Posti Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 The left front turn signal indicator bulb went bad on my 1989 Reatta, and i thought it would be an easy fix. Ha! First of all, the bulb was not available from any local supplier (890 halogen) and I had to order it from Amazon. Then I went to install it and read in the shop manual that you pull the light assembly. The diagram showed two bolts (7mm!) but the disassembly instructions indicate five. I found the two shown, but not the other three, and the parking light assembly still seemed pretty solidly in place. Instead, I raised the headlights and pulled the headlight surround. This gave me barely enough room to check the parking light bulbs . The turn signal indicator was accessible from under the car. So all my lights are working again. Phew! Buick sure made a challenge out of simple light bulb replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 There are 5 screws and yes they are hard to find. When reassembling I omitted one screw as one is really hard to get out. However I have used Ronnie's tutorial and jack the car up and reach up from underneath and swap them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posti Posted January 5, 2017 Topic Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 As much as I have enjoyed the forum, it never occurred to me that something as simple as replacing light bulbs would be covered in the how-to guides! I could have saved some time today if I had read up on the excellent instructions. Oh, well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storyman Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I went through this last week. I did read the How To's and the job was pretty easy. What I did find silly is that there is 7 bulbs in each side. Close to 30 dollars worth of bulbs, but while I had the light apart I replaced them all. I do appreciate this forum! Thanks Ronnie for keeping it going. I'm going to need a lot more How To's I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I'm glad you guys find this ROJ useful. This website my way of giving back a little something for all the help I have received from other Reatta owners over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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