removing widshield washer nozzles

[honerboys]

anyone know how to remove these nozzles - I can't get them to release from the sheet metal - and if I could I can't see how they would go through the hole with the big plastic plug on the wire and the wire connector itself

[garylewa]

I don't know what you are trying to repair/fix so this is what I did when I rebuilt my washer system:
There are two side clips on opposite sides that hold the nozzle in place on the underside of the nozzle. The clips and nozzle are a one piece design.
I used needle nose pliers to squeeze the base of the nozzle where the molded clips are (underside of hood of course....) and they should pop out through the top of the hood. They will still be attached to the tubing unless you remove the tubing from the nozzle first.
IIRC there is not alot of "slop" when re-installing these, they will pop back in tight.

[honerboys]

thanks - I saw the clip holding it - really hard to get needle nose in there - got them out but one of the tubing connections snapped off in the process - i'm getting car ready for paint - so I need to get these completely off - once I got them loose I had to remove the wires from their connectors - then pull the harness through the plastic grommet - would have been way easier to just clip the wires and that's probably what I should have done - next time