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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 07:25 AM
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Do i need to take the bumper of or what?

If thats the case how do i remove the bumper.
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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 07:48 AM
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I'd love to know myself because my lens is pretty crusty like yours. I reached in there this weekend from the back to change the fog lights and didn't see a good way. I didn't have the car jacked up or the wheel off so I couldn't take a good look. I'm assuming you'd have to pop it out of the bumper while it's off unless you can reach through the back to get it off, then once you're there you could take that housing out.

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Just started searching for replacement housings.. looks like those LCI ones are full pieces. Two bolt holes to hold it on .. not sure how to access them, if they are bolted to the frame, or bolted to the bumper cover. If it's the latter I'm sure you could screw it off from the back but I have a feeling it's bolted to the frame itself.

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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 07:54 AM
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You can reach it through the back by removing the wheel liners. At least, that's how I did mine.
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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rice_rocket88
I'd love to know myself because my lens is pretty crusty like yours. I reached in there this weekend from the back to change the fog lights and didn't see a good way. I didn't have the car jacked up or the wheel off so I couldn't take a good look. I'm assuming you'd have to pop it out of the bumper while it's off unless you can reach through the back to get it off, then once you're there you could take that housing out.

Edit:

Just started searching for replacement housings.. looks like those LCI ones are full pieces. Two bolt holes to hold it on .. not sure how to access them, if they are bolted to the frame, or bolted to the bumper cover. If it's the latter I'm sure you could screw it off from the back but I have a feeling it's bolted to the frame itself.


I will wait until Saturday to try and remove it from the back.
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 05:04 PM
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You can also remove the headlights and the fog lights are very accessible from there. It takes two minutes to remove the headlight.
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Old Mar 15, 2016 | 07:53 PM
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I hope you got it out okay!

But both people are right. There are two ways

remove the wheel and unscrew your wheel arch inner skrt

or remove the headlight

both are very quick and easy

good luck
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 03:04 AM
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I see responses about the bulb... If I misunderstood it sounded like he wanted to remove the whole unit, and had already changed the bulb before..

Originally Posted by E60Japanese
I hope you got it out okay!

But both people are right. There are two ways

remove the wheel and unscrew your wheel arch inner skrt

or remove the headlight

both are very quick and easy

good luck
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by E60Japanese
I hope you got it out okay!

But both people are right. There are two ways

remove the wheel and unscrew your wheel arch inner skrt

or remove the headlight

both are very quick and easy

good luck
The headlight i remove many time, i will remove the wheel when new fog lamp arrive.
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by rice_rocket88
I see responses about the bulb... If I misunderstood it sounded like he wanted to remove the whole unit, and had already changed the bulb before..
Yeah the bulb i done that already, i have led bulbs.

I see the lamp have to brackets, i will just guide my way to them and get it remove.
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Old Mar 16, 2016 | 07:20 PM
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I have a pre-LCI 07, but I was only able to access the driver side fog by removing the headlamp. on the passenger side, i was not able to access the fog light with the headlamp removed.
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