Headlight knob help

What the guys said, however when you've got a small flathead screwdriver in the slot and are pushing the latching mechanism towards you, make sure you keep a firm pulling pressure on the headlight knob.

Think Torque not HP

40th GT said:

Pull on the knob all the way so that your headlights come on. Then turn it clockwise or counterclockwise until you see a rod and a plastic latch. Take a flathead screwdriver, pull on that latch and the headlight knob towards you. It should pop right out.

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What he said!

The easy part is removing the headlight knob. To get at the inside of the lens you have to take a dremmel tool or a hacksaw blade and cut the areas to seperate it where it is epoxied together, then clean the lens and reglue it together. I found this out when I installed a billit aluminum overlay onto my instrument panel.

I found that a cotter pin with the tip bent at a 90 degree angle works the best. Just hook,pull and pull.

cronin49 said:

The easy part is removing the headlight knob. To get at the inside of the lens you have to take a dremmel tool or a hacksaw blade and cut the areas to seperate it where it is epoxied together, then clean the lens and reglue it together. I found this out when I installed a billit aluminum overlay onto my instrument panel.

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Ditto, I messed the first one up and had to order a new one. And when they come new they come glued to the black part so I still had to cut it. However if you just need a clean lens and dont want to put any inserts in there for all the hassle I would just order a new lens and black part to slap in there and be done with if for $25. got mine from cjponyparts.

Just cut the knob off and get a nice billet replacement.
The clear lens is a pain to cut off.

Why does the inside need to be cleaned?

That's just odd.

Use blue magic plastic and plexiglass cleaner on the outisde and it should be fine.