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http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CivicManual/index.html , Electrical,
Headlights.

Looks like the bumper must come off. :-(


"Yik Yak" <jim154@juno.com> wrote
> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:23:25 -0700, Yik Yak <jim154@juno.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Are head lamps easy to replace on 97 Honda Civic? How do you remove
> >them? Do you have to dismantle the lens and everything?
>
> P.S.
>
> I'm having a bear of time trying to get it out? It won't easily screw
> out. I would be grateful for any kind of response.

Yik Yak <jim154@juno.com> wrote in
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>
> Are head lamps easy to replace on 97 Honda Civic? How do you remove
> them? Do you have to dismantle the lens and everything?
>



Got a blown bulb?

They're removed from the back. No need to pull the whole headlight. In
fact, it's not advisable at all to remove the whole headlight.

Remove connector, pull rubber boot off, release wire clip, pull bulb
straight out. Installation, as they say, is the reverse of removal.

Don't touch the new bulb glass!

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Are head lamps easy to replace on 97 Honda Civic? How do you remove
them? Do you have to dismantle the lens and everything?

Not sure if your 97 Civic is similar to my 98 Accord, if so they are sort of
like a tab lock, You need to twist clock wise to remove. You only need to
turn them apx 30°. If they are very hard its probably the rubber seal
between the outside of the bulb holder and the lens assy that has swelled
up. Have you ever had the car rust proofed? this compound will swell rubber
seals. Try a squirt or two of WD 40 or your favourite penetrating lube. All
else fails take it to a garage. Minimum labour charges are probably less
than a new lens assy. Good Luck\Bon Chance!
"Yik Yak" <jim154@juno.com> wrote in message
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> Are head lamps easy to replace on 97 Honda Civic? How do you remove
> them? Do you have to dismantle the lens and everything?

On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:23:25 -0700, Yik Yak <jim154@juno.com> wrote:

>
>Are head lamps easy to replace on 97 Honda Civic? How do you remove
>them? Do you have to dismantle the lens and everything?

P.S.

I'm having a bear of time trying to get it out? It won't easily screw
out. I would be grateful for any kind of response.