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When I had clear film installed the installer convinced me to do the headlights as well.

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Once you have a firm grip on the thing you can use a flat screwdriver to pop off the chrome piece.

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When I had clear film installed the installer convinced me to do the headlights as well.

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Once you have a firm grip on the thing you can use a flat screwdriver to pop off the chrome piece.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I've been meaning to share this for a while. When I had clear film installed the installer convinced me to do the headlights as well. He said that he would "pop" the washer covers off and reinstall them on top of the film. Sounded good to me. Shortly after I took a road trip and accidently pushed the stalk for the washers, I heard a couple of "pings" like something bounced off my windshield. The next morning I was looking for marks on my windshield and low and behold I noticed I had no covers on the head light washers. And here is why - they are not meant to "pop" off - they are plastice and what I would describe as riveted to the washer nozzle. So if anyone tells you they will pop them off, or if you are going to recondition your headlamps and pop them off, know that the new nozzles will run you about $45 to $60 each depending on where you buy them.

POST 2Original post

The caps for the Cayenne, and most (probably all) Audis do just pop off. The 996 caps are actually part of the nozzle. Your installer probably had no idea. The proper way to do it would have been to have someone activate the headlight washers, then "catch" and hold it before it went back down.

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The pressure required to keep them out of the housing is quite substantial ! I did pop them out to apply film on my headlight but it was like arm wrestling really, the return spring is insane and there is little to grip. Once you have a firm grip on the thing you can use a flat screwdriver to pop off the chrome piece. I advise to remove the headlight housing from the car and get a good working position on a table to do the work.

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Suncoast Part has them on their website, talk to Rick Knab

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I thought they were supposed to pop off the first time you use them??

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