How does the headlight unit on the mk3 monte come off?

is it just the 3 torx/bolts on top of the unit that holds it all in? 
thanks

If the headlight assembly, fitting to the car, is anything like the similar aged VW Polo, then make sure that you have worked out which screws fix the casing/carrier to the car and which fixings fix the headlight assembly into its carrier.

If the MK3 Fabia is similar in that respect to same age VW Polo, then in theory, the headlight assembly can get removed from its carrier and refitted without needing to bother about any major re-alignment, I made sure that I refitted that Polo headlight assembly so that the fixing screws were back in the same position ie on the old witness marks.

 

First time these lights were removed required quite a hard whack from a fist to dislodge it from its fully seated position within the carrier, if same as same age VW Polo there will be guides in both parts to ensure near enough same alignment when refitted, maybe too easy to refit on that car without having the rear tang/finger engaged in its receiver - the rear of the headlight will be "floppy" if not fixed correctly in place.

 

Edit:- maybe prepare for ending up with a sore palm or fist as there was no or not enough room to accelerate my palm/fist before it made contact with the rear of the housing!

 

Another Edit:- on the same age VW Polo, I only removed 2 screws, the 3rd one seems to be for an adjustable stop, if any of that translates to how the Fabia headlight is fitted.

Edited 3 March, 20224 yr by rum4mo