headlight removal

6man · 05-15-2009, 10:52 PM

Hi,

I have a 2006 Sportage and was wondering how to remove the headlight assembly. It seems like it's attached by just one bolt, but when I removed it, it still doesn't seem to want to come out. I don't have a service manual unfortunately. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

bankhead · 05-24-2009, 10:51 AM

It's attached by more than one bolt unfortunately. Take off the bolts above it and holding the plastic assembly going across the width of the engine.
Also, there is a clip that has to be pulled up from inside the engine compartment, it holds the light assembly steady.

6man · 05-24-2009, 07:02 PM

bankhead,

Thanks for the info. I actually ended up buying a service manual so I figured it out already. Just to rephrase for future reference in case anybody else has this issue: one needs to remove a few screws for the plastic grill guard to access an L-shaped retaining bar for the headlight. Pull that up to remove it and then push the headlight out from the inside. There's also a clip on the lower outside corner one should be aware of.

snapdog · 06-23-2009, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6man

bankhead,

Thanks for the info. I actually ended up buying a service manual so I figured it out already. Just to rephrase for future reference in case anybody else has this issue: one needs to remove a few screws for the plastic grill guard to access an L-shaped retaining bar for the headlight. Pull that up to remove it and then push the headlight out from the inside. There's also a clip on the lower outside corner one should be aware of.

You are correct, sir. I posted some pics of this today on this thread:
http://www.kia-forums.com/2g-2005-sp...headlight.html