96-98 civic fog light install question??
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96-98 civic fog light install question??
I ordered the jdm yellow square fog lights for my 96 civic hatchback..I took it to a shop so they can install them for me cause with my work schedule and kids I just dnt have the time anymore...the shop just told me that I need the jdm bumper in order too install them..is this true or no?
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Re: 96-98 civic fog light install question?? (CHAMPwhteEK)
As far as I know... They're just supposed to drill them in.... THe only problem I see would be accidently ordering 99-00 fogs... But you said they were the square ones so they sould be an easy install.. Go to a different shop
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Take it to another shop.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Agent_EM1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As far as I know... They're just supposed to drill them in....</TD></TR></TABLE>
No drilling required. I used a steak knife and a a philip's-tip to install mine.
The foglights you ordered (the squares) will fit on any 96-98 bumper with very little modification. In the corners of your air dam, there should be parts that look like solid plastic with one hole on the top, two slots on the bottom, and some indented patterns (where you're supposed to cut).
Cut them out so they look like this (excuse the fucked up paint, it's my old spare bumper):
The top bracket will pinch around the top piece and secure with two bolts. There will then be a long bolt going horizontal through this bracket. The top brackets of the foglight will secure on this bolt and the bottom two tabs will slide into the bottom slot. The foglight then attaches to the bracket with a single bolt.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Agent_EM1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As far as I know... They're just supposed to drill them in....</TD></TR></TABLE>
No drilling required. I used a steak knife and a a philip's-tip to install mine.
The foglights you ordered (the squares) will fit on any 96-98 bumper with very little modification. In the corners of your air dam, there should be parts that look like solid plastic with one hole on the top, two slots on the bottom, and some indented patterns (where you're supposed to cut).
Cut them out so they look like this (excuse the fucked up paint, it's my old spare bumper):
The top bracket will pinch around the top piece and secure with two bolts. There will then be a long bolt going horizontal through this bracket. The top brackets of the foglight will secure on this bolt and the bottom two tabs will slide into the bottom slot. The foglight then attaches to the bracket with a single bolt.
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Yeah because on my bumper there's nothing there the last owner took the hole grill out..that's why when the shop told me I was like..huh?? So ill just try too take it to another shop..after install ill get some pics up...hopefully will look nice on the champwhte EK....very excited thanks for the help
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CHAMPwhteEK »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah because on my bumper there's nothing there the last owner took the hole grill out..that's why when the shop told me I was like..huh?? So ill just try too take it to another shop..after install ill get some pics up...hopefully will look nice on the champwhte EK....very excited thanks for the help</TD></TR></TABLE>
If the grille is gone, then they're right. You need a brand new bumper.
No grille, no foglights. Sorry, Charlie.
PS - Unless you imported an actual Civic Type R, you don't have an EK. You drive a repainted EJ6.
If the grille is gone, then they're right. You need a brand new bumper.
No grille, no foglights. Sorry, Charlie.
PS - Unless you imported an actual Civic Type R, you don't have an EK. You drive a repainted EJ6.
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Re: 96-98 civic fog light install question?? (CHAMPwhteEK)
yah a lil cutting is required but easy to bracket up it only took me a good 30 min on my sedan
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its super easy to install them, it took me and brother just about 30minutes to install them on my hatch. Everything just plug right up. I bought mines from passwordjdm.
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Re: (rpared01)
they are very easy and quick to install but you said the previous owner removed the grill? if you have no grill u cant mount them
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Using a dremel is overkill ... I used a steak knife.
Using a dremel is overkill ... I used a steak knife.
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Re: (98ej8coupe)
Do you guys think there is a way that I can just buy a grill without getting a whole bumper or am I basically screwed
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