1998civicsi

I recently bought the new light bulbs for my 98 civic si.
....and i cant install them properly........this is my prob. --->
i bought the bulb in and then ther eis this steel clip thing that goes over it or around the bulb to keep it in its place and firm.
Well man. ...i cant not figure out how that clip goes on, i bought it on half-*** and i think its good and i go to put the rubber seal back on and plug the light in, and the dam light bulb pops out from behind the steel clip. so i said screw it and left it the way it was, but ov my light beam would be f'ed up at nite, which it was
I knwo this sounds gay, but does anyone have tips or D.I.Y or help on how to replace light bulbs!..specifically that steel clip thingy!!
thanks!

Nova_Dust

Push the clip into the little slit, and then push it down so it clips onto the hole and stays there.

1998civicsi

see i dont know what you mean..i got alittle screw on one side and a slit on the other, which side of the steel band goes on the screw etc

Nova_Dust

You don't need to play with the screw to get the clip off. Well, it is not really "off" the light housing but just off the slit, cause the other side of the clip is swingable if you know what I mean.

Get your owner's manual out, it has a diagram in it.

1998civicsi

ok..i checked that already, but i guess i will check again, if i keep it on the screw and unhook the other side with the slit, its so loose that is just comes off...

spracingsports

i mean really bro, if you sit and stare at it, it should become obvious how to put it back on.... i aint the sharpest tool in the shed, and i did it without even thinking twice

imported_ERTW

the clip looks like a triangle... 2 of the corners are attached, and the 3rd (opposite of the first 2) corner swings.. press that corner in (towards the front of the car) and while it it pressed in, move the clip up (or down, i cant remember). while it is pressed up/down, let it go back towards the rear of the car, and it will swing out of the way.. take out the lightbulb.. to put it back in, put the lightbulb in the housing, leave the harness plug off, swing the clip in place, push it up (or down) press it towards the front of the car, align it in place to it falls behind its little catch, and let go.. then put the plug on, and you are done.. its just a little more complicated than putting in gas..

VTECRACER

Those things are a pain in the ***.....worse in the winter when your fingers get nice and cold....just keep pushing in and to the left...you will finally get it to click.
Good luck

1998civicsi

thanks guys lol..i know its a gay question, but man oh man....its a bitchof a job
lol

DoubaD

took me a while to figure out too, i later relized taking the screw off makes for an extreemely ockward job

DoubaD

this is actualy one of the only times i wish it was done like the american cars, twist and turn
actualy the turn signal bulbs are like that, i dont know why they wouldn't do that for the main bulbs

1998civicsi

yu guys istill dont know how to do it,
i read the dam manual, listened to you guys and i'm so fed up with the car....i all i need is a pic of one of these metal wire pivoting clip things on the car, so i can see how they are suppose to be when properly installed!

dxhatchback

HOLY SHIZZY!!

go to a shop.. they will throw em in for free in like... umm.. half a second each...

or someone in hamilton help this guy out... he's been ****ed for 6 days lol.. if i was 5 hours away, i'd throw em in for ya

Travis

1998civicsi

thanks travis ...........................well i can ask a shop i guess..just worried the gay -*** guys will charge me for something so gay like this!

imported_nsr250

Which side light bulb are you having trouble with? If its driver's side , pull out your power steering resevoir out of the way and you'll have more room to work with and its much easier. Just bring it to Canadian Tire and park your car in the parking lot , walk to the auto garage and ask someone to help you. If they're not ****** they'll just come out in the parking lot and put it on for you in 2 mins. Either that or they'll charge $16 to actually bring your car in and do it. I work at Canadian Tire auto service and I get lots of people that just walk up and ask me to help them put light bulbs and stuff in their car and I do it for free all the time. Sometimes they tip me too =)

Bombay

In my civic, you just unclip the bracket, and twist the bulb out. If you wanna get techincal wit it, you can take out the headlight so you can get a closer look. Jus pop off the bumper and unscrew the headlights and disconnect em. btw i have an american civic so it might be differnt.