Monday, April 20, 2026

You Light Up My Life

 Whoever designs Honda Accord's probably ought to find a new job.

One headlight went out.  I decided I need to just replace them all at the same time (Rock Auto had all four for the price of one light at O'Reilly's Auto).

I managed to replace two lights, on the passengers side.

  • H11LL are the low-beams for a 2017 Honda Accord.
  • 9005LL (HB3) are high beams.

The outside light on the passengers side was the easiest.  It was simply disconnecting it, rotating it to release, put the new one in and lock it in place, and re-connect the wiring.

The inside light was an irritant.  It took me a half hour to realize I could pop the plastic tank blocking it off (there is a tab on the back holding it in place, a long screw driver will release it) and lift it out of position without disconnecting any tubing.  Then it, too, because fairly easy.

The drivers side was a whole different ball of wax.  I did not want to remove the batter, so tried working around it.  I broke the new bulbs trying to do that.

Simply put, just remove the battery.  If the drivers side is one you have to swap, just remove the battery.  It will make your life a WHOLE lot easier.