How to Install LED Bar Projector Headlights on the 2012 Honda Civic

Tools and Preparations

The complete removal of the stock headlights and installation of aftermarket projector headlights on your 2012 Honda Civic should take under half-an-hour but total time from set-up to clean-up will be around 45-60 minutes. Due to the fact that the bumper must be completely removed to install these lights the process may be somewhat more involved than other headlight guides we have created.

Work Area Preparations:

Rvinyl recommends that you clean and prepare both your vehicle prior to installation and your work area as well. Please ensure that the installation area dry and shielded from the elements.

In addition to the precautions listed above, we also suggest that you use a sheet or tarp as a staging area for the components you will be removing and installing as doing so will protect the the stock and replacement lights.

Recommended Installation Tools:

• A Phillips head screwdriver
• A 1/4-inch drive ratchet
• A 6-inch extension
• A 10mm socket
• A 5mm Allen socket
• A trim pad remover

Safety Gear:

Whenever you work on any car protective eye-wear such as goggles should be worn. In addition, you may want to use a pair of work gloves as you will be remove sharp, plastic pieces such as the bumper.

Open the hood to expose the 5mm Allen bolts and some of the 10mm bolts you will need to remove to access the headlight.

Remove twelve plastic clips from underneath the bumper using the trim pad remover.

Remove the hidden Phillips head screw from the fender well.

Remove two 5mm Allen bolts holding the bumper to the radiator support.

Remove two plastic clips.

Remove the front bumper carefully.

Carefully remove impact resistant foam.

Remove 10mm bolt from behind bumper area.

Remove second of three 10mm bolts.

Pull out headlight slightly and disconnect harnesses.

Remove 10mm bolt connecting bracket to stock headlight.

Remove stock headlight bracket. You will use the bracket to affix the aftermarket headlight shortly.

Install the stock bracket on the new headlight.

Connect headlight harness and place in stock location.

Replace hardware and tighten the two 10mm bolts.

Tighten 10mm bolt behind bumper.

Replace impact absorbing foam.

Reseat front bumper in stock location.

Replace two plastic clips.

Tighten two 5mm Allen bolts.

Replace Phillips head screw in fender well.

Replace 12 plastic clips from under bumper.

Close the hood.

Test all lights prior to taking your car out on the road.