How to remove and replace headlight bulb?

MEATLOCKER

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1998 BUICK LESABRE

What does one have to do in order to remove and replace a headlight bulb in the car listed above?

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 AT 1:39 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Hi,

You should be able to gain access to the bulb from under the hood. Follow the wiring to the assembly (under the hood) and it should lead you to a black socket that will screw out and in. Turn it counter clockwise to remove. Replace the bulb, and reverse the sequence.

Joe

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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 AT 7:33 PM

HODO74

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How do I remove the light to get to the bulb and which is high and which is low?

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Thursday, April 8th, 2021 AT 9:39 AM

DANNY L

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Hello, I'm Danny.

Here is the information you requested. This is a tutorial for you to view on how to replace a headlamp bulb:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-headlight-bulb

I've attached picture steps below as well on how to replace headlamp bulbs on your vehicle. The inner bulbs are the HI-Beam. The Outer bulbs are the Headlight. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.

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