So...Whats the best way to get some headlight assemblies into the car? I'm tired of struggling to get them in, especially the driver side. and Especially with the headlight washer trim pieces. There has to be some kind of secret. Please share your techniques
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The secret is you accept being sprayed by the blinker fluid dispenser.
If you can, drain your washer fluid, then pop off the trim from your headlight washer and catch the spillage that way you can put on the headlight w/o being rushed by the draining fluid. If you have everything off you first put in the headlight, then the trim, then the cap/trim for the washer.
If not, have someone hold the trim and cap together and put in the headlight from above.
Option three if you pull the cap off, let some spill while put in the headlight, trim, then put the cap on. Not the best option I've spilled my whole fluid reservoir trying to do it that way.
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Thanks for the advice, I didn’t think to remove the washer nozzle cover piece so I think I’ll try that in the morning because I’m tired of wrestling with the washer arm and trim piece together. Thankfully, my headlight washing apparatus leaks so I corked it off. No wasting of the reservoir for me.
Do you attach the corner light assembly last?
Also any advice on how to position the headlight assembly to allow it to line up properly with the mounting bracket? That’s where I have the most trouble currently
2004 Titansilber Metallic BMW 330i ZHP
Yeah if you have the large piece trim off the nozzle pops off really easily, with everything out you should line up your headlight with the 3 bolts that hold it in place, it will be a lot clearer and you'll most likely just do it by feel.
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Headlight assemblies are like 4 bolts. I don’t have washers, but I swap them in 12 minutes. I had a friend time me once.
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What bracket are you referring to?
You're not detaching the bottom plastic bracket from the headlight, are you? That isn't necessary; just remove the two bolts on top of the headlight and the two on the bottom and the whole thing comes out as one piece with the plastic bracket attached to the bottom of the headlight.