How do you change the front signal bulbs???

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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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How do you change the front signal bulbs???

Hey guys, I was wondering if anybody knew how to change the front two signal bulbs??? I tried looking in the 3G garage section, but nothing was listed for front signal bulbs. I was just curious.....just in case if i had to replace it in the future. Thanks.
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Old Feb 23, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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Edit: need4speedposted later on that it is in the owner's manual, which I completely forgot. See page 213 for instructions, which give you a shortcut and are more complete and easier to understand.

First, you have to remove the inner fender. See scan below.

For the turn signal: disconnect the connector, turn the bulb socket 45 degrees counterclockwise, and remove it.

For the side marker light: Carefully push out the light from behind the fender. This is an led light, so there is no bulb to replace.

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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 01:00 AM
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niceee..yeah i was thinking i had to unclip the inner fender because that how I did it on my 99 accord. Thanks for the help!!
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Old Feb 24, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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Ron, if you keep this up, I'm not gonna have to buy a manual!
Thanks for all the good info and hard work.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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Look in the owners manual, you do not have to remove the whole liner, they designed a section to be able to pull away from the fender and reach in to get to the bulbs (you have to turn the wheel a certian way too, but much better than removing the whole liner
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 12:59 PM
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Are your headlights cleared? If they aren't its a waste of money to change the bulbs. You wont notices a difference in color.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by need4spd
Look in the owners manual, you do not have to remove the whole liner, they designed a section to be able to pull away from the fender and reach in to get to the bulbs (you have to turn the wheel a certian way too, but much better than removing the whole liner
Good catch. I completely forgot the instructions are in the owner's manual. Guess I'm so used to looking in the service manual for this kind of stuff.

I edited my post above to include the owner's manual information.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AcuraTL2k4
Are your headlights cleared? If they aren't its a waste of money to change the bulbs. You wont notices a difference in color.
who said i was gonna change the bulb to hyperwhite?? I just wanted to know how to do it if i had to change the bulb if it blew out or something in the future..
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron A
Good catch. I completely forgot the instructions are in the owner's manual. Guess I'm so used to looking in the service manual for this kind of stuff.

I edited my post above to include the owner's manual information.
Ron, no problem, always glad to help TL owners.
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