I got tired of how my car looks and decided to derice/rerice it.
It's a '97 civic HB
I currently have 3gen altezzas and want to change them to something subtler.
I still have my stock lights, but really don't like the orange turn signals.
I found these on eBay:

They seem nice and clean, but somehow, paying $90 just to get rid of those orange spots seems kind of silly.
I'll probably end up buying them anyway, but what I wanted to know is if anyone has dealt with these and what are your reviews?



Modified by d16rice at 7:11 AM 3/9/2005

 

Those look just like 99-00 tails. They're the red and clear instead of red/amber/clear.

 

the seller "recommends" you fill the outside with silicone to prevent condensation. cheap tail lights like those will never beat OEM tails. find a good set. OEM tails go for $100.00 newyz.

 

Where at?

 

I've seen OEMs go for about $100. Even if they need to be sealed, its really not a big deal - you could seal them in 5 minutes.

 

buy some good ish. not crap.

 

you can buy brand new lights from Advance Auto and Auto Zone. Heck, OBX makes a set that sell for like 50-60 bux. My friend has a set on his car and they have yet to leak. He is up in PA where it gets about 6 degrees outside and ice and snow piles up on t6hem and they dont even have the slightest bit of condensation on them.

 

check the honda-tech classifieds.. I saw some up for sale earlier today.

 

Dont buy that ebay crap... I have the coupe version and the fitment sucks, build quality sucks, and they dont look like oem in person because the clear part is too bright compared to my friends OEM SI tails.

 

how can i know if my tail lights are oem ?

i think mine says stanly on them somewhere near the clear parts.......

 

passwordjdm.com has some nice EK9 taillights

 

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It will say Stanley.

 

the y are the next best thing to ctr tail lights

 

Even oem's will leak too so i would just get it

 

I had those on my old ek. They werent ricey..but the rest of the car was.

 

Nice upgrade

 

i used to have those on my hatchback. i recently traded my friend for his stock OEM 96 tails. Nothing beats OEM, especially the fit. fake taillights fit horrible. i say if u have a 97 like me, just put your stock ones on. amber is cool!

 

That doesn't look bad, I'll probably get them.
Aside from eBay, every one else is asking $75-200 each, eBay's $90 for a complete set, shipped.
Can some one here beet that price?

 

Go for it man. No one can notice the difference unless you line up to OEM lights.

Like I said earlier - once you get em, bust out the silicone and put a bead along the cracks and you'll be good.

 

cool

 

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I forgot to mention that i had many leaking problems with the drivers side tail light. When it rained hard enough or snowed id find my trunk soaked. The source: drivers side tail light. I could have had some serious electrical problems. Im lucky the leak didnt short out anything.

They look hella nice, but make sure everything is sealed.

 

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I forgot to mention that i had many leaking problems with the drivers side tail light. When it rained hard enough or snowed id find my trunk soaked. The source: drivers side tail light. I could have had some serious electrical problems. Im lucky the leak didnt short out anything.

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That happens on hondas quite often anyway. Happend to me with my stock tail lights...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by d16rice &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I got tired of how my car looks and decided to derice/rerice it.
It's a '97 civic HB
I currently have 3gen altezzas and want to change them to something subtler.
I still have my stock lights, but really don't like the orange turn signals.
I found these on eBay:

They seem nice and clean, but somehow, paying $90 just to get rid of those orange spots seems kind of silly.
I'll probably end up buying them anyway, but what I wanted to know is if anyone has dealt with these and what are your reviews?


i bought the lights before. i thought they looked really good on black
Modified by d16rice at 7:11 AM 3/9/2005</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

those look nice and clean

 

I think they look fine and the price is right. Just make sure to check them a couple of days after install to make sure everythings kosher