headlight door removal

[Royal Duke]

I need to replace one of the headlights on my '41 Chrysler Royal.  I removed the screw at the bottom of the door and tried to pry the door off without damaging it or scratching the paint on the old girl.  I could not get it off.  Is there a secret to removing these? Should I have pried harder?   Duke

[joecoozie]

Not exactly sure about your 41 Chrysler BUT on 1946-1950's cars there is a "tab" on the top/inside of the door that goes into a slot.

So you need to pull the bottom out slightly and then push up, from the bottom, to release the tab from the slot

[Royal Duke]

Thank you joe.  I'll try it tomorrow.

[greg g]

Be gentle!