Moriwaki headlight bracket.

[pekingduck]

Better to be cautious than to do damage or potential harm.

Generally, I don't endorse mayhem like this. But there is another reason to do so. All the wiring from the main harness, gauges and switches and turn signals passes through the headlight, which must be removed to take off the headlight bracket .

To remove an intact headlight bracket, you would have to take the headlight chrome rim assembly off (you have to do that to unplug/plug in turn signals anyway). Additionally, you would have to unplug all of the connectors within the headlight, run them out the back of the headlight, remove the bracket, and then run them back in and reconnect them. By cutting the bracket in those 4 places, you avoid having to remove the headlight shell and all the wiring, but destroy the bracket.

Here's what we're up against, viewed from the back of the left side, should you chose to cut it. Both sides have the same access.

Look it over carefully, as it was probably a lot more than you expected, and likely not worth the headache.