How to remove headlights on the 97-01 RS?

STi - IMPREZA · 07-21-2001, 06:23 AM

Is it hard to remove the headlights? Do I have to remove front bumper too? Any pics would be very helpful. Thanks

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yebokmj · 07-21-2001, 09:59 AM

It's really easy. First lift hood. Then unscrew corner lamps from headlamps. Remove corner lamps by pushing them forward really hard. then look at grill, there will be two holes on either end of it. Push a flat head screwdriver down into the holes and wiggle it till your able to get the grill to unclip by bulling it backward and then up to remove in full. Now remove the wiring harness from the back of each unit. There will be two 10mm? bolts on the side of the headlamp where the corner lamp used to be. Make sure you look and remove the two going to the lamp and not the ones holding the fender on, it should be obvious. Do this for both lamps. Then go to the other end of the lamp where the grill was and you will see two more 10mm? bolts remove them from both lamps and they should just come free. Hope this helps it's really quite easy.
Joshua
Subaru Salesman

ChosenWon · 07-21-2001, 10:55 AM

All the below images were stolen from the piaa fog light change over that I found in the mods section with a detailed setup by step text, (use the above thoug, it is accurate) here:http://www.i-club.com/mods/piaa_80_xt.htm

07-21-2001, 06:23 AM	#1
STi - IMPREZA Scooby Newbie Member#: 4043 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Paradise 808! Vehicle: JDM FREEK 2001 GC8 R.I.P. 2004 STI	How to remove headlights on the 97-01 RS? Is it hard to remove the headlights? Do I have to remove front bumper too? Any pics would be very helpful. Thanks * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

07-21-2001, 09:59 AM	#2
yebokmj Scooby Specialist Member#: 2213 Join Date: Aug 2000 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Salem, NH USA Vehicle: 1995 Impreza w/EJ257 Brilliant Red	Easy It's really easy. First lift hood. Then unscrew corner lamps from headlamps. Remove corner lamps by pushing them forward really hard. then look at grill, there will be two holes on either end of it. Push a flat head screwdriver down into the holes and wiggle it till your able to get the grill to unclip by bulling it backward and then up to remove in full. Now remove the wiring harness from the back of each unit. There will be two 10mm? bolts on the side of the headlamp where the corner lamp used to be. Make sure you look and remove the two going to the lamp and not the ones holding the fender on, it should be obvious. Do this for both lamps. Then go to the other end of the lamp where the grill was and you will see two more 10mm? bolts remove them from both lamps and they should just come free. Hope this helps it's really quite easy. Joshua Subaru Salesman

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07-21-2001, 10:55 AM	#3
ChosenWon Scooby Specialist Member#: 2236 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Red Sox Nation w/ y2k4door Vehicle: 2000 Audi S4 silver/rally dirt brown	All the below images were stolen from the piaa fog light change over that I found in the mods section with a detailed setup by step text, (use the above thoug, it is accurate) here:http://www.i-club.com/mods/piaa_80_xt.htm