DIY: W203 Sedan Headlights Removal
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2004 C32 ///AMG
DIY: W203 Sedan Headlights Removal
I replaced my Bi-Xenons with the Stock healights.
You can use this process to put in Bi-Xenons, Clear Headlights or Depo Projectors into your car.
Lets Start on the Driver's Side
1) Remove the 8mm screw in this hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1671.jpg)
2) Remove the 8mm bolt here
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1672.jpg)
3) Jack up the car and remove the wheel
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1673.jpg)
4) Remove the bottom bumper cover by taking out a few push pins and some 8mm screws
5) Remove a few push-pins and 10mm nuts, then push aside the inner fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1674.jpg)
6) Remove the T20 Torx screw under where the bumper meets the fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1675.jpg)
7) Pull out the bumper-fender clip. You may need a screwdriver to pry it out
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1676.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1677.jpg)
8) Remove the 8mm bolt on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1678.jpg)
9) Remove the 8mm bolt on the left side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1679.jpg)
10) Pull the bumper down a little, and remove the 8mm bolt on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1680.jpg)
11) Unplug the connector from the headlight
You can use this process to put in Bi-Xenons, Clear Headlights or Depo Projectors into your car.
Lets Start on the Driver's Side
1) Remove the 8mm screw in this hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1671.jpg)
2) Remove the 8mm bolt here
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1672.jpg)
3) Jack up the car and remove the wheel
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1673.jpg)
4) Remove the bottom bumper cover by taking out a few push pins and some 8mm screws
5) Remove a few push-pins and 10mm nuts, then push aside the inner fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1674.jpg)
6) Remove the T20 Torx screw under where the bumper meets the fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1675.jpg)
7) Pull out the bumper-fender clip. You may need a screwdriver to pry it out
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1676.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1677.jpg)
8) Remove the 8mm bolt on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1678.jpg)
9) Remove the 8mm bolt on the left side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1679.jpg)
10) Pull the bumper down a little, and remove the 8mm bolt on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1680.jpg)
11) Unplug the connector from the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1681.jpg)
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12) Take off the two T20 Torx screws and put the black piece on the new headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1682.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1683.jpg)
13) Place the headlight back in the hole carefully, and plug in the connector
14) Put the 8mm bolt back on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1684.jpg)
15) Put the 8mm bolt back on the left of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1685.jpg)
16) Put the 8mm and the plastic piece that goes with it back on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1687.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1686.jpg)
17) Make sure the fender clips on to the bumper
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1688.jpg)
18) Put the bumper-fender clip back in, pushing towards the front of the car
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1689.jpg)
19) Put the T20 Torx screw back into bumper-fender clip
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1690.jpg)
20) Put the 8mm bolt back in here
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1679.jpg)
21) Put the 8mm screw back in the hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1724.jpg)
22) Put the wheel back on
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1682.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1683.jpg)
13) Place the headlight back in the hole carefully, and plug in the connector
14) Put the 8mm bolt back on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1684.jpg)
15) Put the 8mm bolt back on the left of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1685.jpg)
16) Put the 8mm and the plastic piece that goes with it back on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1687.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1686.jpg)
17) Make sure the fender clips on to the bumper
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1688.jpg)
18) Put the bumper-fender clip back in, pushing towards the front of the car
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1689.jpg)
19) Put the T20 Torx screw back into bumper-fender clip
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1690.jpg)
20) Put the 8mm bolt back in here
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1679.jpg)
21) Put the 8mm screw back in the hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1724.jpg)
22) Put the wheel back on
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Result:
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1692.jpg)
Now the Passenger Side
1) Remove the 8mm screw in this hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1693.jpg)
2) Remove this 8mm bolt
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1694.jpg)
3) Jack up the car and remove the wheel
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1695.jpg)
4) Remove the bottom bumper cover by taking out a few push pins and some 8mm screws
5) Remove a few push-pins and 10mm nuts, then push aside the inner fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1698.jpg)
6) Remove the T20 Torx screw under where the bumper meets the fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1699.jpg)
7) Pull out the bumper-fender clip. You may need a screwdriver to pry it out.
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1700.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1701.jpg)
8) Remove the 8mm bolt on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1709.jpg)
9) Remove the 8mm bolt on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1710.jpg)
10) Pull the bumper down a little, and remove the 8mm bolt on the left side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1711.jpg)
11) Unplug the connector from the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1692.jpg)
Now the Passenger Side
1) Remove the 8mm screw in this hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1693.jpg)
2) Remove this 8mm bolt
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1694.jpg)
3) Jack up the car and remove the wheel
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1695.jpg)
4) Remove the bottom bumper cover by taking out a few push pins and some 8mm screws
5) Remove a few push-pins and 10mm nuts, then push aside the inner fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1698.jpg)
6) Remove the T20 Torx screw under where the bumper meets the fender
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1699.jpg)
7) Pull out the bumper-fender clip. You may need a screwdriver to pry it out.
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1700.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1701.jpg)
8) Remove the 8mm bolt on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1709.jpg)
9) Remove the 8mm bolt on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1710.jpg)
10) Pull the bumper down a little, and remove the 8mm bolt on the left side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1711.jpg)
11) Unplug the connector from the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1712.jpg)
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12) Take off the two T20 Torx screws and put the black piece on the new headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1713.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1714.jpg)
13) Place the headlight back in the hole carefully, and plug in the connector
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1715.jpg)
14) Put the 8mm bolt back on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1716.jpg)
15) Put the 8mm bolt back on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1717.jpg)
16) Put the 8mm and the plastic piece that goes with it back on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1718.jpg)
17) Make sure the fender clips on to the bumper
18) Put the bumper-fender clip back in, pushing towards the front of the car
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1719.jpg)
19) Put the T20 Torx screw back into bumper-fender clip
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1720.jpg)
20) Put the 8mm bolt back in here
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1721.jpg)
21) Put the 8mm screw back in the hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1722.jpg)
22) Put the wheel back on
Final Result:
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1713.jpg)
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1714.jpg)
13) Place the headlight back in the hole carefully, and plug in the connector
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1715.jpg)
14) Put the 8mm bolt back on top of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1716.jpg)
15) Put the 8mm bolt back on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1717.jpg)
16) Put the 8mm and the plastic piece that goes with it back on the right side of the headlight
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1718.jpg)
17) Make sure the fender clips on to the bumper
18) Put the bumper-fender clip back in, pushing towards the front of the car
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1719.jpg)
19) Put the T20 Torx screw back into bumper-fender clip
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1720.jpg)
20) Put the 8mm bolt back in here
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1721.jpg)
21) Put the 8mm screw back in the hole
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1722.jpg)
22) Put the wheel back on
Final Result:
![](http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/rlee02135/DSCN1723.jpg)
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ok, cool.
so why would I want to replace my BiX with stock headlights ?
so why would I want to replace my BiX with stock headlights ?
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Very similar to the install of my lights, only I didn't need to remove the wheel. I just turned it full lock towards the opposite side I was working on. The was plenty of room for me. Very cool of you to take pics of the process for those who aren't as mechanically inclined.
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Do I need any specialist help to set the ECU to xenon headlights?I'm using the halogen one right now.I also want to change my headlights.Thanks
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Very nice write up. I see that you did the method of not removing the front bumper. I know its not necessary but do you know the extra steps that are needed if I do want to take of the bumper? Good luck on your 3 series.
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