How do the headlights come out of a 2001 Nissan Altima?

Answer 1

With great difficulty. To start, use the owners manual to aid in this endeavour, however, you will still need to do some searching around when it comes to finding the nuts that hold it in place. You must loosen the plastic wheel well at the front and using a ratchet, remove the bolt. I removed the bolts holding the anti freeze reservoir and moved it aside. There is a hole behind it, reach in and feel around and you will find the nut. You can remove it through the hole, however, to reinstall, you must do so through the wheel well. There are 3 bolts behind the headlight assembly that must be removed and then pull it forward and you will see a retaining ring. Remove this ring, remove the old bulb and replace. Remember to wear cotton gloves or use a clean rag to install a new bulb as the oils from your fingers can affect the bulb and cause it to break when in use. Slide the assembly back in and test before bolting it down. Again, I had to put the nut back on through the wheel well. Bolt the wheel well cover back on, tighten just to snugness on the headlight assembly bulbs and test again. The first run through on this took me 40 minutes, the next one took me 15 to 20. The hardest part is locating the nut inside the fender.