| You've paid for your new custom headlights online, got | | | | Remove these to loosen the bumper cover.c. Have a |
| them shipped to your door, ripped open the package in | | | | friend hold the other side of the bumper cover and |
| excitement, and now you're standing in front of your | | | | slide it off. |
| Golf scratching your head. No worries, we are here to | | | | 3) On Jetta models, remove the headlight cover at the |
| help. Grab a friend, your Dad's toolbox and use this | | | | top of the headlight housing. On all models, remove the |
| guide to get your VDub looking hot from the front. | | | | four headlight housing mounting screws and withdraw |
| 1) Open the hood, and disconnect the electrical | | | | the headlight housing. |
| connector at each end of the four bulbs at the back | | | | 4) Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure. |
| of the headlight housing. | | | | 5) You may need to re-aim your headlights after |
| 2) Remove the front bumper cover as follows:a. | | | | aftermarket headlight installations. The headlight |
| Remove the radiator grille. With the hood open, locate | | | | housings have two adjustment screws, one controlling |
| the hood release handle where it connects to the hood | | | | left-and-right movement and one for up-and-down |
| release lever. Raise the small cover, and use a | | | | movement (see illustration). A 6mm Allen wrench is |
| screwdriver to pry the two sides of the release handle | | | | used on the screws. The type with a ball-end works |
| from the pins on the release lever. Pull the handle out | | | | best. The best way to do this is to park the car, empty |
| through the opening in the grille. Pull out the plastic | | | | and 25 feet away from a blank wall with a level floor, |
| pushpins at the top of the grille and release the clips | | | | using masking tape for reference points. |
| with a screwdriver. Lift the grille up and out.b. After | | | | NOTE: If the mounting tabs at the top of the headlight |
| that, there are four mounting fasteners in the front of | | | | housing happen to break off, a repair kit is available |
| each fenderwell, four through the front of the bumper | | | | from Volkswagen to mount new tabs on the housing, |
| cover, and three in the area where the grille was. | | | | rather than replacing the entire headlight housing. |