Ok, I just installed a set of 99-00 tail lights in my 96 Coupe and I need to know if the turn singals are supposed to be white or amber? Mine are lighting up white, as white as my reverse lights.

Thanks!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MNCRXSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Ok, I just installed a set of 99-00 tail lights in my 96 Coupe and I need to know if the turn singals are supposed to be white or amber? Mine are lighting up white, as white as my reverse lights.

Thanks!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Depending how the cops are in your area, you might want to go back to amber.

 

I think the OEM ones have an amber inlay that make them amber. I don't own an EK, so I'm not exactly sure.

 

96-98 have a clear bulb installed becuase the lens is amber. and vica versa. got get some amber bulbes. they look better anyways.

 

OK I couldn't find the 7440 in amber at Walmart, I'll look at Bumper to bumper. Thanks!

 

go with the amber they look sick at night. i had a black Si and painted the tails shiny black and with the amber bulbs they looked sick at night.

 

mine are white that is the way they come stock.....at least that is the way my blue em1 came from the dealership new.......

 

Law says that blinkers must be amber. The bulb should be amber if the blinker portion of the taillight is clear.

 

I checked the part numbers on my Honda Electronic Parts catalog and it shows the same bulb used on the 1996 & the 1999 Honda Civic EX. What I need to know is if this is true or not.

 

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The EKs I've seen have had amber turn signals. Whether or not this is factory, I cannot say. Regardless, it's a real easy fix either way you look at it.

 

Bumper to bumper wants 3x the price for amber bulbs! Near 10 bucks for two amber bulbs and they have to order them, its a non stock item

 

What is bumper to bumper? Why don't you just goto Autozone and get amber bulbs for $3 a pair?

 

Bumper to bumper is an autoparts store, now owned by O'Reily. I guess I will check around for these. Thanks guys.

 

seems like a long thread for a simple question......................

 

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Yeah, especially when the answer is whatever the OP's state's law says...

 

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the 96-98 have a clear wedge type bulb, the 99-00 have a amber standart socket style bulb, the reason your having trouble is because I dont think they make your wedge stye bulb in amber because your amber color came from the housing itself

 

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the 96-98 have a clear wedge type bulb, the 99-00 have a amber standart socket style bulb, the reason your having trouble is because I dont think they make your wedge stye bulb in amber because your amber color came from the housing itself</TD></TR></TABLE>
bingo. i couldn't find any amber wedge bulbs. so i used amber transparent glass spray paint and sprayed the bulbs.

 

Use the turn signal bulbs from an S2000.

 

To start, it has nothing to do with laws, these cars all came the same way from the factory. Is there an amber plastic reflector that is supposed to be in these lights? Every book I look at shows a standard 7440 bulb for the tail light (96-98 & 99-00). I looked up close to a 99-00 Civic today and when I looked into the tail light, I could see amber inside, so either the bulb its selfs are amber or there is a plastic reflector inside, I need to know which it is.

 

I have a 2000 si and it has amber bulbs in the tail lights for turn signals.

 

The 96-98 tails have clear bulbs, and use the amber casing to produce the amber light. The 99-00 tails have amber bulbs.

If you swapped the 96-98 tails for the 99-00 tails the amber bulbs from the 99-00 will not work. You need S2000 amber bulbs, or you can paint the clear ones from your 96-98.

 

Amber is what you need

 

Just use amber and stay legal.

 

keep the white bulbs it looks good at night when u turn the signakl on.

 

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It may look good. But it's not legal.