For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (searched
07-01-2004, 08:59 PM
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For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (searched
I will start off by saying I did a long search and found nothing. I have a set of 90-91 tailights I picked up. The female clip on them is different from the one on my 89 crx harness.
Heres how mine looks on my 89 crx DX = Bastard child model
and here is the one on the 90-91
I am sure someone has done the swap before, I just wanted to know what is my best option for getting these in? Cut off the female connector on the 89's and wire them onto the 90-91 tails? or find male clips to connect to my harness on the car and cut that all up? Recommendations?
The reverse lights also have this same type of problem
Heres how mine looks on my 89 crx DX = Bastard child model
and here is the one on the 90-91
I am sure someone has done the swap before, I just wanted to know what is my best option for getting these in? Cut off the female connector on the 89's and wire them onto the 90-91 tails? or find male clips to connect to my harness on the car and cut that all up? Recommendations?
The reverse lights also have this same type of problem
07-01-2004, 10:01 PM
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (Cnote)
Instead of me making another thread, Ill just ask here
Im gonna wire my LED brake light for my spoiler, which wire do I tap on which part of the harness, or just refer to this guys pics, I have 88 tails?
Im gonna wire my LED brake light for my spoiler, which wire do I tap on which part of the harness, or just refer to this guys pics, I have 88 tails?
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (RedRacerCivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedRacerCivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">CRXgator...Don't you know that 90-91s have 2 brake lights and 88-89s only have 1???
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are you sure about that?
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are you sure about that?
07-01-2004, 10:05 PM
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (W O T)
2 brake lights? ive done this swap on my 88 hf with some 91 si's and all i did was switch the harness around. nothing to it.
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (Origin)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Origin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2 brake lights? ive done this swap on my 88 hf with some 91 si's and all i did was switch the harness around. nothing to it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedRacerCivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">CRXgator...Don't you know that 90-91s have 2 brake lights and 88-89s only have 1???
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there you go, now go back to sleep Red...
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedRacerCivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">CRXgator...Don't you know that 90-91s have 2 brake lights and 88-89s only have 1???
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there you go, now go back to sleep Red...
07-01-2004, 11:15 PM
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (crxgator)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crxgator »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
are you sure about that? </TD></TR></TABLE>
hes thinking about hatches. i dunno about crx's but with hatches 88-89 had one bulb in the main taillight and the 90-91 had two bulbs in the main taillight.
are you sure about that?
</TD></TR></TABLE>hes thinking about hatches. i dunno about crx's but with hatches 88-89 had one bulb in the main taillight and the 90-91 had two bulbs in the main taillight.
07-01-2004, 11:38 PM
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (RedRacerCivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RedRacerCivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">CRXgator...Don't you know that 90-91s have 2 brake lights and 88-89s only have 1???</TD></TR></TABLE>
I dunno who told you this, but go kick him in the head. That's BS.
I dunno who told you this, but go kick him in the head. That's BS.
07-02-2004, 12:46 AM
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights (W O T)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by W O T »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so which wire is the wire I tap into for a brake light lol
Im sure some of you guys have done it</TD></TR></TABLE>
your stock spoiler already plugs in, just unplug it and plug the new one in and your done.
Im sure some of you guys have done it</TD></TR></TABLE>
your stock spoiler already plugs in, just unplug it and plug the new one in and your done.
07-02-2004, 02:44 AM
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Re: For those with a 88-89 crx with 90-91 taillights
I had 90-91 tail lights on my 89. I just swapped over the 89 harness so I was missing one bulb in each side. Didn't seem to make any difference.
I have a set of JDM 90-91 tail lights for sale if anyone wants some...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...T%3A1
I have a set of JDM 90-91 tail lights for sale if anyone wants some...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...T%3A1
07-02-2004, 04:11 AM
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Ah, thank you all for the easy way to do this, I was considering chopping my harness up.
How far back does the rear tail light harness run ( how many interior panels need to come off to find the end??where is the end located)? I am assuming that the new harness WILL hook into place where my original harness is??
How far back does the rear tail light harness run ( how many interior panels need to come off to find the end??where is the end located)? I am assuming that the new harness WILL hook into place where my original harness is??
07-02-2004, 06:16 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRexcellence »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ah, thank you all for the easy way to do this, I was considering chopping my harness up.
How far back does the rear tail light harness run ( how many interior panels need to come off to find the end??where is the end located)? I am assuming that the new harness WILL hook into place where my original harness is??
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lol, dude, just swap the harness that are on the taillights themselves...nothing easier...
How far back does the rear tail light harness run ( how many interior panels need to come off to find the end??where is the end located)? I am assuming that the new harness WILL hook into place where my original harness is??
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lol, dude, just swap the harness that are on the taillights themselves...nothing easier...
07-02-2004, 11:02 AM
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your stock spoiler already plugs in, just unplug it and plug the new one in and your done.
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Spoiler? I dont know about you but my Crx didnt come with a stock spoiler
Just need to know waht wire to tap for an LED brake light
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Spoiler? I dont know about you but my Crx didnt come with a stock spoiler
Just need to know waht wire to tap for an LED brake light
07-02-2004, 11:26 AM
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Re: (W O T)
I rewired the General (91 Si) with the entire car harness from an 88 Si. as these guys said, all that has to be done is switch the tailight harness on each light.
simple, just take a peek and you'll see. There are no extra/left out bulbs either.
simple, just take a peek and you'll see. There are no extra/left out bulbs either.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRexcellence »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes that makes much more sense; I thought you guys were referring to swapping the harness on the car. Well I will try what gator said </TD></TR></TABLE>
good god no! just swap the harness that is clipped to each tail light!
</TD></TR></TABLE>good god no! just swap the harness that is clipped to each tail light!
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Re: (crx_88_si)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crx_88_si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
good god no! just swap the harness that is clipped to each tail light!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah that’s what I did, and it's very good advice. I guess I had misread what you and gator had said at first. So I did this and it was very easy as you all said. I really have never talked with anyone who did this (that’s what the tread is for), not a lot of crx guys around here. Anyways here’s how they look before and after, what do you think? Check out that custom diffuser
Before
After
Not the best pics, could use a better angle but you get the idea
Modified by CRexcellence at 5:21 AM 7/3/2004
good god no! just swap the harness that is clipped to each tail light!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah that’s what I did, and it's very good advice. I guess I had misread what you and gator had said at first. So I did this and it was very easy as you all said. I really have never talked with anyone who did this (that’s what the tread is for), not a lot of crx guys around here. Anyways here’s how they look before and after, what do you think? Check out that custom diffuser
Before
After
Not the best pics, could use a better angle but you get the idea
Modified by CRexcellence at 5:21 AM 7/3/2004
07-02-2004, 05:12 PM
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Re: (crx_88_si)
i'm digging my 90 taillights on my 89 hf..looks better imho..the guy at the swap yard had "just sold " the 89's he supposedly had when i talked to him only minutes before..oh well..i got him to throw in a headlight "for my troubles" 
..back OT..swapping out the harnesses is super easy..just start removing them and it will all make sense once you get there
..back OT..swapping out the harnesses is super easy..just start removing them and it will all make sense once you get there
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