Betty's got her groove back (her lighting groove)

Betty, my 2001 Buick Regal is on her way to getting her lighting groove back! For quite a few month's, half of her trunk running lights were out. Then the other day her rear passenger turn signal also went out.

I went to Checker yesterday and loaded up on new light bulbs for her. I also made arrangements to have her serpentine belt and tie rod ends replaced next week to, but that's a different story.

Buick did a commendable job of making the lights replacable my an average Joe like me. The tail lights were held on by three large plastic wing nuts. It took a couple of tries to get the bulb in the right way so that the bright light came on when you hit the brakes and the dimmer light came on for the turn signal.

The lights on the trunk lid were also easily replaced. Seven of the eight wing nuts came off pretty easily. The last one was tucked in behind the emergency escape handle on the trunk lid, and took a little convincing to come off. The bulbs for those are those same as those for the license plate light, which I also intended to replace. The license plate light will have to wait, as I used the bulbs for those to replace the lid lights. There is still one bulb working for the plate, so I am not at risk of getting a ticket for that.

For my next project on her, I would like to see if I can get the Fog Lights going again. That may be a more involved project as I'm not sure if the bulbs are merely out or if there is some corrosion in the sockets or other problems.