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09-12-2009, 05:43 PM
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How do i change the front bottom fog lights?
i been looking around and i hope someone here can help me
im replacing the front bottom fog lights, but my question is Do i have to remove the front bumber in order to replace the bulb? -rinaaboo! 
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09-12-2009, 06:08 PM
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I can't imagine how to do it without removing the front bumper. It's easy enough though.
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09-12-2009, 06:14 PM
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I can't remember exctly anymore but you might be able to get by with pulling the wheel liner out of the way and sneaking in there.
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09-12-2009, 06:17 PM
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yea thats what i had thought cuz i was looking at it earlier but it looks like its going to be diffucult but ill try it
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09-12-2009, 06:26 PM
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Yah, you just remove the wheel well liner and it's pretty straight forward from that point on.
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09-12-2009, 06:51 PM
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pop off the two plastic rivets towards the front of the car that hold the wheel liner, you can bend it back from this point. then there are three screws that hold in each of the fog lights, they aren't the easiest to get to but they're there.
if you're just changing bulbs you don't have to take out light assembly.
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09-12-2009, 07:03 PM
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What corner of Texas are you in?
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09-12-2009, 07:14 PM
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09-12-2009, 07:15 PM
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alright thanks! ill do just that! i oredered h11 size bulbs, any body know if those are the right ones??
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09-12-2009, 09:03 PM
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Depends on the model year/generation of your MINI. What year do you own?
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09-12-2009, 09:48 PM
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Use this link as a reference for your replacement lights....and remember dont touch the bulb with any part of your hand or fingers when installing. The oils from your skin will drastically reduce the life of the bulb.
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...de/default.htm If you have a 1st Gen MINI, you can jack up the car, remove front wheels, remove four plastic expanding rivets (#5) holding in the fender liner, two phillips head screws on each side (#3) below the marker lights not shown and two underside, and carefully pull the liner back some around your brake lines to expose the back of the fog light housings....if necessary, you can remove the housings as well because the 5/16th sheet metal screws fasten from the back.....   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ This is the front DR Side fender.
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09-12-2009, 09:53 PM
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09-12-2009, 10:47 PM
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MINI was really cheap not to put an access panel there. Last edited by rkw; 09-12-2009 at 10:53 PM..
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09-12-2009, 10:59 PM
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09-13-2009, 12:50 AM
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Yeah, you can probably do it one side at a time by cutting the wheel to the right as far as possible to do the left drivers side and all the way to the left to do the right passenger side.....or visa versa, never done it that way.....
I was thinking of cutting my own door in there applying some ABS to the back for an inside panel lip and adding some sort of latch....My Jeep Liberty had that....worked great. 2nd generation MINI's are that way ? hummm good to know.
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