Replacing the license plate light bulbs on Honda Civic 8G

Switch on the ignition and then turn on the parking lights.

Find out which bulb is faulty

Here it is the left bulb which is HS

Turn off the ignition

Open the trunk

Locate the inspection hatches

On these hatches there is a notch on the end (towards the outside of the vehicle)

Get a flathead screwdriver and a cloth or towel.

Insert the head of the screwdriver into the notch in the inspection hatch (left or right hatch depending on the defective bulb)

Use a lever movement to unclip the hatch

Gently pull on the hatch to unclip it completely

To see the bulb holder, look towards the center of the trunk through the inspection hatch.

License plate bulb holder

Turn the gray bracket counterclockwise 1/4 turn to remove it

Pull the bracket gently to remove it

Check if the filament is cut or not

If the filament is not cut the problem may come from elsewhere

To remove the bulb you must use a cloth!

Place the cloth over the bulb and pull it out of its base.

Here my bulb is really HS

Personally, I replace my halogen bulb with an LED (they are more powerful, less energy-hungry and the lighting is white and not yellow)

The LED is a 12v W5W type (T10 base)

Visualize the base to correctly insert the bulb later

Put the LED bulb into the socket

You can check if the LED works before reassembling by turning on your parking lights. If so, you can reassemble in reverse order.

LED on the left and halogen on the right