hondadave63 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Do you have to remove the bumper and headlight to replace the bulb? Is it necessary to do this to get the old bulb out and new one in. I also read it might be accessible thru wheel well. Help please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Do you have to remove the bumper and headlight to replace the bulb? Is it necessary to do this to get the old bulb out and new one in. I also read it might be accessible thru wheel well. Help please Should be accessible from under the hood. They use H4 bulbs. Might be a little clip holding it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 The OP is right. On the 01-05 models Honda got funky with the headlight access on one side. I don't recall which, but one of the sides is normal access from behind the housing you pop the clip and the bulb falls out. The other side you have to completely disconnect the airbox or some other screwy item to access it. I do not have a car of this gen, nor have I replaced a bulb in it, but I do recall my pop calling me and telling me he threw in the towel and just paid Honda $80 to replace them instead of tearing half his front end apart to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Its hard as hell to get at on the driver's side. Find someone with small hands. You can also pull up the (power steering?) fluid reservoir for a little more room. On the passenger's side, you can just disconnect the battery and pull the battery out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Bingo. I thought you would be around soon to post your knowledge on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Wait...they're not H4s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Wait...they're not H4s? I don't know wtf an H4 is... The numbers on my silverstars are: HB4 U 9006 SU E1 22P12V51W DOT C1208 USA HB3 U 9005 SU E1 22P12V60W DOT J2207 USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 9005 and 9006 bulbs. H4 have a three prong plug, contain both high and low beam in one unit, and are held in by a little clip. Odd that 96-99 uses H4s, and then they switch back to 9005/9006 setup in later models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 9005 and 9006 bulbs. H4 have a three prong plug, contain both high and low beam in one unit, and are held in by a little clip. Odd that 96-99 uses H4s, and then they switch back to 9005/9006 setup in later models. That's gay. I don't know how the hell you can have a high and low beam in one bulb. Especially since one is reflected light, and one is direct light, and they are of different wattages. I think Pearce's sol had them combined (H4's?), and yet he still has like 20 other bulbs in his headlight assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kastigir Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 That's gay. I don't know how the hell you can have a high and low beam in one bulb. Especially since one is reflected light, and one is direct light, and they are of different wattages. I think Pearce's sol had them combined (H4's?), and yet he still has like 20 other bulbs in his headlight assembly. There is a little reflector inside the H4 bulb. They don't need different wattages as both filaments are in one bulb, essentially doubling the light output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondadave63 Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 There is a little reflector inside the H4 bulb. They don't need different wattages as both filaments are in one bulb, essentially doubling the light output. Thanks everyone for the help! DO you get the bulb out by removing the screws? If not then how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 LOL, no. Just turn it like 15 degrees counter clockwise and it'll pop out, still attached to the wiring. Then you press the little tab on the blue socket (pictured) to actually pull the bulb out of the socket. You can see which way to turn it by looking closely at this picture. The screws are what hold it in place, yes. But all you have to do is turn it so the flanges are no longer underneath the screw heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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