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i was thinking how hard do you guys think it would be to but acura el taillights on a sedan. it looks like the only thing i would have to change is the trunk lid and the lights in there. im just wondering because i like those lights and i want do do something diffrent before i paint my car.

 
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yeah I thought about that but I was told by someone that did this conversion that you will have to get whole rear end EL (trunk lid, lights and rear bumper)

 
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Another thing is that there are no keyholes on the trunk of an EL so you'll have to manually pop it open from the drivers side or install some type of remote opener.

 
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also custom modification cause your trunk to bumper holes will not match stock holes

too much $$ lol

 
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yeah maybe i'll just do a coupe conversion or something. i have 4 weeks before my buddy is painting it. any idea's? i don't like the clk lights. maybe skyline?

 
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damn, I was thinking of doing this too

 
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I remember reading about it somewhere here.. perhaps you could search and/or try talking with APRBoy and/or TeLLy .. might be mentioned somewhere in APRBoy's conversion pic thread - http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=172793 Have fun looking

 
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I think the only reason APRBoy had to modify the trunk and rear end is that his car is an 02 and he got an 04 rear end conversion done. From what I've seen up close an 01-03 EL trunk and taillight setup should match up with the 01-03 Civic fenders and bumper. The rears are exactly the same in mounting points and the outer taillights and trunk mounting points are identical as well. I have less experience working on 04+ EL's or Civics, but I imagine that while their parts might line up better with each other, certain dimensions and mounting locations would not be perfectly compatible with 01-03.

*edited* how the hell did I manage to misspell "dimensions"? Sheesh!

 
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^^ so 04,05 tail lights wont fit your rear?

 
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The corners MIGHT fit (doubt it) the inners you would need to swap the whole trunk to fit.

 
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yeah telly the bunpers will be ok just a trunk lid and lights and thats it..
You also need like you said to drill new holes to acconodate the lights above the bumper

 
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all i want is the inner tail, i'll look into it more and look for stuff from honda maybe they can help me out with the fitment sizes and stuff.