How to remove a headlight on a VAZ 2114, excluding random errors

Front lights are statistically the most fragile part of a car. The bumper or hood can be aligned with slight contact with third-party objects, but the fragile glass of lighting fixtures cannot be repaired.

Also, unlike the mechanical parts responsible for the appearance of the car, it will not be possible to postpone the repair of the light, therefore, every motorist faces the question of how to remove the headlight on the VAZ 2114. Firstly, the driver's life at night depends on their serviceability, and secondly, the failure of lighting devices is a significant reason for a fine.

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In addition to collisions, there are many everyday reasons, the consequence of which is the replacement of the headlight of the VAZ 2114, the most common is a poorly cleaned road. Even the smallest stones that have passed the "millstones" of the wheels of the car in front turn into "bullets".

Moreover, the starting speed of some of them is quite commensurate with real small arms. Therefore, let's figure out how to replace the entire optics, change the glass and which lighting devices to buy.

Replacement timing and choice of optics

In addition to the difficulties described above, familiar to motorists who drive long distances, there are more common reasons associated with the depreciation of the headlight itself. This mechanism does not have a definite shelf life, but the lamps "burn out" over time, the material of the reflector and the diffuser becomes unusable.

The last two elements have a shelf life directly related to the material from which they are made and the methods of car care. At the same time, even the best of them are still susceptible to the ingress of dirt associated with the depressurization of the headlight structure.

IMPORTANT! If you have working headlights, but you still can't see anything, visit a good car service that has a stand for debugging the light. Perhaps you just need to clean the structure and adjust.

The choice of headlights is extremely important for the convenience of the motorist. More precisely, it is not the manufacturer itself that is important (although it affects the characteristics of the light), but the identity of the lighting fixtures. If you have standard headlights on your car, and you decide to replace only one, then find the original one. Do not take, outwardly similar, AUTO LIGHT or BOSCH.

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From a technical point of view, the headlights will be the same, but the technology for manufacturing the optics from different companies is different, as a result, you will get two distinctly different headlights. Even if you do not care about the appearance of the car, do not forget about the properties of your eyes.

Human vision and the brain have a number of peculiarities, and in this case they will manifest themselves in the fact that a more powerful headlight will create a "twilight zone" instead of a dimmer light. Consequently, there will be no improvement in visibility, and the brain will perceive the "blind spot" almost the same if it were not there at all.

Algorithm for replacing the headlight VAZ 2114

When we have decided on the timing and reasons for the replacement, and also know what to be guided by in order to choose a new optics, it is time to move on to the question of how to change a headlight on a VAZ 2114.

REMEMBER! The lighting system of a car is part of its electrical network, therefore, one should not forget about the standard safety measures required to work with this part of the car. You need to at least remove the terminal from the battery, and if you have to work with the right handicap (in the direction of travel), you will have to remove the battery altogether, otherwise it will be impossible to dismantle it.

So, remove the headlight:

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This is done as follows:

we disconnect the wire from the headlight itself and fix it in the engine compartment;
we find the latch of the corrector and clamp it, after which we turn it counterclockwise. If everything is done correctly, it can be removed easily and without the need for the use of physical force;
unscrew the fastening nuts with a spanner wrench. There are three nuts in total and it will not be difficult to find them;
use a screwdriver to unscrew the screw connecting the headlight to the bracket;
carefully remove the headlight through the "face" of the car.

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There is another method for removing the headlights, which involves removing the entire headlamp assembly along with the center frame.

To do this, you must immediately disconnect the wires from the headlight and the turn indicator, then remove the hydrocorrector, and then:

We unscrew the four bolts located behind the headlights group.
We remove the headlight together with the middle frame and unscrew its fasteners outside the car.
After removing the fasteners, carefully remove the headlight itself.

After replacement (repair), the car must be assembled in the reverse order of the method that you used. Also note that the headlight may need to be repaired and you just need to replace the glass of the VAZ 2114 headlight, which is often found in the practice of operating this car.

Replacing the rear headlight VAZ 2114

This procedure is much simpler than that of the front brother.

Removing the rear light:

Unscrew the fabric cover.
Unscrew the 4 nuts with a "10" wrench.
We remove the taillight, and if necessary, unfasten the latch, take out the lamp holder.

Everything is assembled in the reverse order, and a complete replacement of both taillights will take no more than 10 minutes. Everything is done easily and without physical effort, the main thing is not to drop the lamp on the rear bumper at the time of its removal.

We change the glass of the headlight

If you see that the headlight itself is in good order, and its cloudiness is associated with glass defects, you need to know how to remove the glass from the VAZ 2114 headlight, and then replace it.

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The algorithm for performing the procedure is as follows:

We dismantle the headlight in one of the above ways.
We take a thin flat screwdriver (spatula, knife) and pry off the corner of the glass.
Insert the tip of a clerical knife into the resulting gap and cut through the old sealant (if there is a lot of sealant left, take a hair dryer and warm up the edges of the glass).

The glass is now removed, but remember that reassembling will involve applying a sealant (you can replace it with a rubber seal), so be sure to get one beforehand. Also on the headlights of some manufacturers there are headlights with latches, so do not use brute force, but just look where they are and squeeze them.