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# DARK SPOTS OR SHADOWS APPEAR IN HEADLAMP BEAM PATTERN

REVISION:03/20/96

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO CORRECT THE APPLICABLE MODEL YEARS FOR THE OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBER 63-82-01 (SECTION 8 - CHASSIS/BODY ELECTRICAL). **********************************************************************

#### SUBJECT: DARK SPOTS OR SHADOWS APPEAR IN HEADLAMP BEAM PATTERN WHEN LOW BEAMS ARE "ON" (REPLACE HEADLAMPS)

#### MODELS: 1994-95 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY EIGHT 1994-96 OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT

#### CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON "DARK SPOTS" OR "SHADOWS" THAT APPEAR IN THE HEADLAMP BEAM PATTERN WHEN THE LOW BEAMS ARE "ON".

#### CAUSE:

THE CURRENT DESIGN OF THE OPTICS ON THE HEADLAMP LENS ALLOWS THE DARK SPOTS OR SHADOWS TO APPEAR IN THE BEAM PATTERN.

#### CORRECTION:

THE OPTICS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO ELIMINATE THE DARK SPOTS AND SHADOWS.

REPLACE HEADLAMP(S) WITH P/N'S 16524385 AND/OR 16524386, USING THE SERVICE PROCEDURES IN SECTION 8B OF THE APPROPRIATE SERVICE MANUAL.

#### PARTS INFORMATION:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

#### WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: N0250/51 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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