You just have to pry them off. They seem to be held on by a little
springy thing, and force of habit. if you are worried about chipping
the paint when prying (prising?) them off with a screwdriver or
whatever, don't worry, it's inevitable. Or you could try putting a
shoprag between the screwdriver/prybar and the body work when prying.
Alternatively, you could go in from the back, in the fender well, chip
the mud of the studs that pass through the bodywork, and remove the
whole assembly from the back. Mind you, you'll probably trash at least
one of the mounting studs in the process, requiring you to replace the
whole assemebly.
HTH :)
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 06:41:14PM -0600, Bob Shaw wrote:
> At 8:36 PM +0000 2/12/2003, Lysander Meath Baker wrote:
> >Does anyone know how to get the chrome trim off the headlights on my '77
> >MGB? Haynes manual says "ease the bottom of the chrome ring forward..." but
> >I can't seem to shift it and the bodywork stops me applying any decent
> >leverage without harming the paint.
> >
> >Lysander
> Use a paint can opener.
> --
> Bob Shaw
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> My British Car is NOT leaky - it's merely marking its territory.
>
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