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Old Mar 28, 2002
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Clearing Headlights on a 98/99 Civ

Hey Anyone know where I can get a DIY on clearing the headlights on a 98 or 99 (cant remember) Honda Civic coupe?

I'm clearing my '01 coupe soon, and a friend of mine will be doing his 98 at the same time, but we need instructions for his.


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I would try a different site. HondaAcura.net or another. They probably also have a DIY page for something like that.
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try a different site man. this is just 2k1 2k2
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It's basically the same process as the 2K1. You gotta remove the front bumper. You gotta open up the lights. Cool thing about the 98/99 civics is that when you remove the amber reflector...it's one less step than the 2k1's. Once you open up the light, just remove the amber piece and your done.
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The 98 are totally different from the 99's. The headlights on the 98's are the same as those on the 96-97. They have the amber reflector at the bottom of each corner and the corner lens is sort of "frosty". Much like a glass shower door. Like SpdRcrChk said, you can clear those by basically following the same steps for clearing ours.

However, the 99-00 headlights are different. I think that the little trapezoidal amber reflector in there is clipped into a hole underneath where it lies. It is kind of "plugged" into position. If you take it out, there will be a hole left behind. I wouldn't recommend clearing these because they already look awesome and the amount of amber is minimal, so it already has the clean look.

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Check out this site. http://www.jdmfan.com/index.php?mode=technical
The links wouldnt load for me, I dont know why. But that site all round does have some good info. Hope it helps.
 
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