alacard

Can anyone tell me some information on these?

Where were they offered?
On what models?
Where can they be bought?
What do they do?


Thanks in advance for anyone who helps me out.

FearTheH

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i know that the civics in the bahamas have those... and some of the jdm civics have those parking poles on the front as well, not that the one pictured has them. wish i could be more help... but it looks like itd be more of an aux. light that turns on when you hit the signal, lighting the area in which you are turning into...just a guess

Deetz

They were an oem option on Honda's from over sea's...Europe and Japan mostly. You would have to mod your bumper and custom wire it once you have the parts

Not sure about that option in the bahamas, i was there last year...saw some jdm type civic's but not with the turn signal lens option. Here's a pic i shot....

Eran

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They weren't offered in Europe. Basically only in Japan, possibly Asia, but I'm not sure.

NOFX

They were offered in the US and Japan and possibly some other countries. They were not available in Europe as far as I've been able to tell.

They were offered for at least certain years of the Civic, Accord and CR-V. There were also an earlier style that was more square.

They aren't really offered by any aftermarket parts company for sale in the US. They are no longer available through US dealers.

Their function is that they both light the way for turns into dark roads and driveways and alert that you are about to turn or change lanes. When the turn signal turns on they hold on solid.

FearTheH

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^ thats what i was thinking... i think they're ugly but thats just me lol... and i saw a few like that in the bahamas deetz, most were like the pic you posted. however after the bus ride from the nassau airport i dont see the point of putting lights on anything, they'll just get busted out... i drive crazy, and so do my friends...but bahamians definitely take the cake... we almost ran over 3 different people on bicycles haha and im pretty sure when you buy a brand new car there, they come pre-damaged for your convenience LMFAO! good times, good times!

NOFX

Um... there are no cornering lights on the car Deetz posted.

FearTheH

iTrader: (5)

i know this... i said i saw a few that had them, BUT most were like the one he posted.

NOFX

I suppose it's not surprising that most he and you saw were stock.

FearTheH

iTrader: (5)

not at all... the one he posted a pic of looks nice though, as far as condition... those are very few and far between down there. they had the most kick *** stop lights down there haha... every moderate intersection had a big pedestal in the center and there was a Nassau police officer standing on each on of them using hand signals to direct traffic lol... just for reference, dont wave at them haha.

alacard

Thanks for all of the info guys. NOFX, I figured you would chime into this thread. ;P

So they light up solid for the entire time your blinker is on? So that would mean there is one of these lights on each side of your car?

Also, has anyone seen these for sale anywhere?

FearTheH

iTrader: (5)

yes, like i said before, theyre used to light the area in which you are turning lol... alot of the buicks have the same thing and thats why i dont like them lol, they remind me of a granny car. ive never seen these for sale before though, wish i could help more... good luck!

alacard

Thanks, haha.

Anyone else know where I can find these?
Or even what to call them? (in other words, what to search for?)

NOFX

Yes, it's a set of lights. One for each side.

Might be kind of hard to see here, but they're on both sides.



Btw, they will not plug into US headlights.

I've seen them called cornering lights, intersection lights and high speed turning lights. In the US you'll see lots of different cars had them. Most often I see them on Cadillacs, but they also came on some Fords and Nissans several years back.

Since these help call attention to my car wanting to make a turn or change lanes, I really don't care that they came on "old people cars". They have a function that I could really use. Way too many people seem to ignore or not catch that your turn signal is on. I hate other drivers.

alacard

Thanks for the info and pictures, NOFX. I like that photo. Where did you happen to get yours?

NOFX

Thanks.

I got mine from a guy in Japan. You need more than just the housings btw.

Pothole987

i see them on some 96-97 honda accord v6( the ones with leather 6 cd changer phone etc)
they look wierd though...

NOFX

It wasn't just the V6. It was all Accords for '96-'97. Still hard to find though since it was optional.

They're all sold out from Honda in the USA.

NOFX

Here's the image from the 1996-1997 accessory catalogs (images are the same).

YANG_JDM

On my accord.

NOFX

The generation Accord just posted ('90-'93) originally came with the older style cornering lights. The lights shown on that car are newer and appear to have been painted.

Here is the older style light.

Eran

iTrader: (1)

Why did you paint them yellow? That makes them even LESS functional.

Pothole987

well the few i seen were the v6 models in canada ( god only knows where they were built)

Deetz

One thing i am curious about...has anybody actually seen the this rare option on a local civic here in N/A? I have never seen one in Canada on a civic model from the dealer here. It's cool people have imported the parts from oversea's to give their car the option, just wonder if anybody saw the rare option from a local car??

NOFX

I've seen them on a stock '97 Accord. I think it was an SE, but that doesn't really matter much.

Anyway, they never came on the Civic in the US, only the '96-'97 Accord.

The earlier ones weren't even available at all in the US as far as I know.