Re: It's time to replace the Fog lights

["Nathan" <etherwolf@sopris.net>]

It's a nut of sorts, but not a standard hex nut; it's a weird little threaded flared post thingy
that has two little (quite sharp) pins sticking out of the flared part. The two pins are SUPPOSED to
hold the damned thing in its place, but as they are only sticking into a rather soft plastic (your
bumper), they cut through the plastic very quickly and then sit there and spin. And since the post
isn't a hex nut, you can't just stuff a wrench behind there and hold it, you get to be creative! Joy
and rapture!

What I did was take a pair of 6" vice grips and stuff them through the opening between the parking
light and the fog light, get a good grip on the post, and have at the screws. Took me about an hour
to do just the passenger's side. Just for two screws. You'd think they would've used a hex nut.

Oh, and about your next project, be careful which head unit you get and do a lot of research first;
some are a little buggy (won't always play certain mpegs, only play the first X songs, can't handle
more than 99 songs, etc.)

Best of luck Frank!

# Nathan
1996 GLX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank M." <nyroadbiker@hotmail.com>
To: "GLX Mail List" <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:27 AM
Subject: It's time to replace the Fog lights


Thanks to all that offered their service manual up for sale, however rapid
parts finally came through and got the book in stock, which i got on Saturday.
So the fist thing i looked up is how to change these freakin' fog lights (both
of them died).  in the manual they say first remove the 'dummy' lens and then
remove the 2 screws that are holding the fog light housing in place.  so i
start unscrewing the first screw, and i see that it's not coming out.  I then
realized that there is a nut holding it in place, which i can't get to, to
hold.  has anyone else had this problem.  do i have to jack up the car to
replace the blubs?  thanks for your help.



frank

98 GLX

* next project - install a new stereo system (MP3-CD player) / speakers