1983 Chevrolet Impala Repair Question
Mileage: 100,000 miles.
I am working on the rear lights for a 1983 Chevrolet Impala. Can you provide information and drawings on the removal and replacement of all lamps in the rear tail light wiring harness? Thank you, Walter Krause.
Asked by wkrause2Answer
HOW ABOUT SOME PICS, AT GOOD ANGLES?
MAYBE SOME CLOSE ONES TOO
MAYBE POINT AT THE ONES IN QUESTION WITH "DIFFERENT COLORED THINGS" LIKE MAYBE A GREEN BODIED PEN, AND/OR A RED BODIED PEN.....TO DISTINGUISH WHAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO
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This is the socket I am talking about.
THIS IS THE TYPE BULBS YOU ARE LOOKING AT---THE ONES WITH THE BLACK PLASTIC BOTTOMS---LEFT SIDE OF THIS PAGE
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/search/searchResults.jsp?searchText=bulbs&x=23&y=14
YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THE SOCKETS USE BULBS THAT HAVE "ONE ELEMENT" (LIKE FOR A BACK-UP LAMP ONLY) OR "TWO ELEMENTS" (LIKE FOR A COMBINATION RUNNING LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL"
JUST LIKE YOU ARE USED TO WITH THE "TWIST BULB"
THE SOCKET IN THE PIC SHOWS 2 WIRES GOING INTO IT, I FEEL SURE ONE IS GROUND AND THE OTHER IS 12 V......THIS SOCKET IT DESIGNED FOR A "ONE ELEMENT" BULB
THE OTHER BULBS IN THE LINK, MOST ARE MADE OF GLASS (EVEN THE PART THAT SHOVES INTO THE SOCKET) THE GLASS PART, AT THE BOTTOM, HAS 2 WIRES THAT FOLD UP AGAINST THE FLAT PART, THEY ALSO USE A SIMILAR SOCKET AS IN THE PIC---THE "GAP" IN THE SOCKET IS SMALLER THAN THE "GAP" FOR THE ONE USING THE PLASTIC BASE BULB
IF YOU GO BACK TO " autozone.com " AND PUT IN YOUR CARS INFO AT THE TOP, YOU CAN LOOK UP YOUR BULBS BY INSTALLING BRAKE LIGHT, BACK-UP LIGHT, RUNNING LIGHT, ETC. INTO THE SEARCH BOX. THIS MIGHT AID YOU IN NOT HAVING TO FIGURE IT OUT ON YOUR OWN
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