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Old Mar 8, 2003
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I have cleared 2 sets of sedan headlights and am going to attempt to clear a set of coupe headlights tomorrow. My question is, is there anything different i should watch out for. The best way i have found isthe oven to get the headlight to open. I know that honda uses different glue between the sedan and coupe, sedan grey, and coupe blac. Think it will pretty much be the same process?
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I'm not sure about the differences in the overall process but when it comes to prying the housing apart and overcoming the strength of the sealant, I hear that coupe lights (black stuff) are easier to take apart than sedan lights (grey stuff). I have a coupe and I didn't need to use the oven.
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there is a different type of screw holding the clear lens and the chrome middle part. you know what i mean? in the sedan its a phillips, in the coupe its something weird. (theres a thread about it...its like a tourquet or something)
thats the only difference i can think about besides the goo that holds them together. the black goo is easier to pry open and scrape off tho. so if you did 2 sedans already, coupe should be a piece of cake!
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they have different connectors...thats all i know
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for those screw, i just used a pair of needle nosed vise grips, and took the screws out.
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Well...it should be basically the same...you'll be fine...
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Ok, Im going to the store to buy that t10 hex head alen wrench just in case. Thanks for the info guys, always alot of help =) Ill post pics when were done.
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they have different connectors...thats all i know [hr]
what do you mean? like different lightbulbs?? i didnt know that. is that why some places say that 3156/7 bulbs will fit as a replacement for 7443? cause i have both types and the 3156/7 definitely does NOT fit in the sedan housings.
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i have a coupe and i only cleared mine so i dont kow if its different
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i'm not sure about the bulb but the connector sockets are different
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ive done a set of each... and the coupe glue is alot less stickey then the sedan glue... i diddent even heat it.
 
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