Before I even get into detail, let me just say how fucking embarrassing it is to ask for help for this minor issue. My front passenger side parking light blew out and I'm trying like hell to figure out how to change the thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

any takers?

 

Turn the wheel all the way to the left. Remove some of the fender lining you should have access to the light housing to twist it out and change the bulb.

 

 

Were you able to reach in and get it?

 

Instructions are in the owner's manual, although they're not the clearest in the world. Yes, you have to detach part of the inner liner to reach the light. I recommend rubber gloves to get a good grip on the old bulb, because there may be grit or corrosion that make it hard to turn and you won't have much leverage. I love my car, but you have to:

Pull the dash apart to change the cabin air filter;

Take the front fascia off to change the headlight bulbs;

Detach part of the inner fender liner to change the park light bulbs.

Honda must have believed that Acura owners would just have the service department do this stuff, too rich to dirty their hands!

 

Nah, a lot of cars are like that. Hondas, Acuras, Nissans, Chevys. Nothing new to me?

 

I was able to reach it, thanks for the help. Funny thing is I changed the passenger side last week and last night I realized the damn driver's side went out too.

 

Thanks so much for this tip! Been working my own cars for 37 yrs (MG, Opel, VW Scirocco/Jetta, Subarus, Hondas, Chevys, Buicks...etc and would NEVER have thought to take the wheel well iner out to change a freaking parking light bulb! Once again -THANK YOU ...old bulb out in less than 60 secs!

 

Ok guys. I have the same need. Drivers side though. I removed part of the fender lining and could get to the wire connecting to bulb hosuing. But Im not able to twist the bulb housing out. Lefty Loosy is the correct direction to go?

 

OK finally did it. Had to twist with a pair of pliers and that got me a better grip than bare hands.

 

mine just pops up, had to change my few days ago. :/

 

My headlight blew out a few weeks ago, and I was able to get to the headlight without taking the bumper off. I unfastened and removed the front of my wheel well and reached in. The torx screw holding the cover is a T20-make sure you have a torx bit with a hole in the middle. I can't think of the name right now cuz I'm having a brain fart, but it won't take a regular torx bit.

Thought of it, tamper proof torx.