the foglight w/o taking off my bumper? I'm replacing the foglight with Votex Long Fogssss

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kevr6

· #2 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (kevinvr6)

I used one of thos tiny ratchet sets and fit it around throu were the reflector goes...took awhile but I was able to get it. The drivers side is also reachable from underneath.

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eurican

· #3 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (kevr6)

u need a 8mm wrench for the back nut...u must reach in through the back of the blinker side with the wrench and grab onto the nut and washer...once u get a hold of that u have to crank away at the bolt....then for the bottom washer and nut...put the wrench trough the circle and grab onto the washer and nut and again loosen the bolt. once those are off...u have to under the clip on the side of the bumper, which i had no idea it was there....u can either try to push it out from reaching through ur lower ducts w/ur hand or u can put a flat head inbetween the fog and bumper and put pressure on it and it should pop out! I can do this procedure in 30 min. for both lights, but when i first did it, it took me 2 hours for both!
OH and when u put the washers back on...put it where the screw is going through not behind where the nut is!
Good Luck! http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

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kevinvr6

Discussion Starter · #4 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (kevinvr6)

help help help i took the 2 screws off, but I cant seem to take the torx head screw out, that one that adjust the up down aiming of the fog, the bentley says to remove 3 screws each from the fogs, it seems kinked from behind, wont come out, please help! AIM djkevinog

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kevinvr6

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (kevinvr6)

anyone!!!!

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dcvento

· #6 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (kevinvr6)

its a bitch. what are you trying to do cause i went in from the engine bay cause i got tired of the damn tow hook and the hard time trying to get behind the dummy light with a socket wrench

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kevinvr6

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (Jetta97GT)

i got it!!!!!!!!!!! =] thanks ppl

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jayseal22

· #8 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (kevinvr6)

Good now Learning how to take a long fog out when you need to get the tow hook in there

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DUHSHET

· #9 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (jayseal22)

Good info peeps........ http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

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· #10 · Aug 21, 2003

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (DUHSHET)

GOOD GOD THIS IS THE MOST AGGRAVATING THING IN THE WORLD!!!

Why can't they just make it a simple f cking [email protected][email protected]

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SNIPER

· #11 · Aug 22, 2003

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (Majik6)

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· #12 · Aug 22, 2003

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (SNIPER)

anyone have anymore tricks or something to make this easier?
what a pain in the ash!

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A3GTIVR6

· #13 · Aug 22, 2003

Re: What's the easiest way to remove foglight from bumper? (Majik6)

i just took an 8mm closed end wrench and bent it to go behind the fog light..i took some tape and put it over one of the sides of the wrench, so that the nut would stick to the tape and not fall down and get stuck somewhere....
and the tape helps when putting the nut back on..you just stick the nut in the wrench, stuck to the tape, and hold it on the end of the bolt to thread it on....
thats the way i do it...seems to work pretty good....

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