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someone broke my tail lights and i was curious about changing them...how do i put the new ones on?i bought some oem ones.i had altezza lights and they just went right in but the oem have these little things on the bottom.I know one is suppose to screw into the bumper but i dont plan on doing that.I was able to remove the 1st pair and put the altezza pair i have without removing the bumper and i would like to avoid removing it at all costs...

 
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just unscrew the back nuts and take off ur altezzas. then do the reverse to put em back on. its that simple...

but honestly... ur altezzas probably deserved teh bashing...hahaha

 
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haha. it probably did. the truth hurts...

also i have a question. im thinking about getting the jdm sedan taillights for 03 civics and was wondering if the usdm bulb sockets are compatible with the jdm taillights or i have to get the jdm bulb sockets with it as well

 
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search for posts about removing the tail lights...couple of months ago there was like a 3 pager about it...takes that many people to remove them apparently...I did it by myself

 
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i had to take the bumper off to unbolt the brackets. but i took the brackets off completely so i dont have that problem again.

 
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yea the lights go in fine the with the jdm tails...i actually got the ferio sedan tails...i seem to be having trouble with those brackets...maybe i should takes those off.i did a search but didnt find that long reply.i did them by myself last time so i know i can do them alone.i just dont wanna take my bumper off

 
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woot! gotta take the bumper off...

 
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nice you finally installed em

 
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yah I got determined lol

 
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so somebody bashed ur altezzas and you replaced them with stockers? OEM ftw!!

 
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yea...exactly what happen...but i got ferio...

 
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just take the rear bumper cover off

 
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got it done without taking the bumper off...was a little tough but not to bad.i took that bracket out also so if there is a next time no troubles at all...

 
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They are tough to get out without taking off the bumper but it can be done...they just need a lil convincing

 
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I dont know how you managed to get the lights out w/o taking the bumper off... but it was real easy to do so long as you know where the screws are

 
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yea i knew where the screws were because i had already changed them once

 
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post some pics man

 
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Yea i'll try...my kid through my digital camera in the toilet so I'm gonna try to use my bros...

 
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hahaha

 
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I just put my stock tails back in today and used this diagramhttps://www.civicforums.com/forums/7...l-diagram.html

 
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taking the rear bumper off is definately waaaayyy easier than taking off the front one

Rush aren't you selling your tails anyways?

 
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Taking off the rear bumper made it waaaay easier to replace the tails.
I changed them previously without taking off the bumper and it took much longer and was a pain in the ***. I was quite surprised how easily the rear bumper came off and went back on.

 
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yeah try the front bumper... it's a lot harder/longer to do

 
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front takes me 2 mins, rear took 10 mins not even getting it off completely and breaking a clip so it isnt evenly matched anymore.