Headlamp Housing Mount Bracket, Removing And Installing: Removing

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Fig 1: Pulling Air Guide Off Air Filter Housing

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-- Remove The Front Bumper Cover. Refer To FRONT - BUMPER COVER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove The Bolts -Arrows- And Then Remove The Left And Right Air Guide -1- From The Air Filter Housing.

-- Remove The Headlamp Housing:

Halogen headlamps: Vehicles Through 10/2008 (Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HALOGEN HEADLAMPS, Through MY 2012 ), Vehicles From 11/2008 (Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HALOGEN HEADLAMPS, FROM 11/2008 ), Vehicles From MY 2012 , USA From MY 2013 (Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HALOGEN HEADLAMP, ).
HID headlamps:Vehicles Through MY 2011 : Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HID HEADLAMPS WITH CORNERING LAMP, Through MY 2011 ; USA Vehicles Through MY 2012: Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HID HEADLAMP WITH CORNERING LAMP, ; Vehicles From MY 2012 , USA From MY 2013: Refer to HEADLAMP, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, HID HEADLAMP, .

-- If applicable, remove the headlamp washer nozzle. Refer to SPRAY NOZZLES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, ALL AUDI A5 MODELS, AUDI RS 5 . Audi RS 5 From MY 2012, USA From MY 2013. Refer to SPRAY NOZZLES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, AUDI RS 5, .

-- Disconnect The Connector On The Front Airbag Crash Sensor. Refer To COMPONENT LOCATION OVERVIEW - AIRBAG CRASH SENSORS , DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR -G179- / FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR -G180-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING / DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR -G283-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the screws -1, 2 and 3-.

Fig 2: Headlamp Housing Mount Bracket

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-- Release the tab -5- -arrow- and remove the bracket -4- from the lock carrier.

-- If the bracket is replaced:

Remove the headlamp housing mount. Refer to HEADLAMP HOUSING MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Disconnect The Front Airbag Crash Sensor. Refer To DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR -G179- / FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR -G180-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING / DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG CRASH SENSOR -G283-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .