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Old Sep 4, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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i just used the best (most expensive) slyanians from autozone and they work great
but if you can ask trustdestruction he knows which bulbs are better for about the same price
 
Old Sep 5, 2009 | 03:27 AM
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I bought a set of replacement bulbs from Auto Zone and now all I have to do is defog my lenses. I did do a side by side test (one new bulb and one old bulb) and the new ones seem to be brighter even with the foggy headlights. Also, found out that Auto Zone had my replacement lug nuts. The are about $4 cheaper than the dealer.
 
Old Sep 5, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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sweet post pics when theyre defogged and enjoy OEM goodness
and later on if you decide to mix it up you can make them black housing like this-
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1574596
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http://www.torontocivics.com/article...eadlights.html
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http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=74776
 
Old Sep 6, 2009 | 01:28 AM
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Thanks for those how-to's hamorhead. I'm going to do that this week sometime.
 
Old Sep 6, 2009 | 04:42 AM
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no worries bro
google is my friend
and post some pics in the appearance section after you do it
 
Old Sep 6, 2009 | 07:56 AM
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Here are the after defogging pictures. It took some time and they are still nor perfect but they are much better then before I started. My wife even made a comment about how nice and clear not yellow they are (surprise). I also replaced the bulbs with the Sylvania top of the line bulbs available in clear, I did not want the blue.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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they look pretty good
and i like the clear ones better too plus theyre brighter

feels pretty good knowing you DIY right? and you saved some money and have twice (my guess) the light output of those projectors
 
Old Sep 6, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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Yes, it does feel good to be able to DIY. That is the whole reason for joining this forum to get the information to be able to do it myself. It was pretty interesting to replace the bulbs. I ended up taking the bumper off (not as hard as I thought) and pulling the lamps out to be able to sand and replace the bulbs. Plus it gave me a chance to clean out a bunch of dirt.

Thanks to all of the forum members that have posted DIYs. Without the DIY I would have ended up replacing a perfectly good set of headlights. Instead I can use those $'s to make some other mods.
 
Old Sep 6, 2009 | 03:06 PM
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stick around this forum you'll learn more than you can imagine
a lil more than a year ago i knew nothing about honda's now i know more than most people ever should lol
and ive modified to civics which the hands on experiences definetly help to learn
 
Old Sep 6, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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wow they look pretty good, nice job
 



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