Rickcrx

I have a 00 hatch and i have a dent on my hatch door.I have a 96 spare hatch door in good conditions but i notice those years didnt come with the handle to open the hatch like the 99-00 models.So, there's like a how to do the 00 to 96 hatch swap or any info can help me to do the swap? Thanx.

NOFX

Someone on here did that swap before. The way he described it put it as way too much work. You have to cut and you have to replace the latch IIRC.

raidacaipo

Sticky!!

Sir Ash

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NOFX how hard is it to convert a 99-00 front to 96-98? Besides the 96-98 parts are there modifications involved? Once I find a 98 lip I would like to convert my 99 front. Thanks.

NOFX

The front end conversion should be basically the same as the more popular '96-'98 --> '99-'00 conversion. I've never seen a DIY from '99-'00 to '96-'98 though.

Check out the links at the bottom of the first post.

Sir Ash

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Thanks. Now what about you sell me your front lip? lol.

NOFX

How much would you be willing to pay?

Sir Ash

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pmd u.

JdmOdz

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nice write up

NOFX

Thank you.

cracker1252

bump. excellent.

NOFX

Thanks again.

frangipani

bump for you

fc3srx729

nice write up...

NOFX

BUMP!

Muad'Dib

NOFX, if I have a 96 parts car....what is needed to replace a 99 hatch door with a 96 hatch door (which comes with wiper and hatch release?). Thanks and bump for a good writeup.

97ekjose

Does anyone have a pic for me to see what their 99-00 harness looks like on the taillight part of the trunk lid on the coupes ?
I just installed 2 days ago my new 99-00 oem taillights on my 97 civic and noticed that the ricer before me who had the car had just 1 harness with 1 socket for the ricer altezzas and he ditched the stockers and i would like to see what they look like.
Thanks.

K20z3Ken

Thanks, very detailed!

V.MoMO

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does anyone know where i could find the differences between 96-98 rear mud flaps and rear hatch mudflaps on why they wont fit?

NOFX

Are you talking about '96-'98 coupe/sedan rear mudflaps versus '96-'98 hatch rear mudflaps?

They're just shaped differently. The coupe/sedan rear bumper has smoother sides and the hatch has a giant indent along the side.

Look at this thread for pics.

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-acura-28/%2A%2A%2A%2Aofficial-mud-flaps-splash-guards%2A%2A%2A%2A%2A-thread-2659796/#post43278375

V.MoMO

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perfect just what i was looking for. so by the looks of it, they will fit size wise but wont sit flush on the edge of the bumper, is this correct?

oz_man

what about the 96-98 bumpers with the black body mouldings, why are they on some and not others

NOFX

That has to do with trim levels in certain countries.

Here in the US none of them have the bumper moldings.

Meanwhile, in Japan, IIRC they all have them besides trims like the Type R. It'd be a lot of work to find out what all the differences are for every market these cars were available in.

The differences posted don't hold true for all countries. Some countries never updated taillights on sedans and some never updated the climate control, for example.

EMUflix

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this has been a helpful write up, I just picked up a 2000 DX hatch and it has a 96-98 front end on it....

NOFX

I love the '96-'98 front end. More OE variety available for it. But I can understand wanting the OE front end as well.