ManTyme

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PROBLEM SOLVED! MODS PLEASE LOCK THIS UP.



I recently purchased a Acura 1.6 EL/Domani Trunk Lid and tail lights. I know that it is a direct bolt on to 96-00 civic.

I've done extensive research on how to wire the tail lights, turn signals, and reverse lights and have come up with nothing.

I decided to wing it and install the trunk. I used the pigtail harness that came with the trunk and wired it to my stock harness by using common sense. (match the wires by color)

The issue I'm having is that the body harness on my car wont plug up to the outter tail lights.

So i am wondering if anyone on here has ever done the conversion before and can give me some useful information or links to a DIY.

please help me out Honda Tech i would greatly appreciate it!

I have a 99 civic LX... Not sure what year the domani trunk is.

you can reply here or email me @ mantyme@gmail.com

please include "domani help" in the subject line!

ManTyme

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bump ttt H-T

grumblemarc

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Don't bump your own thread in less than an hour's time.

slowDB7

You might have better luck PM'ing some of the guys in the 96-00 civic sedan thread a couple people there have that trunk conversion

ManTyme

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thanks i tried looking already to see if i find someone with the conversion but i couldnt sit thru 1200 pages to look lol

anyway some more info...

my turn signal indicators on my instrument cluster stay lit and dont work when i have my rear tail lights on... if i remove the fuse for the tail lights my turn signals work with no problem.....

ManTyme

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ttt bump h-t

doctorake

Stop bumping, someone will be along eventually.

slowDB7

try asking this guy https://honda-tech.com/forums/members/acura_el2000-999450687/

ManTyme

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thanks i will give it a shot and message him

dirty19

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Google it man... stop being lazy.
Sometimes you just have to read

ManTyme

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how about you take your own advise and read the thread i made.
as i have said i have done extensive online research with NO LUCK

grumblemarc

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Challenge accepted!
Might also want to post pics since no one has ever reported such an issue doing this conversion.

grumblemarc

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Hm. Everything I've read says it is a direct bolt on with no modification needed.
That would include the wiring.

One guy on the net says

tony_2018

OOooooOOOOooh. You will need to provide pictures of this EL trunk and the wiring.

ManTyme

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everything i read says that its a direct bolt on and plug and play for 96-98 civic 4 door.

i also read that for 99-00 yu have to wire in turn signals and reverse.

but that is all no one cared to go into detail on how to wire it up


i can get pics but i kind of butchered the wires smh!

slomofo

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Have you tried sending a PM to xtrac1?

ManTyme

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no i have not. i have been a member for a while now but havent been active until recently

grumblemarc

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Possibly you just need to source wiring diagrams for all vehicles involved. Including a 98. Or just splice in a harness from a 98 if that's even possible.

And DON'T PM Xtrac1. It's a running joke.

dirty19

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If you googled like Marc did then you would of found this information.
Instead you come in here HELP ME NOW knowing darn well these conversions arent mainstreem and everyone and their brothers arent doing them.
Should of done more research before you started buying and chopping up things.
Two ways to do something... the right way and the wrong way.
You chose the latter. So you got a trunk and chopped up wiring.
Sometimes you have to step back and look at things for a little while before you pull the trigger.
The solution is there sometimes you have to be patient, and you'll find it.
There are places you can call to find answers, i did google this, & low and behold theres more than a few places selling clips.
If your stuff didnt match up it would of been a good idea to make some calls and see if you cant find out why.
Sometimes you dont always get what you need.
There are sometimes subtle differences in European and Asian market cars.
Better to pay a few bux more and have a plug and play than to chop ,and wonder if your splicing skills are all that.

ManTyme

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marc thanks for trying to help i was actually thinking the same thing about purchasing a 98 civic trunk harness and splicing it in.


first of all like i said i have done research. i saw the exact same thing that marc posted. what information was given? none at all.

it said it was plug and play no modifications needed. so i went ahead and purchased the trunk got it painted and installed it just to find out it is not plug and play..

so how bout you stop being a douche bag and stop posting on my thread if you arent helping or posting helpful information

ManTyme

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bump going to the junkyard to pick up a 96-98 trunk harness

dirty19

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Im a douche? You bump to announce you are going to the junk yard and you still have a chopped up harness.
If you were told it was plug and play, and didnt do a trial fit just to make sure... whos the douche?
Always do a trial fit.
You are starting to sound like the guy who posted about his hood that extended past his tail lights. what do i do what do i do?

ManTyme

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how am i suppose to do a test trial if i didnt even purchase the part when i did my research?

i didn't know they ship you product just for test trials.....

anyway i got in contact with a guy who has a 2000 lx with a domani trunk lid and he gave me the information that was needed. Now everything is in working order...

I will make a DIY thread just in case anyone runs into this same problem

grumblemarc

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Good job. Don't forget that DIY.

ManTyme

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thanks. i will make it but i want to get pics first. although it's very simple you don't really even need pics