headlight removal

Ok, so my problem is this: In trying to change a burnt out headlight bulb, the lever to pull the headlight out of the car snapped off. So now I have a headlight bulb out and no way to pull the headlight out. Well, I bought new levers to replace the broken one and one for the other headlight...

1999 New Beetle (new to me). Low beam burned out--want to change both drivers & pass side bulbs. Read forums, Bentley--can get headlight assy to move forward about 3/4 inch & then it stops.--both sides the same The black levers seem to work ok. Pulling them all the way up moves the assembly...

I spent over 3 hours this past Saturday trying to remove the driver side headlight assembly from my 2007 2.5L New Beetle to replace a burned out headlight bulb. I removed the air filter assembly and the wheel well shroud and could not find what was retaining the unit. I can see the wire metal...