Usually all you have to do is press on the clip where the wires enter
the bulb to release the connection and turn I believe counter
clockwise to get the bulb out. I don't think that there is a
difference in the headlight between the 4 cyl and 6 cyl model.

Nick

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 02:32:30 GMT, "Don Enderton"
<Enderton@nosuchaddress.duh> wrote:

>Thank you, Randolph, for such a quick, clear and informed answer to my first
>question.
>
>Now, does anyone know the answer to my second question (see start of
>thread), concerning how to remove that plastic shroud without damage? It's
>a part unique, I think, to the V6 Accord sedan of that series (1998-2002).
>
>- Don
>
>"Randolph" <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in message
>news:419D3625.4FAA5541@junkmail.com...
>>
>> Don Enderton wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm replacing the right low beam bulb on my 98 Accord EX V6 sedan for the
>>> first time, which gives rise to two questions:
>>>
>>> 1) The owner manual says to use a 51 watt HB4 bulb, and that's also
>>> stamped
>>> right on the plastic near the bulb on the car itself. But most of the
>>> HB4
>>> bulbs I see listed by auto parts dealers are rated at 55 watts, not 51
>>> watts. If I only replace one low beam bulb, will this cause a visible
>>> mismatch in the amount of light from each side? Does it make any
>>> difference
>>> whether it's 51 watts or 55 watts? If so, does anyone know the brand
>>> name
>>> and dealers for a 51 watt bulb?
>>
>> There are several standards for rating automotive light bulbs. Some
>> require the power to be measured at 12.8 Volts, others at 12.0 Volts
>> (and I believe 13.2 Volts is used as well). HB4 / 9006 type bulbs are
>> rated 55 Watts at 12.8 Volt, and 51 Watts at 12.0 Volts. Same bulb just
>> measured at two different voltages.
>>
>> And in case someone finds that the numbers do not jive with Ohm's law,
>> when you run the bulb at 12 Volts rather than 12.8 Volts, it will run a
>> tad cooler, and the resistance of the filament will be a little less.
>