I need to change the whole headlight assembly on my 2002 Honda Accord.
Any tips or clues??

 

You will have to remove the front bumper cover because there are bolts on the bottom of the assemblies.

There are two screws (or bolts, can't remember atm) on each side of the cover connecting to the fenders. Then there are clips on the bottom and (I think) two or so screws/bolts. Don't be afraid to pop those clips off. You'll either break them or you won't. I broke just about every one of them because they REALLY did not want to come off. Just use zip ties in place of them where you can.

Once the cover is off, just unbolt the assemblies and take out the lights and replace.

Good luck!

 

any idea how long it will take??

 

Well when I did it the first time I had no clue what I was doing and it took about a half hour (Was trying REALLY hard not to break clips, but in the end they will either break or they won't. Not much you can do about it).

Though that also included removing the lower portion of my intake that's hidden in the bumper too which was kind of a pain, but still it can easily be done in less time. I can do it in like 5 minutes now.

It's very straight forward once you start removing bolts and clips. After you've done it once you'll be able to remove just about any bumper cover with confidence.