koher_calibest

okay be kind to me its my first time putting up DIY so i hope i did okay so here i got

first you take out the 3rd brake light
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0646.jpg)
then use a screw driver to take out the screws on the bottom
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0647.jpg)
then pry it open with a flat head screw driver
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0648.jpg)
then it will be in two pieces lift the top up gently and slid out the reflector
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0649.jpg)
now since its all apart you can find a font or what ever you want to say i wanted civic
so i got a pic form a civic that had one
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...c5f18858f5.jpg)
i put the picture on paint and made it the size of the lenses
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0651.jpg)
then trace it out
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0656.jpg)
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0658.jpg)

then i went to the swap meet and had a sticker made for it
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0660.jpg)
then put the sticker on it with a little bit of soapy water and take the bubbles off
and put it together
(IMG:http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...n/GEDC0663.jpg)
now im finish this is what you should have

ej1love

cool, but u think its possible just to paint it instead of gettin a sticker made?

kcokla

if you dont want to get the sticker made, get a peice of cardboard, draw the outline and cut appropriately, and place it where the sticker is.
perhaps even using a few layers of cardboard stuck together so the light doesnt seap through.

ej1love

ima try to think of a way to do this using somethin other then a sticker, ive been lookin for an authentic one for a while...

OP what font did u use to match it up?

trustdestruction

What's the point?

ej1love

they came stock, well option, like this; i think. and IMO its pretty cool...

vtechjunkie

iTrader: (2)

I think that might work a bit better if you use a reflective sticker. Won't seep through any way. IMO, it would be cool for the trunk lights and hatch lights. Just looks generic in that one. Good idea though!

ej1love

um, thats what it is...

vtechjunkie

iTrader: (2)

No, it's in a coupe. It's a third brake. Look at the picture. I am talking about the s2000 type of trunk lights. Or the top hatch lights.

ej1love

ditto...

oh, ok gotcha...
sure it wouldnt take much to do it though.

batman25

yep

deschlong

iTrader: (8)

OP, I think what you did here was a great idea. Not only did you replicate the OEM JDM Honda Access optional 3rd brake light with the correct font, but you did it without resorting to making your 3rd brake light blue ... which is totally inappropriate (not to mention not legal) for here in North America.

I think what you did basically imitates what Honda might have hypothetically offered as an OEM option, if they had offered an option like that in North America for a dressed up Coupe 3rd brake light. Very clever, and cleanly done.

flat_eric

What is the oem-partnumber of the 3rd-brake-light?

NOFX

I see that so far your posts are only asking about part numbers.

First, I want you to know that you don't need a part number to order a part.

Second, the red third brake light is a factory part on the '92-'95 US Honda Civics. If you were to go to Honda they would get you the part. You don't even need the part number. You just say, "I have a (year) Honda Civic (body style). I need a third brake light assembly." And then they'll get it for you.

The blue third brake light comes from overseas and you'll have to get it from a company that sells parts from Japan. A part number won't help since very very few companies like that use Honda part numbers.

Your other post in another thread was for the fog light switch. At one point you could get fog light switches for '92-'95 Civics here in the US. Since it was an optional part you probably can no longer get one straight from Honda. This is normal for Honda's optional parts. After a few years they stop making them and then the only inventory left is just what they have. So eventually that stock gets sold off and there is no more. Even if you have a part number, you're not ordering it from any US dealership.

In the end, part numbers by and large do not help the average Honda enthusiast with buying parts.

Jspec-R

I did almsot the same yet i used black duck tape, lol. it came out nearly the same yet my font is smaller than what yours looks like. none the less, it looks great and i think the civic should have had this as an option. Why are we always left out of the good stuff from japan??...

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