Headlight removal help

[etlsport]

there is a tab on both sides of the connector. you need to be able to get your fingers in there and press them in to get pull the connector loose. easiest way i have found to do it is to very very carefully pull the rubber seal away from the edges so you can access the back of the light. from there look in the headlight assembly from the front. you will see a small square cutout next to where the bulb comes through, through the cutout you will see a metal wire, you need to get your finger on it (from the back) and push it towards the street, careful not to force anything because if you break the wire or its connection to the headlight your headlight is pretty much useless...

when you manage to get that wire down it will release the headlight bulb and you can pull the bulb, rubber seal and connector up towards you a little more, this will make it easier to get to those tabs to release the connector.

reassembly is easy, put the bulb in first (with the flat part of the base down, the pins on the back will be to the sides and top) put that wire clip back how it was (its easier if you look through the front of the headlight to see what you are doing) remember not to force anything too much

then put the rubber seal back on, TOP is written on it so you know how it goes back on, make sure all 3 pins on the back of the light are through the hole in the center make sure the sides are all firmly back in place

then you can plug in the connector

i agree with DW for most people its probably easier to actually remove the assemblies, i managed to change my headlight bulbs without even removing the battery or factory airbox but ive got small hands and have gotten good at contorting them to work on cars with as little disassembly as possible

[Gussie2000]

Last week i tried to remove the bulbs,no luck at all

Today i'll give it another try,but not too confident.

Not sure if you guys did it that way,may be more easier if you removed the black rubber cover & carefully twist the bulb connector with the bulb about 45 degrees instead of depressing the hard wires on both side of the bulb ?

The bulb came loose that way when i did it like that,however i wasn't able to get them outter the housing.

[rowhard]

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It is a pain, mainly cause you can't see what your doing. If it was in your lap, you would see what a simple bulb securement feature it is. The main thing is, be careful removing the plug it's self. IF you try just pulling it off, you can break the plastic where the wire holding the bulb in attaches to the light assy. Mine was broken already, so I built up a now locking wire attachment, but it could break again at anytime. (Hope the body shop is careful removing the lights, forgot to do it myself or tell them) Now, unless you have strong fingers, use some slip joint pliers to lightly squeeze the sides of the plug, it's like a locking feature, then pull the plug away. With the plug and rubber seal (their is a top and bottom to it) borrow a small mirror from she who must be obayed and look at whats you are dealing with. Thinking remove the battery to give yourself some space to work and look. Hope this helps.:grinr:

[BlackVXer99]

I stilll have the headlights sitting in my room didnt want to risk breaking something

[Doomer]

They use the same setup that has been on most sport motorcycles for years. Once you've done it, is very simple. But is very easy to break. Don't forget to use di-electric grease upon re-assembly. Makes it a whole lot easier next time. If you have a bud with a sportbike, get them to show you and practice on it.
Robert

[LittleBeast]

This just seems odd to me because the VX headlights might be the easiest to replace bulbs I have ever worked on. Simply pull of the black rubber seal, and there is a "hook" that you must push in towards the bulb and then push down around the "catch" and then the whole bulb releases. On the driver side this "hook" or "loop" looking thing is on the side closer to the engine, seriously all you do is push this in towards the bulb and then move down so it releases from the metal tab that it goes up and under and the whole bulb basically falls into your hand. Just remover the large black rubber surround, it pushes back on easily enough, it pops back into place around the whole thing to let you know when it is really sealed back in there. I just did this last night to replace one of the HIDs on the passenger side, and it takes me about 30secs to take out the bulb and put the other back in.

[nfpgasmask]

It is a pain, like everyone said. I did it once, but I had the whole light assembly out. This was a lot easier. Once you figure out how the metal clip sits, it's not that hard. You do need to use some force to get the connectors off and whatnot.

Bart