How to take out metal bar on trunk??

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Mar 21, 2003

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How to take out metal bar on trunk??

how the hell do you take out that metal bar? it's the one between the taillights... it looks hella ugly... thanks for any help

also, will it look better without it, or will there be any scratches or anything?

Mar 21, 2003

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Sorry I can't understand wich bar you are talking about....
Nomally when something in factory installed in a car there is some reason....

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Mar 21, 2003

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it's the long metal strip between the taillights... right above the license plate

by the way i drive a 2002 civic sedan lx

Mar 21, 2003

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are you talking about the chrome trim piece? casue if you are hell yea it would look ugly. if your car came with a chrome one then i believe you can get a body colored one someplace, but i dont know where since i never had to bother.

Mar 21, 2003

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yea i'm talking about that one... i've seen pics of civics without them, and they seemed to look nicer... i don't know if they had anything else changed after they took it out though

Mar 21, 2003

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well if i shouln't remove it, does anyone know where i can get a colored piece? i have a white civic and i hate how that thing looks

Mar 21, 2003

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junk yard and find a white coupe and take it off

Mar 21, 2003

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yea.... junk yard..... or can order it from honda dealer...

Mar 22, 2003

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only dealers? anyone know how much they cost?

Mar 22, 2003

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only dealers? anyone know how much they cost?

That piece costs $21.20 from here......

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...gry5=TAILLIGHT

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I don't think the coupe one fits on the sedan though. I know the front chrome trim piece, the one on the hood, can be replaced with the coupe body colored one, but the coupe / sedan trunk lids, and shapes are different, I think? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Mar 22, 2003

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are there any other places? maybe cheaper sites?

also do you think it could look nicer to change the front piece also?

Mar 22, 2003

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I bet that piece will fit. I think other people have done the swap.

And YES if you change the back one, you should change the front one. It would flow much better and not be ghetto.

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cool, so i would order the coupe back piece...

anyone know how to take off the front piece and the back piece?

and... the front/back pieces aren't there when i check for them on a 2002 lx sedan... the ex coupe pieces will fit on my car right?

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Mar 23, 2003

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chrome sucks, i had mine painted both front and rear. costs only $15
if you remove it then the lights for your plates will be exposed, and that doesn't look good either.