How to Replace Headlights 1997-99 Buick LeSabre
Created on: 2013-06-14
Broken headlights or bad bulbs? Learn how to replace them quickly and easily with this how-to video
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step 1 :Removing the Headlight
- Remove the two 10mm bolts securing the headlight.
- Pull the headlight out and push to the outside to free it.
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step 2 :Changing the Bulb
- To change the headlight bulb twist the socket and pull it free.
- Lift up the tabs to free the bulb.
- Pop a new bulb into place and twist the socket back into place.
- To change the other bulbs twist the socket and pull the bulb free.
- Push the new bulb into place and twist the sockets back into the headlight assembly.
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step 3 :Replacing the Headlight
- Remove the harness from all of the sockets on the old headlight assembly.
- Connect all the harnesses to the sockets on the new headlight assembly.
- Line up the three tabs on the side of the headlight and push the assembly back into place.
- Replace the two 10mm bolts.
Tools needed
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10mm Socket
Ratchet
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace a headlight assembly on a '97 Buick LeSabre. The operation can be the same for model years '97 through '99. You'll need a 10-mm socket and socket wrench and a new headlight assembly from 1A Auto. This video is going to help you out whether or not you're just looking to change a bulb, or maybe your car has got some miles on it. The lights have gotten cloudy and faded, and you want to take it from this to looking like this. A new set of headlights from 1A Auto can really help take a few "miles" off the front end of your car. So you can go from before to after.
Using my 10mm socket and wrench to remove the 2 10mm bolts. I'm going to pull the headlight out just a little bit and then push to the outside and pull it out. To service the bulbs, I'm going to remove the harness here just to get it out of the way. These are twist style bulbs, so I'm just going to give them a little bit of a twist and pull them out. To remove this bulb from the socket, I'm going to lift up on these tabs and pull it out. Re-installation is the same way. Just pop it right in. Align your tabs with the inside of the headlight assembly and twist it back into place.
So the outboard bulb is the same. In order to service this parking light or the blinker, you're going to do the same thing. Twist, and then this bulb will actually just pull straight out. We're going to need to swap over the harness here. In order to do that, I'm going to take out the bulbs. At the old headlight here, you can see all the crazing and pitting on the glass. Then we've already got our new one from 1A Auto that's clear and ready to go. Reattach the harness. Putting the headlight back in. I'm going to match up these three tabs over with the corner metal. Make sure my gasket is put in. Reinstall the 2 10-mm bolts. Once you've got it all bolted back in, go ahead and turn them on. Make sure they're all working and operating correctly.
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