I remember being shocked to see a 1990's Audi A4 with its whole front end off including headlights for a cambelt change. It looked like it had been in a major front end crash. Google Images seems to suggest this is not uncommon with Audi's.
That may look worse than it is, removing the placcy front end from a modern car doesn't leave much. I changed a headlight on the Zafira a few months ago, which entailed removing the plastic bits. That also looked like it had just been in a catastrophic front-ender while apart, but it only took about 20 minutes to get it to that state (three clips, half a dozen or so screws, a couple of wiring plugs and pull) and the same to reassemble after swapping the light.
Like all these things, it's all about whether it was designed to be easily removed for access or not.....
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