Dan

Hey guys, i'm a proud new owner of a 1986 300zx Z31 turbo, as i was attempting to change a burned out headlight, i ran into a problem, i couldn't take the finisher plate out of the headlight housing. Does anyone have any pointer tips on how to remove it? P.S. - Yes, i took out the two screws holding it in on the sides, the plastic just keeps on getting stuck .

zdadgeezer

Best I was able to do was get it loose, there are two spring clips at the bottom on each side that hold it in place there and re-aligning and inserting is a bitch. I removed the retaining ring with the finisher loose and just changed it that way. The screws are not magnetic(finisher) so be careful not to drop. The exploded view is drawing EL-49 in FSM.EL section Headlight removal.
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