Okay this is a pain in the ***. The haynes manual says to remove the bumper cover first, but there are screws UNDER the headlights that will not allow this...Inversely, some of the bolts on the headlights can't be reached without removing the bumper cover. Am I doing something wrong? I need to get them off so I can install my one-piece headlights. =]

thanks,
andrew

 

You are going to need to remove (I can't remeber if there are one or two) screws in each wheel well, then remove your corner markers, remove 2 14mm bolts under each of them. After these the front bumper should come off in your hands.

 

Yes you have to remove the front bumper in order to remove the headlight/foglight bracket. What screws under the headlights won't allow you to remove the front bumper? You just have to remove the two bolts on the bottom holding it to the frame (where the center brace goes to the front crosspiece), the four bolts behind the front turn signals (take out the turn signals first of course...), and the four screws inside the wheel wells which secure the side of the front bumper. That is all that holds on hte front bumper. To remove the front bumper first unsecure the sides from the Slots near the fender well area (where the screws attached) on both sides (use an up and out motion). Then tilt the front down a little and raise up the bumper so the two hooks which hold the bumper clear the slots they go into. Once the hooks are clear just pull the bumper straight forward and rest it on the ground facing up. Then you just undo the headlight bracket. That's it.