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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Anyone install these tailights?

I happen to prefer an amber turn signal taillight. I found these:
Honda Genuine Tail Light Set, Accord Euro-R CL7 Outers
If you have, please post pics and any details of the install.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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Lito has those. Search and you will find them.
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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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If you want orange, that's the one. Exact fit, and our board vendor can provide them for you.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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I've got a set.
Coltsicehockey made a DIY thread for these. I've followed his instructions and only took me 45 mins. Easy easy to do.

What i like best about them is that they flash the same color as the side mirror blinkers and the headlight signals.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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i got em too!
they are pretty sweet, now i signal everytime. Personally i prefer amber over RED signals

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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ILoveMyHonda
i got em too!
they are pretty sweet, now i signal everytime. Personally i prefer amber over RED signals


Whose got the instructions?
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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Thanks for the pics and the replies. I checked out CCColtsicehockey's DIY (which was written very well) and saw that you need to remove the bumper. I was hoping they could be replaced just through the trunk. But the amber turn signals are definitly a plus IMHO.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Will these tailights fit all model years ('04-'06), or are they like the headlights (i.e. '04-'05 != '06)???
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Other than the JDM tails having amber blinkers, it looks like there is not a provision for a rear sidelight, which I believe is on the USDM tails. Can anyone confirm this?
If there is no rear sidelight, you might be in violation of Standard 108.
This is from Wikipedia:
Sidemarker lights
In North America, amber front and red rear sidemarker lamps and retroreflectors are required. The law initially required lights or retroreflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1968. This was amended to require lights and retroreflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1970. These side-facing devices make the vehicle's presence, position and direction of travel clearly visible from oblique angles. The lights are wired so as to illuminate whenever the vehicles parking and taillamps are on, including when the headlamps are being used. Front amber sidemarkers in North America may or may not be wired so as to flash with the turn signals.[22] Sidemarkers are permitted outside North America, but not required. If installed, they are required to be brighter and visible through a larger horizontal angle than US sidemarkers, they may not flash, and they must be amber at the front and rear unless the rear sidemarker is incorporated into the main rear lamp cluster, in which case it may be red or amber. Some Japanese, European, British and US-brand vehicles have sidemarkers in Europe and other countries where they are not required.

Japan's recent accession to internationalized ECE Regulations has caused automakers to change the rear sidemarker colour from red to amber on their models so equipped in the Japanese market.[23]
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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so hyperwhite bulbs with clear reflectors is not legal for front sidemarkers? haha
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Legality is a very muddled area. Plenty of folks drive around with illegal tint, clear sidemarkers, talk on their cell phones, don't signal when changing lanes, drive over the speed limit....you see where I'm going. Very few of these violators get fined for their actions. But the one time they do get pulled over, they may get called on the carpet for everything that they are in violation of.
With my luck, I'm that guy.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by acura_integra
Whose got the instructions?
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26484
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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fairly simple install. Taking the rear bumper off probly just the harder part

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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by BoxedUp
Other than the JDM tails having amber blinkers, it looks like there is not a provision for a rear sidelight, which I believe is on the USDM tails. Can anyone confirm this?
No there isn't. But, IMHO what law enforcement agent is really goin to notice that, honestly. My signals are orange, which is more visible, which i now signal more often (Esp in front of other TSX owners ), which is even better (for law abidingnessness).

The most common light violations I've ever heard of peole getting are, One headlight inop, or broken tail light, or inop. brake lights.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DAYTA
Will these tailights fit all model years ('04-'06), or are they like the headlights (i.e. '04-'05 != '06)???
Yes, they will fit, but the reflection pattern of the brake lens will not match the reflection pattern of the '06 and ups inner trunk tail lenses.
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 02:32 PM
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Heeltoe should have 06 ones soon. Keep your eyes open.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ILoveMyHonda
Yes, they will fit, but the reflection pattern of the brake lens will not match the reflection pattern of the '06 and ups inner trunk tail lenses.
Will the reflection pattern match the USDM 05 inner trunk tail lenses?
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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where can i get some?
ooh! and i want the jdm healights too.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 12:08 PM
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[QUOTE=ILoveMyHonda]No there isn't. But, IMHO what law enforcement agent is really goin to notice that, honestly. /QUOTE]

I'm sure if they won't notice it, neither will someone trying to cross on a red light or someone who doesn't stop at stop signs. (Yes, just down the block there's a 4-way stop where most cars won't stop if they're on the north-south street

And if it is noticeable, then any cop waiting for his turn to go through an intersection can notice it.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ILoveMyHonda
they are pretty sweet, now i signal everytime. Personally i prefer amber over RED signals
When did this fad happen? I remember the old days where everyone was trying to get rid of their ambers and go red....like using that candy apple paint from hobby shops to cover the amber portion, or to all-clear tail lights just to get rid of the amber

I still like the red over the amber
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCaliTrojan
When did this fad happen? I remember the old days where everyone was trying to get rid of their ambers and go red....like using that candy apple paint from hobby shops to cover the amber portion, or to all-clear tail lights just to get rid of the amber

I still like the red over the amber

Turn signal color trends seem to cycle regularly between red and amber.
Remember all the fads with headlights and taillights that have come and gone?
Headlights... smoked covers, eyelids, "ion" look lenses and bulbs, HID look bulbs, blue, etc, etc.
Taillights (and side markers)...smoked, clear/filtered that actually looked white, red/jeweled, clear/jeweled (a.k.a. Altezza), LED, etc.

Aesthetically, I prefer red to amber.
But for visibility and safety, I prefer amber.
So amber turn signals win, in my book.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DLTSX6MT
Aesthetically, I prefer red to amber.
But for visibility and safety, I prefer amber.
So amber turn signals win, in my book.
I have the best of both worlds on my stock 2002 Jetta....I have red tails but amber turn signals show through red when lit.
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by CoquiTSX
Will the reflection pattern match the USDM 05 inner trunk tail lenses?
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCaliTrojan
When did this fad happen? I remember the old days where everyone was trying to get rid of their ambers and go red....like using that candy apple paint from hobby shops to cover the amber portion, or to all-clear tail lights just to get rid of the amber

I still like the red over the amber
yeah i remember those days, I actually had all clear tails on my 91 accord back in 99. Even then i put amber bulbs in the signal part.

I never got into the "candy red sprayed" tails, it looked weird with all that red back there.

But for visibility I say Amber owns, when i look at other TSX's signal it just doens't SCREAM im signaling as much as amber does, it blends to much for me.
I especially dislike how some cars have "brake signals"

To each his own
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by ILoveMyHonda
i got em too!
they are pretty sweet, now i signal everytime. Personally i prefer amber over RED signals

I see you have the rear fog light...is it hooked up and functional or is it used as a reverse light (one red and one white)?
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26484
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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BUMP...

By the way ILoveMyHonda your PM box is full.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by TSX 3Pedal
I see you have the rear fog light...is it hooked up and functional or is it used as a reverse light (one red and one white)?
It used to be, i lagged a year on gettin it hooked up. I've had it since last November. I just got a custom switch last month and now its fully functional, for the SF fog and annoying tailgaters

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BUMP...

By the way ILoveMyHonda your PM box is full.
D'OH!
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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Is there a big difference in rear view visibility with just one working reverse light?
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Those tails are sweet...
Would those fit on a '02 TL-S? Or perhaps something similar....I'm just browsing, but taillights are on my "to-do" list. After some tint and other stuff...
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by lito
fairly simple install. Taking the rear bumper off probly just the harder part

wow, those amber looks nice on the white tsx there!
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