In order to replace your headlights, with either JDM, after market or USDM units, you will need to remove your front bumper.

Tools:
10mm socket
12mm socket
3/8 ratchet
3/8 6" extension, or longer
Short handle philips screwdriver
extra set of hands helps to carefully remove the front bumper.

Follow the following diagram:

remove the front bumper lights
remove the screws in the wheel wells
remove the 12mm bolts



Once the front bumper has been removed you will have access to all of the bolts and screws securing the headlights and side markers.

Remove the sidemarkers and headlights from the car.

Wiring for USDM OE lights and after market lights should be a plug an play affair.

Wiring for JDM headlights is as follows:

Tools:
wire strippers
solder iron
solder
heat shrink, or electrical tape
(password JDM has recently started selling Harnesses for JDM lights, *HERE*)



Test the lights
install Headlights
install bumper
install bumper lights




Modified by elmalouno at 2:51 PM 5/19/2008

 

nice write up.

 

nice very easy to follow..

 

you might've wanted to have stated that this is a write up in the thread title

 

for actually taking time to make a write up.

 

this is the second write up i have done.. i am working on a few more

 

there is shorter way of doing this well this is from my view lol
just open up the bumper lights and unscrew the bumper support then unscrew the one on the side near the tires

 

buy one of those p'n'p conversion headlight harnesses from password.

makes for a much cleaner install, and if you ever decide to sell your car, you wont have a hacked up ghetto'd headlight harness and you can put your stock ones back on.

 

thx for the info...

 

thanks for the info

 

You guys know somebody who wants to sell 1 pc headlights? Hit me up.