96' I30 fog light removal
KnightRyder83
05-25-2005, 09:04 AM
I need to change the passenger side fog light on my I30, but don't know how to remove it. Does anyone know anything about doing this??
im_living_large
09-11-2005, 11:24 PM
I need to change the passenger side fog light on my I30, but don't know how to remove it. Does anyone know anything about doing this??
1. Remove screws that will drop the wheel dust cover down on the side of the car you need to work on.
2. There will be one bolt (13/32 head) that will need to be removed from the side marker light - it connects the side marker light assembly to the light frame. This has to be done so you can get the side marker out of the way and get to the front of the fog light.
3. After removing the one bolt go to the front of the car and using a flat screw driver GENTLY pry the side marker lamp away from the fog light. Remove the bulb from the side marker light assembly and lay the side marker light to the side.
4. Remove the screw holding the fog light in place (it goes through the grey plastic tab on the fog light) and pull the 2 prongs on the fog light away from their receptor holes.
5. Reverse these steps to install new fog light, taking care to make sure you line up both the fog light pins with the holes they go in.
NOTE - If like me, you bought a fog light from a junkyard, check that the bulb is working on the new light before you put it all back together. I had to open everything back up and put the bulb from my old cracked fog light into the one I got from the junkyard. If you need assistance please e-mail me at jpowell"removethis"@nlamerica.com and I'll try to help. I just replaced mine 09/10/2005 and it took about one hour.
1. Remove screws that will drop the wheel dust cover down on the side of the car you need to work on.
2. There will be one bolt (13/32 head) that will need to be removed from the side marker light - it connects the side marker light assembly to the light frame. This has to be done so you can get the side marker out of the way and get to the front of the fog light.
3. After removing the one bolt go to the front of the car and using a flat screw driver GENTLY pry the side marker lamp away from the fog light. Remove the bulb from the side marker light assembly and lay the side marker light to the side.
4. Remove the screw holding the fog light in place (it goes through the grey plastic tab on the fog light) and pull the 2 prongs on the fog light away from their receptor holes.
5. Reverse these steps to install new fog light, taking care to make sure you line up both the fog light pins with the holes they go in.
NOTE - If like me, you bought a fog light from a junkyard, check that the bulb is working on the new light before you put it all back together. I had to open everything back up and put the bulb from my old cracked fog light into the one I got from the junkyard. If you need assistance please e-mail me at jpowell"removethis"@nlamerica.com and I'll try to help. I just replaced mine 09/10/2005 and it took about one hour.
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