Honda Headlight

Your Honda headlight is designed to illuminate your path, giving you the range of vision necessary for safe night driving. The Honda headlight also helps to make your vehicle visible to other drivers in poor weather conditions where visibility may be limited, such as rain, fog and heavy snow. The Honda headlight, functioning at its best will allow you to see road hazards at a safe distance, giving you time to avoid them, and alert other drivers to your presence well in advance with their bright beam, avoiding mishaps due to poor weather conditions or darkness. The Honda headlight can, after many hours of use, begin to dim with age, their light growing weaker as it begins to wear out from many miles of use. The lens of the Honda headlight can become clouded from moisture or scratches on it surface, interfering with its beam, or it can burn out completely. The Honda headlight can also become misaligned from the vibration and bumps of the road over time, lighting the treetops rather than the road. The repair of such issues can be quickly and easily done at home, in most cases with the simple change of the bulb, or if the entire Honda headlight needs replacement, a few basic hand tools may be required along with just a couple more minutes of your time. The realignment of the Honda headlight generally can be done with just a screwdriver to turn the adjustment screws, changing the angle of the unit to properly aim the headlight beam. We have a quality selection of Honda headlight replacement parts in our online catalog, all at great prices. Our secure site makes ordering your Honda headlight fast and easy, or our toll-free phone line will take your order just as conveniently.

Is your Honda headlight faulty? If your personal Honda Civic, City, Accord, Fit, CR-V, Odyssey, Element, Insight, CR-Z, or some other Honda model has headlights that are dim or aren't working altogether, you should have them fixed immediately. Having busted or inoperable headlights is downright illegal in many states (resulting in arrests and fines), so fixing them ASAP should be a priority for you. After all, at night, having dim or no headlights makes you and your car an outright safety hazard. Oncoming motorists might not see you on the road and your road vision is reduced without any lights available. You should follow the following recommendations to fix your issue post-haste.

Nonworking headlights due to faulty fuses

If your headlights are dim or tend to flicker then check the fuses. More often than not, if your headlight isn't working, then you've blown a fuse and you should replace that fuse in order to fix the problem. There's a diagram explaining what each fuse covers on the plastic panel covering them. Use your user's manual in case there's no diagram to be found, it's unlabeled, or it's missing. There are also repair manuals available for specific makes and models of headlight. If there's too much current running on your fuse, the wire in them will melt and the fuse will be blown. If your fuse is intact and the headlight still isn't working, then it might be some other cause.

Handy headlight test by bulb swapping

Check if it's the light bulb itself that's the problem by swapping your headlight for its working twin (in case only one headlight is broken and the other is still functioning. If your right headlight is busted, then switch it with your left headlight bulb or vice-versa if the situation is reversed. If your healthy headlight bulb is working on your busted headlight slot, then the bulb is the problem rather than a fuse or wiring. Otherwise, if both headlights are not working, then get spare light bulbs and see if attaching new bulbs would work (in which case, the issue you're having is a busted light bulb or bulbs). This also works when fixing dim bulbs.

Use a voltmeter on the bad headlight's plug

If swapping a new bulb did not produce the desired results, then you should use a voltmeter on the plug of your iffy headlight. While it's attached, turn on your car's ignition then turn on the headlight switch. If your voltmeter indicates there's no voltage going through the the plug, then either your wiring or your switch leading to the headlight has gone bad, requiring replacement at your nearest dealership. When it comes to switch or wiring replacement, you'll need to take apart certain parts of your car to access these components, necessitating the assistance of a certified mechanic (unless you yourself are familiar with what to do on your own).

Open the hood and tug on the electrical connector

You should also tug on your electrical connector in case the problem is loose wiring. To do this, you need to turn off your Honda's engine before opening the hood. If it's the driver's side headlight that's busted, remove the power steering reservoir tank by pulling it out of your car. Tug on the connector at the headlamp assembly's rear. If it's loose, firmly plug it back in. Test the headlights. If they're still not working, then it might be a bulb issue. There's also the possibility that the switch itself or wires themselves are damaged.