Replacing low beam bulb on drivers side

[sum123]

Anybody got any new tricks or tools to get a grip on that bulb retainer ring in order to turn it, or should I just loosen and move the cruise control to make some room?

[illinois_erik]

long shanked flat blade screwdriver and a couple of palm raps? but if youre having trouble with the ring, how ever will you get the bulb out and the new one in without getting crud on the bulb? Hire a small asian boy.

['93CB7Ex]

mine were extremely tight i guess from not being turned in a long time. just keep trying. if you do wind up putting pliers or something on it, those rings are made of really brittle plastic. theyll crack and break with a little force.

[deevergote]

long shanked flat blade screwdriver and a couple of palm raps? .

That's exactly how I've always done it. Once you get it loose, it's not that difficult to do again, unless you go another few years without having to change a bulb.
I have since converted to an HID/projector setup, so those rings have been eliminated.

[illinois_erik]

That's exactly how I've always done it. Once you get it loose, it's not that difficult to do again, unless you go another few years without having to change a bulb.
I have since converted to an HID/projector setup, so those rings have been eliminated.

damn i wouldnt have figured you would have done hid's. a little dielectric or silicone grease on the rings and itll be easy peasy for quite a while.

[TheFunk]

Oh the simple pleasures of owning a DX.
I'd pull all of the cruise control components out if I had a different trim setup though.
You'll strip some weight and open up a slot on your dash to mount a switch or gauge... With power and a fuse already wired to it.

It is really easy with it out of way, and you won't risk damaging it. Put the battery in the trunk and then both sides are easy. In case you're like me and experiment with many variations of cheap eBay bulbs.

[sum123]

Thanks for the ideas. Like every time that bulb burns out, I could only get fingertips in there. One time I used something from the kitchen to grab that ring and turn it, but I can't recall what it was. Anyway, it was too cold to fool with, so I took the cruise control off. You do have to pull the little vacuum hose off of it, but the screw closest to the firewall doesn't have to be completed removed in order to lay that cruise control unit aside to get a straight shot at that retainer ring. I almost think Honda had that bulb in mind when they designed the bracket for the cruise control unit. Anyway, new bulb in. Same dilemma next time.

[sum123]

Oh the simple pleasures of owning a DX.
I'd pull all of the cruise control components out if I had a different trim setup though.
You'll strip some weight and open up a slot on your dash to mount a switch or gauge... With power and a fuse already wired to it.

It is really easy with it out of way, and you won't risk damaging it. Put the battery in the trunk and then both sides are easy. In case you're like me and experiment with many variations of cheap eBay bulbs.

I don't use cruise control much, but I like having it. It comes in handy on long highway trips and on sections of road where exceeding the speed limit will almost certainly result in a speeding ticket. Yeah, it is easy to replace that bulb with the cc out of the way. Fortunately, that bulb only burns out every few years.