Headlight mount replacement

[tommy583]

Clock wise loosens the torx. It is really loosening the knurled nut underneath the mount. You really need to get the nut off the torx to remove the mount. But this nut was stuck on two of the three on my mount. If you turn the torx cw it seemed to loosen the thread in the top nut enough to get it off. The top nut is removed CCW.

[tommy583]

You need to get the top nut off the torx i mean. It is 19mm. You can see it around the torx that you are trying to turn. If you get all three off, the mount will come right off. I wish i was home so I could take a few pics for you.

[crooster]

I think I follow you now. I was turning clockwise on the torx when I broke my bit. I will get another, and also try and loosen the 19mm nut (counter-clockwise). What an over-engineered piece of crap! ;-)

[tommy583]

Yes it is lol. Yeah to get the whole mount off you just need to get those 19mm gold nuts off the top. If you loosen the torx screws too much then all the stuff underneath will be able to move as well. If they move around it may be hard to get the mount back in the same exact spot as it was. That's the problem i'm having. The light sits back to far in the fender and looks like crap. It has always been like that since I bought the car. If you were to just loosen all three torx, then I think you can move the mount forward and back. Up and down is another adjustment you can make too.

[Meir]

if it helps

[crooster]

Success! I got the 19mm nuts off and the mounting plate is free! Alignment should not be an issue since the position and height of the mounts were not disturbed. New part is on the way. Thanks for all the help.

[Specwar]

perfect advice for the project. also if you have problems getting the plug into the headlight housing a simple removal of 3 screws and a nut in the fender well liner does the trick.
Here a link that I used to help me on the Pelican boards.
Thanks for the help guys.


Pelican Technical Article: Boxster Front Bumper Removal - 986 / 987

[Bush Pilot]

Originally Posted by crooster

I think I follow you now. I was turning clockwise on the torx when I broke my bit. I will get another, and also try and loosen the 19mm nut (counter-clockwise). What an over-engineered piece of crap! ;-)

I believe that this person mis spoke. CW loosens so he was turning it CCW when he broke his bit. Agree?

[Bush Pilot]

I just replaced this mount and believe that the best path is to loosen/remove (CCW) the 19 mm nuts that hold the tray down. Remove the tray. Put the new tray onto the old fasteners and tighten down the 19 mm nuts that hold the tray down. This methodology keeps the old healight alignment intact.