[Z4] Removing wire clamp (headlight assembly)

[SystemR]

Replacing the bulbs in my car.

I've opened up the panel in the wheel well and according to page 91 of the manual I'm supposed to pull the wire clamp out and then over the stops. This thing is in there tight! Any tips??

[eight22]

Replacing the bulbs in my car.

I've opened up the panel in the wheel well and according to page 91 of the manual I'm supposed to pull the wire clamp out and then over the stops. This thing is in there tight! Any tips??

Had to do this just last week. When they said "straight out", they mean barely over the stops. Put one hand on the hood to support yourself, use the other to pull hard in an out and downward fashion. You are trying to pull it *just* enough to get over the stops. (Useful to use your thumb as a pivot against the case while your other fingers do the pull.) Do one stop at a time (there are two). Do the closer one first; it's the major one.

Also, make sure you change your bulbs quickly in a dry area, or keep it dry, otherwise moisture gets in the casing and stay there. My headlight's now covered in condensation. I haven't found a way to rid of them; I'm just praying that they'd go away.

[SystemR]

Had to do this just last week. When they said "straight out", they mean barely over the stops. Put one hand on the hood to support yourself, use the other to pull hard in an out and downward fashion. You are trying to pull it *just* enough to get over the stops. (Useful to use your thumb as a pivot against the case while your other fingers do the pull.) Do one stop at a time (there are two). Do the closer one first; it's the major one.

Also, make sure you change your bulbs quickly in a dry area, or keep it dry, otherwise moisture gets in the casing and stay there. My headlight's now covered in condensation. I haven't found a way to rid of them; I'm just praying that they'd go away.

Awesome, was able to do it. Now I have another problem, how do you remove the bulb from the bulb holder? Do I somehow separate the two metal pieces or do I try and take the whole thing off by releasing both metal tabs at the bottom? I don't have HID's so we are talking H7 base.