How do you change the front parking light on Honda S2000?

Answer 1

Negative, you do not need to remove the wheel to change the S2000 parking light. I just changed mine (the small amber bulb, not the turn signal light) and it can be done by simply turning the wheel all the way to one side (I forget which) and popping apart the rubber housing. You can reach up inside and change the bulb in 5 minutes. (It's tricky; you've got to feel around...) But do not remove the wheel. I changed mine (on my 2004 S2000) with a technician at Howdy Honda in Austin, Tx.

Tricky, but here is how I did it, just last night.

First, I looked up the part on the Sylvania site. It said 7443 for the part number. This is incorrect. Luckily I pulled the bad one out. Turns out it is a 168 (same as side marker)...at least for the 2001 s2000.

Now for the removing and install....the only way i found to do this (and trust me, took me hours to find an easier way..and there is none i can see).. You must remove the front wheel first. Then there are black plastic clips that secure the inner fender lining. The caps are easy to remove, there is a slot in the side to slip a comon screw driver in, and pop the clip apart, and it slides out.

Using some force, you must separate the liner from the fender, atleast in the front. Hard to do as it is behind the lip of the nose in the front. I guess it is best to remove the entire fender lining, but i was able to pull it back far enough to get my hand in and twist the bulb socket until it came out (i had a headlight assembly from when i had a fender bender, so i knew to twist).

NOTE: the parking light is at the bottom in the amber area. The top light is the turn signal and it is the part number 7443. For 5 dollars a pair for the 7443 turn signal bulbs, i highly recommend replacing the turn signal while you have the fender apart, and the wheel off. Chances are - 2 weeks later, you will be replacing the turnsignal, and need to remove wheel and fender liner again....

March 7, 2010 Replacing front turn signal s2000. Replacing park lights s2000. I just replaced in my '03 s2k. Probably the same steps to replace the turn signal light as well. There is no need to take the wheel off, but it could make this job easier. The hardest part is the actual replacement, because you do have to bend out the wheel-well plastic lining just enough to stick your "small hand" through. OR you can just take the wheel-well plastic lining completely off, which i did not do, but you probably have to take the wheel off for that. To remove wheel well liner s2000 read the older answers at the top i guess.

1. Turn your front wheels in the direction of the light you are replacing. I replaced my front left, so i turned my wheels all the way to the left.

2. After i removed 5-6 plastic clips from the wheel-well liner, i bent it out of shape a little at the front. (There are more clips that hold the liner in place, including 2 screws, but i only needed to take off the first 5-6 in the front.)

3. Then carefully not to cut my hand/arm on the fender I felt out the far bottom park signal/side marker socket. The first socket/top one was my turn signal. I used my index finger and middle finger to twist the socket counterclockwise out of the housing, and then pulled out the housing to the outside of the wheel-well just enough so i could put the new light Sylvania 168 LL in there. For turn signals its a different light-bulb Sylvania 7443, but for parking lights/side markers to take the light out you just pull on it, and then push the new light into the socket. Turn signals you probably turn the light in the socket counter-clockwise. And clockwise to lock the light in the socket.

4. Putting the socket back in the housing i found it easier with the lights on, because it was dark. Just don't get shocked, i guess it is possible, but i didn't. Luckily it was getting dark outside when i was putting it back in the socket, so the actual parking/side marker light was shining enough for me to see where it was supposed to go.

5. Once i pushed it back in the housing i turned the socket clockwise to lock it in place. Then put all the clips back in the wheel-well plastic liner.

6. I wish this was easier.