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Removing the right hand Headlight,

How do I get the right hand headlight apart to get it out of the hole it sits behind on a 36 foot 1998 Grandvilla, ORED,
It has two plastic things, like a round block with two square protuberances on it, Which I assume it turns to allow it to go out the Square holes in the light,
I made a tool to fit but it still wont turn the round bit,
The other end is just a bolt sticking out,
The heater is in the way to push it back and drop it down under the coach,
I need the head light out so I can get at the steel on the bulkheads,  I am going to cut out the thin steel angle and replace it with a solid steel tube welded to the Angle Iron frame on the chassis,
Then I will bolt it thru the Fibreglass to the out side of the Coach, Packed inside the fibreglass wall so it is solid,
I have fixed the left hand side, The windows dont move on that side, But the right hand side still does,
This is the frame I made up and welded to the angle iron the runs across to both sides of the coach, Its now bolted thru the walls to a stainless steel plate on the outside of the coach,

Thanks Brian,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #1 –
Brian,

I did a thread on replacing the headlights on our '93 GV.  On our coach, the lights come out through the front of the mounting hole.  I included some photos, which may be helpful IF your lights are mounted in the same way.

Grand Villa Headlight Replacement
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #2 –
Quote from: Chuck & Jeannie –
Brian,

I did a thread on replacing the headlights on our '93 GV.  On our coach, the lights come out through the front of the mounting hole.  I included some photos, which may be helpful IF your lights are mounted in the same way.

Grand Villa Headlight Replacement
Thank you, But it wont come out the hole in the front, Its too big, Thats why I need to pull it apart,
I will look at your Piccys,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #3 –
Yes, Its the same Bronco light as yours,  I will try twisting it as you have,
The left light comes out easy,
But the right side has the heater behind it, So no room to push it backwards,

Thank you, Brian,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #4 –
They should both come out the front.
Old Phart Phred, EIEIO
89 GV ored 36' #3405 300 hp cat 3208 ATAAC side radiator, mountain tamer exhaust brake

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #5 –
Thank you all for your help,
I finally got the headlight from the front after turning it sideways,
But it as a struggle and a very tite fit, I had to force it the last bit,
I really didnt think it would come out that way,

The stiffeners are in and bolted up, Inside the walls I have put a 40mm square tube and packed out so that it fits flush with the fibreglass and different sized packers to make it fit the different gaps between the existing angle and the packer I put in,
Now I will weld a bar across the front of the coach to lock both side walls to the big stiffener I made up and welded to the Chassis angle,
Hopefully this will stop my windscreen from moving sideways,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #6 –
Better piccy as the last one was blurry,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #7 –
Brian, for what it is worth, now that I am late to the party. I removed both my headlights on our '89. Like yours, I had trouble getting them out and then back in. I ended up using a rasp on the fiberglass and created some "clearance" and then no problem once I figured out what attitude the headlight(s) had to be in in order to remove or remount the lights. Kind of like some of those kids metal wire puzzles that they had to figure how to take apart or put back together. Once you figured it out it seemed ridiciously simple.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #8 –
Thanks Keith,
To get the light back in, I will have to grind some of the coach away a bit, The back of the frame that holds the light in,
Only about 1/4 inch deep and an inch long,  But it will fit in then,
Lucky there was a hole in the bulk head to get it out,
I really dont know how they got it in there, It is very tite,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #9 –
Who's Keith?
I'm Norm/Nitehawk
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #10 –
Quote from: nitehawk –
Who's Keith?
I'm Norm/Nitehawk

Sorry Norm, My mind was elsewhere, I am getting old, Hahahahaha
No Idea on who Keith is,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,
 

Re: Removing the right hand Headlight,

Reply #11 –
Is there a video some where on replacing the wind screens, Thats my next big job,
I have two new screens and new rubbers to go in,
A video of it would help me immensely,

Thanks, Brian,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,