DO i need to drop the front bumper to replace my headlights?

[andydoddy]

my mk2 furio.. i have been out to replace the headlights but the bottom bolt that sits under the bumper is at a funny angle, im not very good with tools etc but manage to get by with your help. im just wondering if i will need to take the front bumper off to get to the bolt or can i use a tool to get it off?

cheers in advance. :)

[andydoddy]

anyone help?

[DAZZY_R]

i think you do mate unless you can get to the bolt at the bottom just by taking the strip under the light out

[Steve]

Nope.

You carefully un clip the plastic trim under the head light (3 clips on each) which will probably snap ;) then you can get to the bolt.

[chinkostu]

Even then its a squeeze. Takes me about 10 minutes to get my bumper off, and makes doing the lights ten times easier!

[moxy89]

its very very easy to get to the bolt with the bumper on, i changed my headlights in 10mins with the bumper on was a doddle..

[Steve]

Even then its a squeeze. Takes me about 10 minutes to get my bumper off, and makes doing the lights ten times easier!

Don't know what squeeze your reffering to.
no need to take the front bumper off.

[chinkostu]

Don't know what squeeze your reffering to.
no need to take the front bumper off.

oh ok, doing it the haynes way haha. Was certainly arder on the mk1!

[Petee]

Undo the bolt, get someone to sit on the bumper, pull it out :) thats what i did its still hard to get out though..

[Jordysport]

Undo the bolt, get someone to sit on the bumper, pull it out :) thats what i did its still hard to get out though..

Yup this is what i do. it is tight just get a long bar and ratchet on the bottom bolt, while pressing the bumper down slightly, should be fine after that :y:

[Steve]

oh ok, doing it the haynes way haha. Was certainly arder on the mk1!

might be different on a mkI tbf. MkII just a case of taking the trim off :y:

[Darren-8-]

i changed mine with the bumper on a piece of piss

[Mr_P]

I think citroen's tolerances were all to cock tbh. Lol. The bolt is a bit fiddly to get out, but not knuckle skinning bad.

But I've removed a couple of mk2 headlights and some come out no problem, some require the bumper to be pushed down quite a bit, for clearance.