Foglight removal?(Egons noobquestions no. 1)

[EgonOlsen]

Ok, I actually didnt wanna post this question, its almost too embarrasing to ask but...

I have the bumper off, but I cant for the life of me figure out what to losen to get the foglights out of the bumper?

I see 2 at the front top on the foggy, which I cant get loose because a repaint of the car painted them over(if I need those off Im gonna need paintremover.)
Then O found 2 small bolts at the back 1 on each side, but they are almost impossible to get to.
and last 2 small ones on 1 side of the foggy.

But whcih do I need off to be able to take the whole assemply out? is there some bolts I missed somewhere?

PS: This is ofc. the USDM Bumper

 

you need to remove those 2 bolts at the front above the glass and then you can slide out the housing. then there are 3 bolts that hold the brakets on the bumper support.

 

[EgonOlsen]

Crap I was afraid you would say that.

What idiot made them crossheaded instead of bolts. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Cant get the buggers out. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[AnotherNewb]

If you take the cover off of the support you can remove the two screws with a small pair of vice grips. I

 

[EgonOlsen]

Hmm I doubt it.
The problem with crossheaded screws is they have a tendency to break if they are too tight, which is what has almost happened here.
I can still get the screwdriver to stick, but they are almost broken and they havent moved at all. Any more force and im sure it will destroy the crosshead.

 

[AnotherNewb]

Then use your vice grips on the BACK side of the bracket and pull the stubs out that way. I broke 3 out of 4 screws on 1947's fog lights and was able to easily remove them from the bracket from the back.