I get it. Smaller is lighter and lighter is better. But shops have to be hiring mechanics with small hands and arms to get in where they need to go.
Honda has always been fairly notorious for that. And the service manual looks like
1: Remove meter cover
2: Remove windshield garnish
3: Replace light bulb.
There are 40 fasteners involved in those three steps! They do show exactly how the dust covers for the bulbs go back on, so that's a good thing.
Haha, wow, that is pretty funny about all the fasteners for three steps. It is getting crazy how hard it is to work on any of this. I am sure they do that on purpose, but still...
Ahahahaha. It gets even worse. 3 different 'pop fasteners' in the mix. Guess which one I broke? Yep, the one I don't have a back up for :) I'll have that size in my 'motorcycle bits' box by the next time I go in there.
I fixed it with a same diameter fastener that had a stem instead of flush fit that Honda used. I just installed it and clipped the stem off with a dyke. I may have to drill it out the next time...
Yikes! That's some Murphy's Law right there!