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[Josh]

Hello all!

I know it has been awhile since I have posted a follow to the headlamp confusion. I finally got around to inspecting the harnesses behind the headlamp and to my amazement, the harness is present oddly enough! The mystery doesn’t end there however.. It appears that while the cornering lamp is present the factory decided that instead of seating the cornering lamp socket in the headlamp they decided to seat it in a forward facing lens assembly located inside the lower front fender to the right of the normal turn signal lamp, which if you ask me is a little bizarre when it could have just been attached to the existing headlamp, but this lead me to another question. Please correct me if I am wrong by all means, but with this new found information at hand-does this mean that if I wanted to add cornering lamps to the actual headlamp, that all I would need to do is splice in a couple proper gauge wires and color matched to the original circuit wiring and a bulb socket? This way I can keep everything the same just add a new leg off the same circuit?

Thank you all!

[Josh]

I have a follow up on this question. I realize this question is somewhat old but as it still directly relates to this same question, I though it would be more appropriate to follow up here versus posting a duplicate question. If i need to post anew please let me know.

So, my follow up is this: thank you all for your help so far and for the general wiring diagram! Just one thing I am confused about, could you please put this in some procedural context? What I mean is, where would these relays, and wires be added? It recently occurred to me that I know Buick/GM released this same model/year WITH the feature as a standard option on the 1997 Buick Lesabre Limited.

So, if GM/Buick released this car with and without Cornering Lamps as an option, it shouldn’t be too overly complicated to add this one feature should it? Also, if that feature existed on a similar model, wouldn’t it stand to reason GM would wire up the Cornering Lamps but just not connect them or add the sockets to streamline both editions? Thank you all again! As always any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated!

[Josh]

Thank you for your advice and responding to my question. As to your idea of finding a way to jack up the car and remove the splash guard that way, I say this.. the only jack I have on hand is a scissor jack and after a lot of research, first hand experience, as well as knowing scissor jacks don’t tolerate being used as a “working” jack well-might not be the best idea to put myself under a vehicle on such a flimsy jack.

This effort would only be exacerbated by the fact of how considerably HEAVY these model year GM/Buick front ends typically are. As for using a curb, the short answer is the car isn’t drive-able at the moment as the alternator is part of my engine’s accessory drive system. In which this system includes the Power Steering Pump, Alternator, A/C Compressor, Crankcase, Water Pump, and Idler Pulley and Belt Tensioner Assembly. The vehicle is parked in the center of my driveway with no curb in sight even if the essential components ran without the alternator.

UPDATE: I contacted my local Gm dealer today and had an experience with their parts department that I’ll call “two-fold”. First, the bad news: they told me the Alternator’s Mounting Stud/Nut Bolt is no longer being manufactured because GM decided to discontinue it :(. Now the good news: Even though the part was discontinued he was able to pull the spec sheet for the bolt to give me the details on threads, bolt size, and length. So that’s at least a starting point, right? YAY Parts Guy!

For anyone who may need them in the future or if you are just curious here is the full specs:
hfh 10mm-1.5 x 55mm w/49 thd, 10mm-1.5 x 20mm w/18 thd 84tl 20.8 od

Or, written another way in terms the average person could understand, what I read that as is:
Bolt is a combo bolt.

The side that tightens the Alternator to the Belt Tensioner Bracket is a 10-1.5 x 55

The side of the bolt used to hang the Alternator Brace that connects the brace from the Alternator to the stud under the Ignition Coil Pack Module is a 10-1.5 x 20 (if it were separated into two separate bolts.)

UPDATE: I was amazingly able to find a bolt that fits today at Lowe’s with a length of 50mm of the 55mm all because of that information thanks to the parts guy at Buick! So, I am on my way to getting back up and running!

Thank you all again!

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