How do you change a headlight in a 1998 Oldsmobile silhouette?

Answer 1

Extremely easy. The headlamp and the turn signal assembly is held in place with wing nuts. You will see them on top of the assemblies. Take them off and the headlamp and the turn signal assembly will come off. When reassembling, make sure the plastic tabs on the turn signal assembly slide back into place into the metal part of the van. Their is a little metal clip that holds the headlight assembly and the turn signal assembly together, you will see it and it wil slide back into position when you realign all the tabs and slide all together at the same time. A little patience is needed, but it is really quite like a little puzzle. It'll all fit, just be gentle (it's mostly plastic) and then place the wing nuts back on. As I recall there are three. I have done this several times and parts are very inexpensive if purchased from the right company. Go to Discount Body Parts.com and you can get a turn signal assembly for about $12 plus shipping, headlight assemblies are about $30. My suggestion is to replace both turn signal assemblies at the same time so that the reflective material inside makes your bulbs reflect at the same intensity. It just looks better on the road than having one dimmer than the other, but I"m pretty picky on how my vehicles appear. Do as you feel you want. Other than that, replacement is very, very simple and takes about 20-30 minutes even if you don't know what you're doing.