That is exactly what I started doing based on B6 videos I saw before I posted my question. I easily removed 3 out of 4 nuts but the 4th one on the top close to the outside of the car was a pain to get to, seems like there is just not enough space, and I decided to make sure it is even necessary before I proceed.

So from what I understand, there are two ways of doing this: 1)take off the 4 nuts and pull the assembly from the exterior 2) Undo the tabs and pull the bulb cluster inside the trunk. Seems like the tab option would be easier. I didn't get to trying this just yet but I will give it a try this week.

 

The tabs literally shouldn't take you longer than 30 seconds. Once you look at it you will realize how simple it is. I just pull off the closest tab, and once that one is free the others come with just a minimal amount of wiggling.

 

If i cant put in the passenger fog bulb my running lights isnt working at all. Is it because im missing a bulb. Does anybody know why the running lights are not working?

 

I was able to successfully change the brake bulb last night. It took a few minutes to work the tabs free but otherwise it was straightforward as you all said. The tabs snapped back easily. Not sure why they just don't give the instructions in the manual. I imagine the headlight assembly is something similar. Thanks for all the help!

 

Headlights are a bit more difficult. You may be able to change the bulb(s) on the driver's side without removing the whole headlight, but you'd either need to remove the headlight or air box assembly on the passenger side to replace it.

Either way it's easier to pull the headlight to replace those bulbs IMO.