# 2004 civic tail light housing replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-tail-light-housing-replacement/520>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 12, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-tail-light-housing-replacement/520 "2007-06-12T21:04:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![norm\_minnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@norm\_minnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/norm_minnick)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-tail-light-housing-replacement/520/1 "2007-06-12T21:04:36Z")

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I am having trouble removing the tail light housing on my 2004 civic. I have removed the three nuts and the plastic clip, but it still won’t slide off no matter how hard I push. Any clues?  
  
  
  
 Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-tail-light-housing-replacement/520/2 "2007-06-13T03:10:08Z")

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Your owners manual should show and explain how to do this.

You sure you are supposed to slide the unit and not just pull it off?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-tail-light-housing-replacement/520/3 "2007-06-13T16:05:20Z")

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Well, the owner’s manual shows how to replace bulbs, but not the housing.

And I’ve tried pulling, pushing, etc. No success, short of breaking it.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-civic-tail-light-housing-replacement/520/4 "2007-06-13T17:00:11Z")

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Sounds to me like there’s a fastener you have not found, and it’s still holding the tail light assembly in place. Keep looking.