Replacing Rear Bulbs - Honda Element Owner's Manual

Lights

Replacing Rear Bulbs

TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY
1. Open the hatch and the tailgate.
Remove the two mounting screws
with a Phillips-head screwdriver,
and remove the taillight assembly
from the body by pulling it back.
2. Determine which of the four bulbs
is burned out: brake/taillight, turn
signal light, side marker light, or
back-up light.
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SOCKET
SCREW
SCREW
SOCKET
3. Remove the socket by turning it
one-quarter turn counterclockwise.
4. Pull the bulb straight out of its
socket. Push the new bulb straight
into the socket until it bottoms.
SOCKET
SOCKET
5. Reinstall the socket into the light
assembly by turning it clockwise
until it locks.
6. Test the lights to make sure the
new bulb is working.
7. When reinstalling the taillight
assembly, first place the two pins
in the holes in place. Tighten the
two mounting screws.