Headlight Assembly: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Lexus ES 300. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the left front fender liner. Remove the 2 screws. See Fig 1. Using a clip remover, remove the 2 clips and a part of the front fender liner.
- Remove the screw and the right front fender liner within the range that the front bumper cover can be removed.
- Remove the front bumper cover. Remove the 9 screws. See Fig 9. Using a screwdriver, remove the clip. Disconnect the 4 connectors. Disconnect the hooks and remove the front bumper cover.
- Remove the headlight assembly. Remove the 4 screws and disconnect the connectors. See Fig 2. Pull the headlight unit forward and remove the headlight assembly.
- Remove the clearance light bulb. See Fig 3.
- Remove the front turn signal lamp bulb.
- Remove the headlight No. 2 bulb.
- On vehicles with halogen headlights, remove the headlight No. 1 bulb.
- On vehicles with discharge headlights, remove the discharge headlight bulb. Remove the headlight bulb cover. See Fig 4. Rotate the bulb socket cover counterclockwise and pull it off backward of the vehicle. See Fig 5. Release the lock of the set spring and remove the discharge headlight bulb.
- On vehicles with discharge headlights, remove the left sub-assembly headlight light control ECU. Remove the 4 screws and the headlight light ECU cover. See Fig 6. Remove the 2 screws. See Fig 7. Release the claw and disconnect the connector. See Fig 8. Remove the left headlight control ECU sub-assembly.