How to remove your Bumper and Headlights on an EK (96-00) civic

Yes you do need to remove the bumper to remove the headlights as you can see in the pictures, 2 of the headlight bolts are hidden by the bumper.

1. Tools you will need are a
-star screw driver
-flat head screwdriver
-10mm socket
-8mm socket
-socket wrench that the 10 and 8mm socket fit on to

2. Start By propping up your hood, get your flat head screwdriver and take off all the black plastic clips above your grill (circled in red). Next use the 10mm socket to take off your headlight bolts (circled in yellow).

3. Now get under your car with the 10mm socket and take off the bolts in red. Beside the bolts will also be 2 star screws (not pictured but the only 2 screw under your bumper), remove them as well.

4. Now in your wheel well at the corner were the fender meets the bumper, you will see a hole in the fender lining (arrow pointing to area of hole and bolt, red circle around bolt), you need the 8mm socket and unscrew that bolt, one on each side of the bumper. (Be careful, bumper might slide off since these are the last bolts)

5.At this point, nothing will be holding the bumper to your car, grab onto the front of the bumper and pull away from the car, should come of very easy, if you have a hard time removing it, you missed a screw/bolt.

6. Now there are 2 screws holding each headlight in, one on each side of the headlight (both circled in red) remove them with the 10mm socket.

7. Your headlight is ready to come out, just pull out a little so you can put you hand behind the headlight and pop out the bulb harness and signal light, the harness just pulls out from the back of the headlight, and the signal light requires a twist and then pops out (both circled in red).

8. Installation is the reverse process; you might need someone to hold the bumper up to your car wile you put the first screws in. If no one is around, just put the bumper on and hold it with one hand, and get the plastic clips and stick 1 in.

I hope this help someone, good luck!

Mill$civic


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