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erebunicrx · 08-01-2006, 03:44 PM

i have seen the city light in the jdm head light and decided to do it to my own stock headlights.

car before i took out the headlight to get started on this little project.

i took the headlight out so that i could seperate the housing. i preheated the oven at 200 degrees and put one of the lights in at at time for 8 min.

after taking the head lights out of the oven i pulled them apart and bent the tabe around the headlights with a small flat head screwdriver. then i seperated the front part of the headlight attached to the clear part of the headlight and unscrewd the corner light housing.

next, i sanded down the whole chrome headlight peiece as pictured below.

after that we primed them in flat black

i chose to paint them charcoal metalic although if i was going to do them again i would have left them flat black.

now for the next part i cut both corner light of a ef hatch to use for the city light sockets.

then drill a hole in the part pictured below and notch out for it to screw in.

here a pic of the whole socket installed with holes drilled in the bootom for the wire to go through.

heres the bottom of the light with the wires coming out and female conecters attached.

i chose to use amber corner lights and amber city lights to this. the male connectors will attatch to the females and are wired into the running lights.

here are the light all done, re glued and polished.

all installed and finished pics.

i know im not that good at doing any kind of writeup but this was my best try. any questions post them up.

eg6sir · 08-01-2006, 04:54 PM

those look kinda dope..

Amidon · 08-03-2006, 06:20 PM

Nice. How do they look in the daylight?

erebunicrx · 08-04-2006, 12:24 AM

i like them. i'll take some more pics tommorow.

baker423 · 08-10-2006, 03:22 PM

Not a bad writeup and they look pretty sweet.

Once concern is how do they look with the headlights on?

erebunicrx · 08-15-2006, 01:50 PM

you cant even tell that the city lights are even there

civicious · 08-15-2006, 02:01 PM

yes!!

/ripf0d0

phyregod · 08-15-2006, 02:08 PM

Nice little write up,and not a bad mod.. Thanks for adding it!

|Chaz| · 03-28-2008, 07:29 PM

Just found this, sorry for bumping such an old thread, but this is a sweet write-up. Yet another cool headlight modification.

Type R Haitian · 10-10-2009, 02:44 AM

Niiiice

99sidude · 10-11-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by |Chaz|

Just found this, sorry for bumping such an old thread, but this is a sweet write-up. Yet another cool headlight modification.

You should know better than to bump a 3 y/o thread. Finally a chance to use my ban stick on a reputable member of this site

Actually I'm glad you bumped this. The ek i bought a few months back has this done, and until now I couldn't figure out if they were modified stock or aftermarket. This answers that for me. One thing to add. If anyone attempts this make sure you do a really good job re-sealing the housing. Mine weren't done very well, and there is condensation inside the lens.

|Chaz| · 10-12-2009, 02:55 AM

Noob I bumped this thread over a year ago

99sidude · 10-12-2009, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by |Chaz|

Noob I bumped this thread over a year ago

ahh shit. pwned

08-01-2006, 03:44 PM	#1
erebunicrx my name is Dale Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol ct Posts: 2,111 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: cbr 929rr Rep Power: 35	96-98 civic headlight mod i have seen the city light in the jdm head light and decided to do it to my own stock headlights. car before i took out the headlight to get started on this little project. i took the headlight out so that i could seperate the housing. i preheated the oven at 200 degrees and put one of the lights in at at time for 8 min. after taking the head lights out of the oven i pulled them apart and bent the tabe around the headlights with a small flat head screwdriver. then i seperated the front part of the headlight attached to the clear part of the headlight and unscrewd the corner light housing. next, i sanded down the whole chrome headlight peiece as pictured below. after that we primed them in flat black i chose to paint them charcoal metalic although if i was going to do them again i would have left them flat black. now for the next part i cut both corner light of a ef hatch to use for the city light sockets. then drill a hole in the part pictured below and notch out for it to screw in. here a pic of the whole socket installed with holes drilled in the bootom for the wire to go through. heres the bottom of the light with the wires coming out and female conecters attached. i chose to use amber corner lights and amber city lights to this. the male connectors will attatch to the females and are wired into the running lights. here are the light all done, re glued and polished. all installed and finished pics. i know im not that good at doing any kind of writeup but this was my best try. any questions post them up. __________________ 03 mustang mach1, procharged, built motor, 6sp swap, built rear. 525whp @9psi 00 cbr 929rr 420 conversion -1 +2

08-03-2006, 06:20 PM	#3
Amidon lessweight=morepower Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Age: 48 Posts: 34 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: '89 crx Rep Power: 7	Nice. How do they look in the daylight? __________________ CRnoX

08-04-2006, 12:24 AM	#4
erebunicrx my name is Dale Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol ct Posts: 2,111 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: cbr 929rr Rep Power: 35	i like them. i'll take some more pics tommorow. __________________ 03 mustang mach1, procharged, built motor, 6sp swap, built rear. 525whp @9psi 00 cbr 929rr 420 conversion -1 +2

08-15-2006, 01:50 PM	#6
erebunicrx my name is Dale Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bristol ct Posts: 2,111 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: cbr 929rr Rep Power: 35	you cant even tell that the city lights are even there __________________ 03 mustang mach1, procharged, built motor, 6sp swap, built rear. 525whp @9psi 00 cbr 929rr 420 conversion -1 +2

08-15-2006, 02:01 PM	#7
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08-10-2006, 03:22 PM	#5
baker423 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upstate New York, 14882 Posts: 385 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: JHMED9 w/ Non-Vtec DOHC 1.6 Rep Power: 13	Not a bad writeup and they look pretty sweet. Once concern is how do they look with the headlights on?

03-28-2008, 07:29 PM	#9
\|Chaz\| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington Age: 19 Posts: 3,105 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 92' EG Sedan Rep Power: 157	Just found this, sorry for bumping such an old thread, but this is a sweet write-up. Yet another cool headlight modification. __________________ XBL Gamertag = i1Chad1i & i (space here)Chaz(space here)i

10-10-2009, 02:44 AM	#10
Type R Haitian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: rockland NY Posts: 106 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 0	Niiiice __________________ Now don't be stingy with that rep

10-12-2009, 02:55 AM	#12
\|Chaz\| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington Age: 19 Posts: 3,105 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 92' EG Sedan Rep Power: 157	Noob I bumped this thread over a year ago __________________ XBL Gamertag = i1Chad1i & i (space here)Chaz(space here)i

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