| BMW E46 - Headlight Trim
Removal
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Written by: Jordan Buser
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June 24, 2001
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Tools and Parts Needed:
Flat Head Screwdriver
8mm Socket Wrench with 6" Extender
Estimated time: 15 Minutes
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| 1. Pop the hood and remove your
turn signal lens. This is done by inserting a flat head screwdriver like so and pushing the tab towards the front of the car. |
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| 2. Next is removing the trim that
runs underneath the headlight assembly. Start by pushing the tab
closest to the center of the car (first picture) and work across removing
this piece. Once you release the tab in the third picture, you are ready for the difficult part... |
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| 3. When you get to the tab that
connects this piece to the fender, this will be the most difficult
part of the procedure. I used a couple of different techniques
to release this tab. On one side, I was able to sneak the
flat head screwdriver behind the tab as pictured and push towards the
front of the car to release the tab. On the other side,
that didn't work so I had to take a small-tipped flat head screwdriver and weasel the tab open from the front side. If you work with this tab enough, you should be able to get it off. |
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| 4. With that piece out of the
way, remove the black plastic piece that holds the rubber piece that seals between the headlight assembly and the hood by undoing the tabs as shown. |
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| 5. All that is left before you can
remove the plastic headlight cover is releasing three tabs on the top,
three tabs on the bottom, and one tab on the inside. Once these
are released (notice how the circled clips in the second picture are released),
you can slide the clear plastic cover off and your headlight will be open. |
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| 6. Now there is
one tab that secures the headlight trim to the rest of the headlight
assembly. Use a flat head screwdriver as shown to release this tab and the
headlight trim can be removed simply by pulling it out. Reverse these directions to put back together. |
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