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OK. What's the secret to re-installing the headlight rim? I got one on due to the fact that it was slightly bent but spent 45 minutes pushing and twisting the good rim but no soap. Stupidest system I've ever seen. Could have been solved with one screw in the bottom - in fact the left rim did have a hole for a screw.
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TR3driver
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Turn the removal tool around backwards and slide it between the rim and bulb retainer at the bottom. Use the end of the tool to push the tab into the clip.
The hole was used on TR2-TR3, which did use a screw to hold the rim. But when the front was redesigned for the TR3A, the headlights were moved backwards until it was difficult to get a screwdriver onto that screw. Hence the clip arrangement. (There was also a brief variant with a horizontal machine screw.)
The hole was used on TR2-TR3, which did use a screw to hold the rim. But when the front was redesigned for the TR3A, the headlights were moved backwards until it was difficult to get a screwdriver onto that screw. Hence the clip arrangement. (There was also a brief variant with a horizontal machine screw.)
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Maybe that's the problem, the clip is bent until it doesn't catch?
This clip is broken (obviously) but maybe you can see how it goes together.
Any thin, flat strip of metal should do in place of the tool; for awhile I used one made by grinding the teeth off of an old hacksaw blade. An old IO slot cover from a vintage PC would do, too.
This clip is broken (obviously) but maybe you can see how it goes together.
Any thin, flat strip of metal should do in place of the tool; for awhile I used one made by grinding the teeth off of an old hacksaw blade. An old IO slot cover from a vintage PC would do, too.
OK Randall. Thanks. I don't know how or why, but I finally got the tab to catch and the rim is on - maybe. The whole light is a bit loose in its socket. One thing for sure. It's never coming off again, at least by human hands, even to aim the headlights. Besides, I don't drive this car at night anyway. Not if I can help it.