Headlamp: Service and Repair

REMOVAL PROCEDURE




1. Open the hood.
2. Remove the radiator air baffel as required.
3. Remove the headlamp retainers, by pulling up. Hold the headlamp to prevent the headlamp from falling.




4. Remove the headlamp out of the slots in upper fascia support and fender reinforcement.
5. Disconnect the electrical connector from the headlamp.
6. Remove the headlamp from the vehicle.




7. Remove the rubber access cover from the headlamp for the headlamp bulb you are replacing.




8. Remove the bulb from the socket, turning counterclockwise.




9. Disconnect the electrical connector from the bulb.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE




1. Connect the electrical connector to the bulb.




2. Install the bulb to the socket, turning clockwise.




3. Install the rubber access cover to the headlamp for the headlamp bulb you are replacing.




4. Connect the electrical connector to the headlamp.




5. Install the headlamp retainers through holes in the upper fascia support and the tender reinforcement.
6. Install the headlamp retainers, by sliding downward until fully seated.
7. Check the headlamp aim, If a new headlamp was installed, or if service or repairs in the front end area were made. Refer to Headlamp Aiming (Impala) or Headlamp Aiming (Monte Carlo).
8. Install the radiator air baffel as required.
9. Close the hood.