Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 20:54:15 +0000 From: Matt Gibson <gothicknopsamick.org.uk> Subject: Re: Dumb question -- How to change a headlight on a 1986 Saab 900S
Mark Mueller wrote: > Since I can't find anything about this on the net, I assume it's > pretty obvious to everyone else, but how do I change a headlight on a > 1986 Saab 900S? I assume that I have to remove the grill, or at least > the part over the headlight, but I see only one screw and one hole > below the screw in the grill. It looks to me like the hole in the > head of the screw is round -- although it may be hexagonal. Do I need > a special screwdriver or wrench? If so, can I get this tool at any > hardware store? Now, I'm assuming you mean the headlight unit as a whole, rather than just the bulb *grin*. I've not had to do it myself, but I do happen to have the Haynes manual right in front of me, so, paraphrasing a little and adding some info from the pictures: 1) Disconnect the battery negative lead (d'uh) 2) Remove the headlight bulb 3) Remove the direction indicator light [secured by two screws at the trailing edge and a hinge fixing at the leading edge -- slacken the two screws and pivot the unit away from the wing] Where applicable, lower the wiper blade then remove the [upper and lower] retaining screws and withdraw the headlamp, guiding the cabling through the aperture in the body panel. 4) The lens may be removed by prising off the metal clips. The reflector may then also be removed. 5) Refitting is a reversal of removal, ensure that the locating peg at the rear of the light unit engages with the lug on the body. If you want pictures, you'll have to buy the manual! > I also need to replace a bulb in the rear. Most of the screws seem to > be regular phillips screws, but the ones I need to remove seem like > they may have star-shaped or hexagonal holes (presumably the > originals.) I don't remember any special screws in mine, but it's a 1988 model with a few different owners before I got my hands on it ;-) From memory and this manual, you just remove the three screws on the rear of the lens, and the one at the side, and pull the lens off. Cheers, Matt -- "It's the small gaps between the rain that count, and learning how to live amongst them." -- Jeff Noon
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