yet another damn problem

[cazish]

this is starting to get to be a pain in the ass.
i'm in the middle of getting my headlights off of the car, but some screws aren't coming off. The two screws on the bottom that are attached to the bumper reinforcement feel l ike they're stripped. I know they're not, however, since i was able to loosen them with my rachet. I think these can be loosened more by holding the bolt underneath, but that hasn't really been working for me. I
t's the same situation with the screw on top of the driver's side clip, but that one feels stripped, which makes no sense.
i guess you need a little frustration to make you appreciate the end project (pullup)

[LapisBlueProteg]

just give some force from the back and they will come out!

[cazish]

you mean, just pull on the housings until they come out? If i did that, i'd probably break the bottom plastic pieces. Or are you saying, hit the screws from below their panel?

[cazish]

...yeah, the lights won't come out unless i take off the bottom screws, but they're in the metal of the bumper reinforcement, and i don't have a good tool that fits anywhere behind those screws. thanks, though.

[SkinnyJoint]

are u taking them out to paint?

[cazish]

yep.