Headlight removal

Next, the headlights! Forgive the left-right-left-right of these photos... you get the idea. :)

(You'll see the "beehive" turn signal caps are gone - these simply twisted out. The caps themselves have tabs that fit into the visible slots. Sadly, one of the tabs on one cap broke off when it was removed - fortunately, I have a spare pair.)

First order of business is to get the chrome trim off. A single screw at the bottom of each comes off, and then the trim lifts off from the top - it's held on by a tab at the top.

There are three small bolts that hold the smaller trim piece (surrounding the bulb itself) to another large cup piece behind.

(Annoyingly, the on the passenger side, one of these bolts is frozen in tight. I managed to remove the whole assembly, but the inner trim, the bulb, and the mounting cup behind are still all attached. Separating these pieces is a job for another day.)

Inner trim piece removed.

Now the bulb is free, for the most part - just a matter of detaching the wires on the back, and the bulb can be set aside.

This inner mount is a bit trickier. There are two bolts (top and inside), and at the bottom right, you can see a slot - this is where a small spring is attached from within. It's this cup that is used to adjust the direction of the bulb - the spring is set, and the bolts (quite a bit longer than the smaller bolts earlier) are screwed in/out to position the bulb within this mount.

Poking a small flathead screwdriver in to detach the spring from the mounting cup.

Mounting cup removed!

A pic of the wiring.

A shot of the passenger side area. A fair bit of rust, and some bits have rusted out completely. I'm unsure at this point how these areas will fare when it comes to getting the body stripped. I fear the worst. Some replacement (either patching in pieces from a donor car, or replacement of the fenders entirely) may be in order. Grr.