unsrew the main bolt and pull
remove front headlight assembly to get at horn,it is down below light assembly..
Remove tire & inner liner to gain access to head light assembly
The instructions on how to reset the brake maintenance light in a Chevrolet Malibu can be found in the owner manual. It can be viewed for free at Chevrolet's official website.
on top of headlight assembly are 2 plastic slide pins, pull up on these to release assembly. when putting back on. push in on assembly to put slide pins down to hold assembly in.
lift trunk. pull back panel at light assembly. remove the plastic wing nuts that hold assembly in. then pull it out. to replace the bulbs, twist socket out, then remove bulb. good-day !
Remove screws, remove light assembly, rotate bulb holder counterclockwise & pull out, replace bulb(# 194). Installation is reverse.....
How to Change tailights on 2005 Malibu & Malibu Maxx.On a 2005 Chevrolet Mailbu 2.2L 4 cylinder. REMOVE TRUNK LINER: Open your trunk. On whichever side you are changing, locate and remove the two plastic nuts by hand. Pull back the trunk liner and there will be two more plastic nuts securing the tail light assembly in the trunk area. Remove those two plastic nuts, by hand as well.REMOVE TAIL LIGHT: Now, look at the tail light (outside of the trunk) and you will see a black plastic piece, that attached and secures the tail light to the car body. Find the black Philips head screw and remove.REMOVE BULB: Tail light assembly should become loose. Pull the assembly gently away from the car body. You have reach the light bulbs, twist the light assembly to remove the dead bulb. Pull whichever bulb needs to be changed and remove wires and replace wires on to new bulb and push back in bulb and then screw all plastic pieces back on.REVERSE PROCESS TO FINISH.On Malibu Maxx models (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) with hatchback, there are no wing nuts! Do not remove plastic trim inside rear quarter panel. Remove the two Philips head screws. The lower portion of the tailight assembly will still be fixed to the vehicle. Pull firmly to un-snap third and final fastner. You may want to insert a putty knife at the height of the backuup light.
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there are two screws holding the light assembly to the car. Remove the two and replace after removing headlight
Raise the hatch & there are 2 tail light assemble mount screws...remove screws to remove the entire assembly. Look on the back side & remove the bulb that needs to be relaced
Lenses are not replaceable on the Malibu, you have to replace the entire taillight assembly
The 2007 Chevrolet Malibu tail light fuse can be found in the fuse box. The tail light fuse will be in the second column, third from the top.