|DIY| EK9 taillights for $$10

now my ek looks much better, thanks for posting this!

Finally got this DIY outta the way. Took me ages to remove that damn screw at the top corner under the trim. :mad:

Cutting the hole for the bulb holder wasn't that bad. All you need is a good blow torch :thumbsup: to soften the crap outta it.

Here's the end result:
http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...e/P1010896.jpg

http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...e/P1010895.jpg

The one on the right does seem brighter. Not sure what makes it like that but I'm proud of this one!

:thumbsup:

i found a holesaw really helped to cut the holes...

Ah I just read about the earlier posts on how the reflectors might be on the driver's side. Now I gotta remove everything...........

Before you pull anything apart, rotate the bulb to make sure its not just the polarity. It looks like the 5w parkers are just on.

Also swap the bulbs to see if the same thing happens.

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Originally Posted by redefine

what did you use to get the nuts off? i used a spanner (4 or 5 mm, i cant remember) to take them off, it should give you enough extention to work from the cavity, rather then that small space (it is a little fiddly up there.

as for the clip, its a hard one to get out, you just have to keep pulling, but make sure you've got the clip depressed. i cant remember which side its on, but once its in you should be able to get it. it is tight though.

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I don't think there are any nuts & bolts on any Honda that use 4 or 5mm.

Smallest nut or bolt I've encountered on a Honda is 8mm.

Yea I'm 100% certain it's an 8mm nut on the tail lights. I did however, remove the trim on the speaker that's sitting above the lights in order to get to that cranky nut.

I believe I did connect the wrong wires. Didn't bother checking before connecting them as I got the passenger's side correct the first time.

On the passenger's side: Red (new bulb) to Red (tail light) and Black to Black and Green not connected. So I just took it for granted that it's the same on the driver's side.

What a flop!

my bad, i couldnt really remember the nut sizes. 8mm :thumbsup:

Funny enough the wiring on the driver's side was indeed the opposite of the passenger side.

Did a quick swap and it's all even now on the brightness.

http://i694.photobucket.com/albums/v...e/P1020020.jpg

hey, how did you guys take out teh light? i cant reach three of the nuts, socket wrench too big lol
i took off the speaker cover too, no luck there lol. do i have to take teh whole panel off or something?

use a 8mm ring spanner...its easy to get in there

boooooo gotta buy more tools, thanks