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    Clear Corner Tutorial, with Alternate Bumper removal

    <span style='font-size:25pt;line-height:100%'>7th Generation Clear Corner Tutorial </span>
    Required tools:

    Heat Gun or Blow Dryer (I use a blow dryer) - Pair of Gloves - 10 Zip Ties (not really necessary if u know what u doing) -

    Silicone Sealant - Needle-Nose Pliers - Flat blade Screwdriver - Phillips Head Screwdriver - 10mm Socket Wrench -

    12mm Socket Wrench (to remove the bumper if u choose)


    Step 1
    (u could jack up the car and remove the wheels, but u dont have to)
    Remove the fender covers (or just bend it back)


    Step 2
    using a 10mm with a long extension, remove the bolt that connects the bumper to the fender (it is all the way towards the front of the car, only access is through the fender covers)


    Step 3
    Remove the bolt that connects the bumper to the fender right at the wheel well


    Step 4
    Remove all clips and bolts under the car that hold the bottom bumper lip


    Step 5
    remove Grilles (94/96 - there are 2 screws per grille) (97/98 - there are 3 clips per each grille which have to be removed from the inside)


    Step 6
    (94/96) There are 2 10 mm bolts that hold the bumper to the t-bar behind the grilles
    (97/98 ) There are 4 bolts on the upper side that hold the top of the bumper to the header bar


    Step 7
    there are 4 plastic screw clips that u have to pry up using a flatblade to get the bumper shell off


    step 8
    Remove the bumper shell (be careful because ur signal light wires are connected there, either remove them before u take off the bumper shell or leave them on, and there is a clip in the back of the lights that u can remove)


    Step 9 (optional)
    using a 12mm remove the 4 bolts holding the bumper onto the car (the bolts are located under the highbeam light on the bumper (if u have OEM fogs, u must remove them to take off the bottom bumper bolt))


    Step 10
    using a 10mm, remove the bottom 2 bolts of each headlight, the easier one is located by the horns, the harder of the 2 is located behind the bumper which makes taking off the bumper worth while


    Step 11
    remove all the bolts holding the tbar/header bar onto the car, there are 3 in each corner, one above the headlight (by the highbeam)


    Step 12 (kinda tricky)
    the t-bar/headerbar makes a slight L-shaped angle behind the bolt by the highbeam light on the top of the headlight, what u have to do is kinda move the headlight out of the way so u can fit the 10mm to the bolts, there are 2 of them on each side


    Step 13
    Remove the T-bar/header bar slowly, cuz u can scratch ur paint at the egdes where the t-bar meets the fenders


    Step 14
    there is a main clip for power for the headlights, remove that and the side marker bulbs
    remove the headlight assembly


    Step 15
    Take the headlight assembly, starting with the corner remove the screw (also remove the clips that go around the headlight) and begin to heat ur headlight where the black plastic meets the clear lens (take ur time, do not rush this)


    Step 16
    Once the factory silicone is soft use a flat blade and begin to pry the headlight assembly apart. **note: U can pull the entire assembly apart, or u can open it only at the corner, if u pull it all the way off, u just pull the orange piece off, if u just open the corner, once it spreads there is another philips screw u need to remove, once that is out, the small corner lamp assembly will be loose


    Step 17
    using ur screw driver break out the orange piece and use ur flatblade to hold it so u can grab it with ur needle nose pliers, Pull the orange piece out, be careful that it doesnt break, if it breaks it'll just take that much longer


    Step 18
    Fit the corner lamp assembly back in place and put back the philips screw


    Step 19
    re-heat the factory silicone, and Fit the headlight back together, once the silicone begins to dry u will need to just apply pressure to the 2 parts to hold it tight, once it drys, take some fresh silicone and reseal the ENTIRE headlight (if u lamps fogged before, this will solve that problem)


    Step 20
    reconnect that outer screw to the headlamp assembly and wait about 5-10 min for the silicone to dry


    Step 21
    Re install headlights and get some hyper white bulbs for them corners


    Step 22
    Give urself a drink for ur job well done

  2. #2
    <span style='font-size:25pt;line-height:100%'>Alternate Bumper Removal

    REQUIRES YOU TO JACK UP FRONT OF CAR </span>


    Follow Steps 1-6 Above

    Step 7 :

    Under the Car u will see next to the plastic wheel well covers 4 14mm bolts holding in the bumper guide, remove these 4 bolts and the front bumper will come off with the bumper cover, bumper and fogs all intact,

    Skip Steps 8, 9

    Proceed to Step 10

    Skip steps 11, 12, 13

    Proceed with Step 14 -to End

    when re-assembling, slide entire Bumper assembly on the car, and catch the 4 14mm bolts, DO NOT TIGHTEN until u attach the 10mm bolts in the center

  3. #3
    Russian7G
    Guest
    easy way to disassemble the headlight.
    after you remove the screw and clips, remove the covers that cover the bulbs
    preheat your oven to 200-215 degrees F (sorry, no microwave recipe at this time)
    bake your headlight for 5-10 minutes. make sure nothing metal in your oven touches the clear part
    (200-215 is not enough for abs plastic to soften, but it softens the factory silicone)
    pry the headlight open with the flat blade screwriver
    be careful - there will be another phillips screw inside, on the corner side of the headlight
    try not to get any of the melted factory silicone on the clear plastic or reflecting part of the headlight

    remove the amber corner

    reassemble the headlight with clear silicone
    put the clips and screw back
    you're done

    i've done the headlights both ways - with prying the corner and blow dryer (PAINFUL) and with the oven (much easier and quicker)

  4. #4
    fastmgalant97
    Guest


    just finished mine today heres what they look like

  5. #5
    Im gonna shot for this next week.

    I may try the kevin's tutorial as far as painting them also.
    I gotta see what looks better.

    Its looks great on that car above. And it help because you have the exact same 7g as me, same color and all.
    AkA ILL InFeCteD



  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Russian7G View Post
    i've done the headlights both ways - with prying the corner and blow dryer (PAINFUL) and with the oven (much easier and quicker)
    The oven is way easier and faster. if you are just removing the amber corner, you should be able to press back together before it cools off.

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