why is it so haaaaaaaaaaaaard to take headlight connector offf!

[croak2012]

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[DANBOY66]

always push it in before trying to pull it off 

[croak2012]

tried it = broken now

[lukemk5gti]

Patience.

In the cold, the connectors can become hard and brittle and can snap.

You can go to the extreme of warming up with a hair dryer if you need.

[croak2012]

there is just no room  - passengerside loads of room

[DANBOY66]

tried it = broken now

ohh dear 

[lukemk5gti]

I often have problems like this..

The best thing to do is walk away for 20mins and come back with a fresh head! You can get frustrated and break things!

[croak2012]

i put some oil on and see what happens

[croak2012]

done! had to buy some circlip bent nose pliers to stick in the hole!  apparently I was supposed to press on the tab really really really hard
and down forward and up ! live and learn !

[Adamt5386]

i had the exact same probem when i was doing my lights. lost patience. came back to it sorted it lol

[dronners]

move the charcoal canister off its mount and move it out the way..  free's up some lovely space on drivers side

[ducman77]

I often have problems like this..

The best thing to do is walk away for 20mins and come back with a fresh head! You can get frustrated and break things!

This is first rate advice. This approach has saved my bacon on a number of occasions!!

move the charcoal canister off its mount and move it out the way..  free's up some lovely space on drivers side

Will keep this little nugget stored away! Cheers

[croak2012]

yes! - after walking away for a while I saw that the black boxy thing just comes off easily  - think this is the charcoal canister you mention - helped a lot
but note there is  still no room for a stubby!  still have to hurt the fingers i think!
....but i did break the clip before I removed the black box lol....