Date:         Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:37:24 -0500
Reply-To:     rsf <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
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From:         rsf <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
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These things are added to my list of horrible designs and recommend firing
the engineer.

I bought pricy new ones and they were just as difficult to get in and keep
from breaking...boo...

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Dennis Haynes
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:09 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?

No tool i am aware of. The pieces become brittle with age and are almost
impossible to dissasemble and reuse the retiners. Plan on getting new ones.
New ones go together fairly easy.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2006 3:40 am
Subject: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?

> They must have some sort of 3-prong tool to take these headlights
> apart w/o
> destroying the plastic retainers. I've taken them out with small
> screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a
> specific tool
> for these. Anybody know what the VW special tool # is?
>
> TIA,
> --
> BenT
>