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Old Mar 7, 2003
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!!!!Help!!! Headlight Clearing


Ok I got the headlights sitting on my kitchen table and and just got one pulled apart. The screws that connect the lenses (which are supposed to be phillips head screws) are made for an allen wrench but there isnt an allen wrench that will fit them. So im pretty much stuck!! Do any of you guys have any suggestions on how to get them out?? Please Im desperate for some feedback.

I have an 02 ex if that helps anyone.
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uhhh...go buy some allen wrenches then.. mine were philips head screws..so cant really help ya.

btw.. 18,000 for a civic is a rip. 6,000 for a k20 swap is a steal
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I have every size allen wrench they make!!
And 18,000 for a brand new EX dont sound too bad to me when i heard that someone paid 22,000 for their LX on this site!!
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They might have been talking CDN currency.
The small screws are called "torquets", i think. Run the the hardware store and get a wrench for "torquets". Allen wrenches might work but it would be extremely difficult and you might strip the screw.
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[hr]Originally posted by: born2xLr8
They might have been talking CDN currency.
The small screws are called "torquets", i think. Run the the hardware store and get a wrench for "torquets". Allen wrenches might work but it would be extremely difficult and you might strip the screw.[hr]
good point on both accounts. screws might be torquets.
but then i get caught up on the price pf the k20 swap. 6,000 CND would be super cheap.
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thanks for the post but i was one step ahead of you and at the local wal-mart getting it when you posted
and by the way i have a friend in Japan who can ship one to me very cheap therfore being the reason i posted $6000 is because that is what she estimated it at.

Case Closed!!!!!!
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good point on both accounts. screws might be torquets.
but then i get caught up on the price pf the k20 swap. 6,000 CND would be super cheap.[hr]
I was thinking the "paid 22,000 for their LX on this site!!" was in CDN. Not the swap
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so can you get us engines for 6 gs?
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[hr]Originally posted by: SyphonVi
I have every size allen wrench they make!!
And 18,000 for a brand new EX dont sound too bad to me when i heard that someone paid 22,000 for their LX on this site!![hr]
i paid 12,900 for my new lx (american). did i mention its a sedan? according to you, i saved over 9000 dollars.
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[hr]I was thinking the "paid 22,000 for their LX on this site!!" was in CDN. Not the swap [hr]
Oh sorry dude

Anyways I just got my headlights put back together and they look great!!!(For anyone who cares)
I will post some pics in the members rides section tomorrow!!
Thanx for all your help!![IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]
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I used a pair of needle nosed vise grips and undid mine.
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you can buy cleared headlights off of autodynamic.com. in case anyone was wondering. i think they're around 160 bucks.
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Why spend over 100 bucks for cleared headlights when you can DIY [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]?
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Why spend over 100 bucks for cleared headlights when you can DIY [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]?[hr]
some ppl are rich and suck at diy's
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I used to be one of them, so I shouldn't talk.
Then I lost my job and went with DIYs.
Thanks for the wisdom..
 
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