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Old 09-20-2010, 03:57 PM
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How the hell do i get to the foglights to replace the bulbs? I see the bumpers held up by the plastic pieces, but i dont want to pry them off, can i take it out the front? I feel really dumb considering how mechanically inclined i am but i dont wanna screw anything up.
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Wear safety glasses as there will be dirt and debris in there.

There are three plastic clips that you need to pull out.

Pull with pliers or pry with an upholstery tool or flat blade driver the center bit out,then pull out the whole clip.

Pull back the plastic bumper and the plastic rad deflector and reach in and turn the bulb to unlock it.

Pull the whole harness and bulb out to where you can see it, remove the old bulb and reach back in trying not to touch the new bulb as you line it up to twist lock it back in.

Change both while your in there.

Put everything back in place

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Originally Posted by transamtom
Wear safety glasses as there will be dirt and debris in there.

There are three plastic clips that you need to pull out.

Pull with pliers or pry with an upholstery tool or flat blade driver the center bit out,then pull out the whole clip.

Pull back the plastic bumper and the plastic rad deflector and reach in and turn the bulb to unlock it.

Pull the whole harness and bulb out to where you can see it, remove the old bulb and reach back in trying not to touch the new bulb as you line it up to twist lock it back in.

Change both while your in there.

Put everything back in place
Ok i figured i had to pull that part of the bumper back, thanks
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I just got to look under a 94 T/A that came into work yesterday (Sears Auto Ctr). I was surprised to NOT see the little access hatch that the 98+ cars have. What a bummer that it's just that much more work.
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Originally Posted by Swiat34
I just got to look under a 94 T/A that came into work yesterday (Sears Auto Ctr). I was surprised to NOT see the little access hatch that the 98+ cars have. What a bummer that it's just that much more work.
Yeah I know. They made LT1 cars a pain in the a$$




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