Removing Headlight Mounting
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Only make cuts in the top plate. Make sure net to damage the plate underneath when doing this.
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Loosen connection points on one side only. Do not damage the sheet-metal panel underneath.
- Roughly cut out headlight mounting -Arrows-
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Headlight mounting
- Drill out spotwelds. > VAS 6322A - Pneumatic spotweld remover
and > VAS 882 001 - Spotweld remover
Spotwelds
- Heat the marked bonding surface.
Bonding surface
- Remove support.
- Remove bracket for front side member.
Remaining pieces of bracket for front side member
- 5.1 Drill out spotwelds. > VAS 6322A - Pneumatic spotweld remover and > VAS 882 001 - Spotweld remover
- 5.2 Remove remaining pieces.
- Remove headlight mounting.
Headlight mounting
- 6.1 Drill out spotwelds. > VAS 6322A - Pneumatic spotweld remover > VAS 882 001 - Spotweld remover
- 6.2 Grind down welded seams -Arrows- .
- 6.3 Remove remaining pieces.