On 2000 to 2003 W210 chassis sedans and wagons the front bumper will need to be removed in order to replace one of both of the headlight assemblies. The bumper will also need to come off to fix and cracks in the plastic cover. Removing a facelift E320, E430 or E55 model bumper is not as hard as you think. After you do it one it should only take about 30 minutes if you don’t remove the front tires. Kent takes you the process and shows you to precise location of each fastener you will have to remove.
Great Tip to Keep a Bolt on a Socket.
If you need to keep a nut or a bolt from falling off a socket, there are several ways to keep a nut or bolt from falling off a socket, but the nest way is to use some strip caulking. I guarantee that just a little strip caulking on the end of the socket wrench will keep that nut or bolt from falling out of the socket. This is a good diy auto mechanic tip, especially when you are trying to start a bolt or nut in an area on the engine that is hard to reach. How many times did you try to start a bolt or a nut in an area that you can not see and is an engine area that is hard to reach and it only led to you dropping the bolt or nut or worse yet losing the dropped bolt or nut. By using some strip caulking to hold the nut or bolt on the end of the socket, it will make it much easier to thread that nut or bolt in places that you can not see or hard very difficult to reach or work on. Strip calking is a must-have for any diy auto mechanic or weekend mechanic and strip caulking has many, many automotive uses. It is a very handy mechanic tip to know.