2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Passenger Side Headlight Assembly DIY Solutions LHT09970

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Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how to video helps you out. The next time you need a part for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks. In this video, we're going to show you how to service the headlights on this 2000 Chevy Cavalier, same as any 2000 to 2002. We're going to just show you the passenger, the right hand side, the left hand side or the driver side is the same. We're going to show you both if you need to change the whole headlight, if your headlights are cloudy or broken or just worn. You can replace them with a nice new clear set from 1A Auto. We'll also show you how to service the bulbs. The only tools you'll need. You'll need a flat blade screwdriver or a pair of pliers. You'll also need a 13mm wrench or a socket with a ratchet.

Lift up your hood and there are six clips to remove that hold the panel on. You see I'm pointing them out right here. Use a screwdriver or a pair of pliers and pull up the center of the clip and you should be able to grab onto it and just pretty much kind of shake it back and forth and pull it up and out. I'll just fast forward here as we remove the rest of those clips. You can see take a little bit, kind of pry up and get that center pulled up then work them out. That panel goes up in the middle and lifts out. To release the parking light, there's a little clip that you access right down through there and pry out with a screwdriver. You see we're prying out and we're actually pulling on the light at the same time. It takes a minute just to kind of get everything right. You got to release the clip and pull. Usually, when it comes out, it comes right out. You can see the clip right there. You can just twist the socket. There's a little tab to press on, twist then it comes out. There are two 13mm bolts at the top of the headlight to remove. I will use a 13mm socket with a ratchet, a 13mm wrench would work fine here too. Just grab the headlight, pull it up and out. On the back, just pull the connector off. If you're just looking to service the light bulb, turn the ring counterclockwise, pull it off, the bulb comes out and you can put your new bulb in. Then put the ring back on. New headlight from 1A Auto is on the left. You can see it's clear even though the headlights on this car are in good shape. It's all the same in the back. It's going to mount just the same as the original. Put the new light in place and plug it in. Then there are two tabs in the bottom that go in two holes in the body of the car. Get it in and set them in place. Then I'm going to speed up here as we put the two 13mm bolts back in place.

There are three tabs on the light that line up with three holes in the headlight and fender. I'll reinsert the bulb and twist it to lock then put the light in, look back in the back to make sure that those three pins are lined up with the holes. Once you get them lined up, you give it a good firm push and it snaps in place. Put that trunk panel back in place. Kind of work it under one side, bow it up in the middle, work in it under the other side and then put your six clips back in place and you should be all set. The clips, you want to make sure that the center is pulled out. You put the main portion of the clip back in and then you push the center down to lock it in place.

To aim the new headlight, there are two screws you can get to with a Philips screwdriver. Basically what you want to do is park your vehicle on a flat surface with a wall or a vertical surface 20 feet away. The headlights should point straight. If you orient it left to right, the headlight should point straight ahead. The high beam headlights should be at the same level if you were to measure to where the headlight bulb is in your headlight from the ground to that level. The concentration on the beam 20 feet away should be the same height for the high beams and it should be one inch below that level of your bulb for the low beams.

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