06-27-2015, 10:15 AM
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Headlight Removal Tool?
Hey guys,
The Headlight Removal Tool was not in my tool kit when I bought my car (2002 S). Does anyone know where I might find one?
I know that a 5mm socket on an extension will work... I'd just like to have an original.
thanks
Don
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06-27-2015, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Wallace, Nova Scotia, CANADA
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It must be a popular item, it was missing from the car I bought too.
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06-27-2015, 12:54 PM
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2002 Boxster S
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Just call the parts department at your nearest Porsche dealership, they usually have them in stock.
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06-27-2015, 01:09 PM
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Last edited by Gelbster; 07-01-2015 at 03:13 PM.
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06-27-2015, 02:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ottacat
Just call the parts department at your nearest Porsche dealership, they usually have them in stock.
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Good suggestion... I called and they have one and are holding it for me
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06-28-2015, 02:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Cambridge. Ontario
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The OEM tool is crap. Mine split and would not allow it to grip the shaft properly. Others have reported this too. Just use a socket and driver.
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'86 944, manual steering, a/c delete, 944Max chip
'87 951, K27, LBE, Turbo S brakes, Koni Yellows, Weltmeister sway bars / strut brace, LSD, full cage, OMP race seats
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07-01-2015, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: LB, Germany
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crooster
The OEM tool is crap. Mine split and would not allow it to grip the shaft properly. Others have reported this too. Just use a socket and driver.
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Totally agree!
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07-01-2015, 01:51 PM
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Custom User Title Here
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Ft. Leonard Wood
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Disagree. Take it from someone who actually knows.
If used correctly, the correct Porsche made tool is ideal. Sockets fall off and are a PITA. 
I've used it hundreds of times. If you are using enough force to break it, you weren't using it correctly or your mechanism is bound, so you should address the real issue before you strip the lock bar and even a socket won't save you. 
You'll be stuck with a headlight that you can't remove and a car that you can't drive due to burnt out bulbs that you now can't replace because you decided to use a jerry-rigged solution instead of actually fixing the problem.
But hey, what do I know 
Last edited by particlewave; 07-01-2015 at 11:24 PM.
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07-01-2015, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crooster
The OEM tool is crap. Mine split and would not allow it to grip the shaft properly. Others have reported this too. Just use a socket and driver.
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I have to agree with this mine rounded out. and I have had "0" problems using a nut driver
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07-01-2015, 02:37 PM
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There Is No Substitute.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: West Coast
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The PN for the OEM Headlight removal tool is: 999.571.076.02, they run about $13-15. 
Edit: Just notice Gelbster posted this via a link to ECS, beat me too it!
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