like and idiot today i was working on my buddys car when our spot light when out so i used my HID reverse as lighting and the idiot that i am i left them on too long and it melted my rear plate garnish...is this easy to swap out and change?

 

Sorry to hear this.

 

no worries im just an idiot

 

pics?

 

ill try to get them up tomorrow...im really kicking myself in the ass right now for being so stupid and not even thinking twice

 

It's not hard to replace, I have had mine out a bunch of times for some custom projects. If memory serves me correctly, remove the license plate (because the two top bolts go through it to the trunk itself), the remove the bottom half of the trunk interior carpet stuff, and there are 4(?) 8mm nuts. Then after that, it's just a bunch of white clips.

On a side note, for others with this install, could you let us know how long you left them on for this damage to occur? It would be nice for the rest of us to know, so we don't do it too

Forgot to add, this part isn't cheap! I think when I priced out one, at my cost, from work, it was still over $250? In a rush and can't check regular cost online, sorry!

 

Loosen trunk liner. 4 8mm bolts hold the plate garnish on. Don't forget to take your tag off first.

 

damn, that sucks man. Hopefully you can find a cheaper replacement online than the $250 dealer part

 

damn 250 is a lot for that part ... im sure u can find one for significantly cheaper at a junkyard though

 

sounds good...i had them on for about 20-30 mins

i found one locally lol

 

Thanks for the heads up to all of us on time limits for these! And I'm glad you were able to find one for much cheaper too

 

dam that sucks but i didnt know you can actually put hids in ur reverse lights?

 

Anything is possible

 

no prob just making sure no one pulls a stupid move like i did

yeah...my car came stock with hid reverse...yours didnt thats odd

 

Post pics of the damage, plz?

 

ill posy up pics when i get back from honda day