2003 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK Owners Manual

Open the hood.
Remove the electrical connector
f rom the bulb by pulling the
connector straight back.
Your car has halogen headlight
bulbs, one on each side. When
replacing a bulb, handle it by its steel
base and protect the glass from
contactwithyourskinorhard
objects. If you touch the glass, clean
it with denatured alcohol and a clean
cloth.
Theheadlightswereproperlyaimed
when your car was new. If you
regularly carry heavy items in the
cargo area, readjustment may be
required. Adjustment of the
headlights should be perf ormed by a
Honda technician or other qualif ied
mechanic.
1. 2.
Replacing a Headlight Bulb
Headlight A iming
Lights
Maint enance
202 BULB WEATHER SEAL
HOLD-DOWN WIRE CONNECTOR
Halogen headlight bulbs get very hot
when lit. Oil, perspiration, or a scratch
on the glass can cause the bulb to
overheat and shatter.

Remove the rubber weather seal
by pulling on the tab.
Insert the new bulb into the hole,
making sure the tabs are in their
slots. Pivot the hold-down wire
back in place and clip the end into
the slot.
Install the rubber seal over the
back of the headlight assembly.
Make sure it is right side up; it is
marked ‘‘TOP.’’
Push the electrical connector onto
the tabs of the new bulb. Make
sure it locks in place.
Turn on the headlights to test the
new bulb.Use a f lat-tipped screwdriver to
remove the holding clip f rom the
inner f ender.
Pull the inner f ender cover back.
Unclip the hold-down wire f rom its
slot by pushing it in and up. Pivot
it out of the way and remove thebulb.
If you are changing the bulb on
the driver’s side, start the engine,
turn the steering wheel all the way
to the right, and turn off the
engine. If you are changing the
bulb on the passenger’s side, turn
the steering wheel to the left.
3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1.
3.
2.
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Replacing a Front T urn Signal Bulb
Lights
Maint enance
203
HOLDING CLIP

Remove the socket from the
headlight assembly by turning it
one-quarter turn counterclockwise.
Remove the burned out bulb f rom
thesocketbypushingitinand
turning the bulb counterclockwise
until it unlocks.Install the new bulb in the socket.
Turn it clockwise to lock it in place.
Insert the socket back into the
headlight assembly. Turn it
clockwise to lock it in place.
Testthelightstomakesurethe
new bulb is working.
Put the inner f ender cover in place.
Install the holding clip. Lock it in
placebypushingonthecenter.
Front bumper: Push the f ront
edge of the side marker lens
toward the rear of the vehicle. The
f ront edge will pop out of the
bumper.
Rear bumper: Push the rear edge
of thesidemarkerlenstowardthe
f ront of the vehicle. The rear edge
will pop out of the bumper.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1.
Replacing a Side Marker Bulb
Lights
Maint enance
204 SOCKET
BULB BULB
SOCKET

Open the hood. The f ront parking
light is next to the headlight bulb.
Remove the socket from the
headlight assembly by turning it
one-quarter turn counterclockwise.Pull the bulb straight out of its
socket.
Push the new bulb straight into
the socket until it bottoms.
Insert the socket back into the
headlight assembly. Turn it
clockwise to lock it in place.
Place the tabbed end of the side
marker assembly into the bumper
f irst, then the looped end. Press on
the looped end to get the assembly
to snap back in place.
Testthelightstomakesurethe
new bulb is working.
Put the socket back into its hole in
the lens and turn it clockwise until
it locks.
Push the new bulb straight into
the socket until it bottoms.
Pull the bulb straight out of its
socket.
Turn the socket one-quarter turn
counterclockwise to remove it
from the lens.
Turn on the parking lights and
check that the new bulb is
working.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
3. 4. 5. 6.
2.
Replacing a Front Parking L ight Bulb
Lights
Maint enance205
BULB
SOCKET

Open the hatch.Remove the socket f or that bulb
by turning it one-quarter turn
counterclockwise.
Remove the burned out bulb f rom
thesocketbypushingitinand
turning the bulb counterclockwise
until it unlocks.
Install the new bulb in the socket.
Testthelightstomakesurethe
new bulb is working. Reinstall the
cover over the taillight assembly.
Remove the cover f rom the inside
panel by caref ully prying on its
upper f ront edge with a small f lat-
tipped screwdriver. Reinstall the socket in the taillight
assembly and turn it clockwise to
lock it in place.
Determine which bulb, stop/
taillight, back-up light, or turn
signal is burned out. Remove the
socket f or that bulb by turning
counterclockwise.
1.
3.
2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Replacing Rear Bulbs
Lights
Maint enance
206 COVER BULB
SOCKET

Open the hatch.Put your fingers between the
interior trim and the hatch glass
on either side of the high-mount
brake light. Caref ully pull down on
the trim to unsnap the clips f rom
the hatch. Work your way toward
each end of the trim. Remove the
trim.Remove the bulb holder f rom the
light assembly by pushing the tabs
on both sides and pulling the bulb
holder down.
Pull the bulb straight out of its
bulb holder. Push the new bulb in
until it bottoms in the bulb holder.
1.
3.
2.
4.
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Replacing the High-mount Brake
Light Bulb
Lights
Maint enance207
BULB HOLDER

Push the new bulb straight into
the socket until it bottoms.
Pull the bulb straight out of its
socket.
Put the socket back into its hole in
the lens and turn it clockwise until
it locks.
Put the side turn signal assembly
back into the body, rear first. Push
on the f ront edge until it snaps into
place.
Push the bulb holder into the light
assembly until it locks in place.
Testthelightstomakesurethe
new bulb is working.
Testthelightstomakesurethe
new bulb is working.
Line up the clips on the interior
trim with the corresponding holes
in the hatch.Push on the trim to
snap it back in place.
Pushthefrontof thesideturn
signal assembly toward the rear of
the vehicle until it pops out of the
body.
Turn the socket one-quarter turn
counterclockwise to remove it
from the lens.
1.
2. 3. 5. 6.
4.
6.7.
5.
Replacing a Side T urn Signal Bulb
Maint enance
Lights
208 BULB
SOCKET

Slide the lens to the right until the
lef t side of the lens pops out of the
body. Pull out the light assembly.Remove the lens f rom the socket
by pulling the lens while squeezing
the tabs on both sides of the
socket.
Pull the bulb straight out of its
socket. Push the new bulb in until
it bottoms in the socket.Put the lens back on the bulb
holder and push it until it latches.
Slide the right side of the light
assembly into the hole. Push on
theleftsidetolatchtheassembly
into place.
Turn on the parking lights and
check that the new bulb is
working.
1. 3.
2. 6.
4. 5.
Replacing a Rear License Plate Bulb
Maint enance
Lights
209
BULB
SOCKET