Honda 1996 Accord Wagon Owner's Manual page 144

Lights
5. Test the brake light to make
sure the new bulb is working.
6. Reinstall the cover.
7. Reset the center section of the
fastener through the fastener's
head. Make sure that the
fingers on the fastener are
folded and flush to the fastener
and that the center section
protrudes beyond the head.
8. Install each reset fastener
into the cover. Secure each
fastener by pushing on the
center until it locks (the
center is flush with the head).
Maintenance
Replacing a Rear
License Bulb
1. Open the tailgate. Remove
the assembly cover and the
bulb assembly.
BULB
2. Remove the socket from the
light assembly by turning it
one-quarter turn
counterclockwise.
3. Pull the bulb straight out of
the socket.
4. Install the new bulb in the
socket.
5. Turn on the parking lights,
and check that the new bulb
is working.
6. Reinstall the socket. Turn it
clockwise until it locks.
Replacing Bulbs in the
Interior Courtesy Lights
The courtesy lights in the doors
and roof come apart in the same
way. They do not use the same
bulb.