onedesi Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 9:08 PM, AlphaGaz said: I recently bought a 2003 3.2S which needs some TLC. Polished the light today which were very faded using a 10 quid kit from Ebay. Results are amazing even though I got caught out by a shower when the sealer was still soft but still a massive improvement for the money. Also cleaned the roof for the third time and it turns out its blue not black! I’ve got to do this job properly, can I ask how you took the headlights out please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 10 hours ago, onedesi said: I’ve got to do this job properly, can I ask how you took the headlights out please? On the 987 you put in a long tool, from the frunk, one quick turn and the headlight pops out. And it looks to be the same on 986 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, BBB said: On the 987 you put in a long tool, from the frunk, one quick turn and the headlight pops out. And it looks to be the same on 986 It is indeed teh same on the 986. Peel back teh carpet from the frunk seal and remove one retaining clip, fold teh carpet down and you will find a black rubber bung that you can pull out, or just a hole about 30mm in diameter. There is a tool in the car's tool kit, if you ahve one, however these are often burred out as they are not very durable. A deep 5mm socket on a 4" or longer extension will do it but you ahve to be a bit bold and it will release with a bit of a bang. As it comes forward there is one plug to disconnect. Refitting is a bit fiddly aligning the locking bar an the light unit in the 3 guide channels, turn the fitting to draw the light unit back into place until it clicks, again quite a lot of turning force required. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onedesi Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 8 hours ago, BBB said: On the 987 you put in a long tool, from the frunk, one quick turn and the headlight pops out. And it looks to be the same on 986 Thanks both, next weeks job sorted 😄 im hoping having litronic lights makes no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
map Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, onedesi said: Thanks both, next weeks job sorted 😄 im hoping having litronic lights makes no difference. Litronics have two connectors - one mounted on the tray/lamp the other is a loose connector. If you don’t connect both you lose the auto levelling feature which means very poor illumination of the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted July 29, 2022 Report Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, onedesi said: Thanks both, next weeks job sorted 😄 im hoping having litronic lights makes no difference. I have Litronics, so no problem hopefully. One socket aligns and plugs itself in, the other is as I described. Edited July 29, 2022 by ½cwt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaGaz Posted July 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 apologies for the slow reply but yes pretty easy but like many have said use a 5mm socket not the rubbish porsche tool to release the lights and if you have headlight washer jets be careful not to damage the lights as you pull them over the washer jet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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