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Ah, I see, but no polarity problems? I dug up some of your posts on these taillights. I can retrofit my own surefire/guaranteed connections so I too won't worry.
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well just make sure you know which is + and -. i had a hard time getting everything wired because the depo lights wires arent labelled. just go slow and be aware how the stock wires are setup. buy a 12v test battery you can work with if you get lost. and you are prolly gonna want the 8thgen civic EX led top mount light, otherwise it will look weird with the tail leds coming on fast and the top filament slow. everything coming on fast = awesome
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I have an '01 black Sedan, interested in these lights as well. I've seen them on ebay as well and was curious how they look on a black Civic Sedan. Any Nighthawk owners have pics with these they can post up?
I'll be posting my nighthawk pictures as soon as I get a better idea of how to get these things mounted. They just arrived in the mail today, and it looks like I'll be having some fun removing my bumper and all that jazz. :|
Edit: ha ha, whee, also have to figure out power/RCA feeding. Just got my power/RCA cables for the amp+subs in the trunk.
Last edited by kachunkachunk; 02-15-2008 at 08:44 PM.
amp wiring is nothing more than hiding wires. just pull out carpet/interior panels and tuck em under. and WgnrRick has a nighthawk black pearle COUPE with these on them I believe. Find his thread.
Got the lights fitted, I'll have to find a good opportunity to take the pictures.
I can see what Gearbox was saying when he did his own light fittings. There's a male power plug that goes into the grey adapter/socket which plugs into your trunk cables, and it came out a bit too easily. Not something a little tape won't hold together under bumpy conditions, but even then, the chances of it coming loose are not too high anyway.
It's straightforward, but you have to take off the bumper to get at the bottom tail light brackets if you're working on a sedan. After removing two screws on each wheel well, you have two underneath the rear of the bumper, and two near the trunk under some snap-on covers.
After that, just rip off the whole bumper... takes a little force, you might snap off a few small clips. Spray on some lube that won't damage your paint if you're paranoid.
Pics forthcoming! Sorry, cramped garage and ongoing wiring work = no pictures for now.
Edit: I should mention that if your car is in a region prone to being salted a lot, you will probably have to pull off the bumper instead of reaching up from under the car with a 10mm spanner or socket. The reason is that the bolts will be heavily rusted and if you're like me, you would probably have snapped off three of the four buggers. The bumper and the lights won't need them, but it's still two less mounting points for it (lucky it's light).
Last edited by kachunkachunk; 02-17-2008 at 02:02 PM.
I got led tails to and i love them lol not the ricey altezzas tho...And i was the only one on my island with them until some copy cat decived to follow my fashion....
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Sorry man, but until you're designing your own tail lights, I don't think you or we can justify having that kind of mentality.
I need a digital camera or a good opportunity. These things look good on the car, I must say! Also got my subs and amp all wired up, everything's looking good. Just got to install my components and PDX component amp next.
Uh... and dynomat the crap out of this thing. It's vibrating pretty bad in the back. ha
yeah i want to see pics on a black sedan as well. So wait to get the tail lights off you need to take the bumper off as well?? damn that sucks. And after reading all the posts, i wasn't clear...are these LEDs plug in and good to go or they need modification and wiring required? thanks
they plug in, but their plugs are not the greatest and two of mine were loose and not getting good contact. so i hardwired directly to stock wiring. yes bumper has to come off, but dont put back those stupid brackets, just remove em so that next time you can slide the light off without removing bumper
