i just got my new taillights today and tried to install them i got all the bolts out was like o yeah here we go then i pulled on it nothing it wouldnt come out i found three clips at the bottom of the taillight any one know how to get them out i need help i brok the factory one and have already got a ticket cause of it

 

if its already broken just yank that s.o.b. break it out of there!

 

lol i thought that too i was going to try and find out how to with out force i just got the car like 3 or 4 weeks ago but yeah your right i might just grip it and rip it lol thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIVIC 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if its already broken just yank that s.o.b. break it out of there!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea...while you're at it, take your key and make a bunch of scratches on your bumper to match the ones you'll create by "just yanking the s.o.b. out".

You have to take the bumper off.

Here a DIY... http://www.8thcivic.com/forums....html

 

you have to take the bumper off to change the taillights there is no other way? thanks alot for the help how hard is it to take off the bumper

 

ninja edit.


Modified by SIVIC 3 at 12:20 PM 3/22/2008

 

the diy ******** posted, says he didnt remove the bumper, and you dont have too. shows how much he reads before he posts.

also edited.


Modified by SIVIC 3 at 12:21 PM 3/22/2008

 

so you do have to remove the bumper how hard is that to do thanks again

 

click the link fiji posted, you just have to pull the tabs in the fender well, you DONT have to remove the whole bumper. there is a step by step with pictures DIY. are you frickin retarded?

 

no im not retarted thanks for the help

 

cool.

 

.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIVIC 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dude, shut the [freak] up! your such a [freak]in dick, it blows my mind sometimes. the definition of ethug</TD></TR></TABLE>
How did I act like an e-thug? Did I threaten you or act tough? NO! I found it comical that you would instruct someone to do something so stupid.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIVIC 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the diy ******** posted, says he didnt remove the bumper, and you dont have too. shows how much he reads before he posts. i just hate him sooo much.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You are a moron. Stop instructing people to do things the wrong way. He said ONE is broken. Why break another perfectly good taillight, when it could easily be done the right way. I read the whole damn thing, and it is pointless to not remove the whole bumper. The thing is just hanging there by two clips, waiting to get scratched when you remove/install the taillights. Why wouldn't you just remove the two last clips. It's awkward to put your hand in the position shown in the link, and it'd be so much easier and faster to remove the two remaining clips. I know from experience, unlike you, who just reads DIY(causing you to think you're an installer or something). It is just easier and much safer to just take the thing all of the way off.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by otm k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so you do have to remove the bumper how hard is that to do thanks again</TD></TR></TABLE>

Click on this link... http://www.8thcivic.com/forums....html It is a DIY on how to remove all but two clips that hold the bumper on, and how to remove the taillights. I recommend removing the two remaining clips underneath the car, so that you can set the bumper aside. It makes it much easier to unscrew the screws that hold the taillight from the bottom.

*edit* otm k - this is very very easy. On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the easiest), I'd say this is like a 2 or 3 at the most.

 

i wish i knew you fiji, always talking **** on an internet forum where you can hide behind your keyboard. your like the fastest kid at the special olympics. your just a **** talking loser with a civic. [freak] you

 

Jesus Christ will BOTH OF YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY. You two remind me of the classic Chicken vs. Peter Griffin fight on the Family Guy episodes.....always going at each other in different threads.




SIVIC3.....you're out of line to call the OP "retarded" when he's just trying to ask for help. And ripping **** out just because it's broken is almost NEVER a good idea. Especially when you're dealing with a nearly brand new car. I hate to take sides in this little argument....but he DOES have a point and you know it.

What happens when he tries to rip it out and ends up damaging the bumper that the light sits right on top of?? Who is he gonna come back to and throw a bitch fit to for even giving him that idea??

Did you ever stop to think about that?? DID YOU!?

Sometimes finesse can go alot farther than brute force and having patience always pays off in the long run. Remember that the next time you even think about giving people advice to just rip things out/off of their cars.





Modified by RICO_ at 9:12 PM 3/22/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RICO_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Jesus Christ will BOTH OF YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You know RICO_, most of the time when you say something like that, I usually say to myself "RICO is right, it's gotten out of hand". But I think I was pretty civil about the whole thing, especially considering how Sivic addressed me. Sure I made a smart remark once, and called him a moron once, but I think that was pretty justified, and not out of control.

For the most part, I addressed the actual OP's question, and explained why it's a bad idea to "just rip it out" and why I took the bumper completely off, when I did it.

I NEVER acted tough or like an "e-thug". The truth is, <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIVIC 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i wish i knew you fiji, always talking **** on an internet forum where you can hide behind your keyboard. </TD></TR></TABLE> is the most "e-thug" thing that has been said the entire thread.

My whole point for posting in this thread was to let otm k and SIVIC 3 know that just "ripping it out" is never a good idea. And, then I provided the OP with information regarding the correct way to do it, and with my opinion (take the bumper completely off) of the easiest way to do it.

*my first response to this thread had nothing to do with the fact that Sivic 3 posted here. All of my posts would have been exactly the same, no matter who it was*

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2008fijibluesi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You know RICO_, most of the time when you say something like that, I usually say to myself "RICO is right, it's gotten out of hand". But I think I was pretty civil about the whole thing, especially considering how Sivic addressed me. Sure I made a smart remark once, and called him a moron once, but I think that was pretty justified, and not out of control.

For the most part, I addressed the actual OP's question, and explained why it's a bad idea to "just rip it out" and why I took the bumper completely off, when I did it.


My whole point for posting in this thread was to let otm k and SIVIC 3 know that just "ripping it out" is never a good idea. And, then I provided the OP with information regarding the correct way to do it, and with my opinion (take the bumper completely off) of the easiest way to do it.

*my first response to this thread had nothing to do with the fact that Sivic 3 posted here. All of my posts would have been exactly the same, no matter who it was*</TD></TR></TABLE>

You're absolutely right. You were pretty much civil about the whole matter and for that I commend you. I'm just trying to stop things from escalating any further and getting out of hand.

You answered the OPs question and were absolutely right. That's why I even mentioned to SIVIC3 that "you have a point and he knows it".


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RICO_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
SIVIC3.....you're out of line to call the OP "retarded" when he's just trying to ask for help. And ripping **** out just because it's broken is almost NEVER a good idea. Especially when you're dealing with a nearly brand new car. I hate to take sides in this little argument....but he DOES have a point and you know it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You did nothing wrong.

 

Alright

 

squashed. but, in my defense i did think he just wasnt pulling hard enough. i shouldnt of said break it out of there. and i called him retarded because he asked the same question 2-3 times in a row and was answered the same each time. glad im the chicken though, hes a brute in those episodes

 

Rico, where are the cookies?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AllVersionPerformance &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Rico, where are the cookies?</TD></TR></TABLE>

What's the occasion??

 

i asked the same question cause i wasnt sure. but anyway i got the taillights in it only took me a little bit and it was done i was wondering if there was a link with the step by step like the one for my taillights for putting in halo projector headlights i got some and i want to put them in next

 

so start another thread so we can fight about something else....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIVIC 3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so start another thread so we can fight about something else....</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's the kind of talk that earned you a 96% and loss of avatar to begin with.

 

was wondering if there was a link with the step by step like the one for my taillights for putting in halo projector headlights i got some and i want to put them in next

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by otm k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> was wondering if there was a link with the step by step like the one for my taillights for putting in halo projector headlights i got some and i want to put them in next
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http://www.8thcivic.com/forums....html

You're welcome!