Cleared My Bumper Lights

[Andrew]

I finally got of my ass and took the orange reflectors out of my turn signals...it looks great, why the hell didn't I do it earlier?

My next project is to clean out the damned garage so I can do some body work and painting!

MODERATOR: I meant to post this in the appearance section, feel free to move it or delete it. Sorry!

[XxDark_AccordxX]

right on. get some pics so we can see it :)

[Andrew]

right on. get some pics so we can see it :)

I posted some new PICs of my car with the bumper lights cleared for anybody who is interested.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/396598

[Wood9669]

your speedo goes to 220.. *edit* nvm.. its km/h :stupid:
oh and the painted dash thingy, that looks hella sweet.. if only my dash werent brown/burgandy (nothing matches brown.. such an ugly color)

[Silver86LX]

Looks good man. I'm probably going to be doing that to my '89 soon.

[lightbulblxi]

hey wood9669, why does it say registered user under ur name? whats it mean?

[NotFast]

can u only do that to the 88 and 89s?

[BDaccordguy]

yea you can only do that to the 88-89s cuz they are originally clear with just an orange insert around the bulb. You could make clear bumper lights for an 86-87 but you would have to custom make the lens.

[Cheeseburger]

hey wood9669, why does it say registered user under ur name? whats it mean?


whats up with that :confused:

[NotFast]

will the 88-89s fit the 86-87s?

[Cyric_accord]

will the 88-89s fit the 86-87s?


no, You would have to replace the front bumper with one from an 88-89 accord for the 88-89 lenses to work.

[DanLXI88]

yea you can only do that to the 88-89s cuz they are originally clear with just an orange insert around the bulb. You could make clear bumper lights for an 86-87 but you would have to custom make the lens.
Hey BD do you have Amber bulbs in your clear lens ?

[Busted_Blue]

Love your powdercoated 92-93 GSR rims! Looks great. How much did it cost to powdercoat? I am thinking of getting my 95 GSR rims powdercoated.

[Andrew]

Love your powdercoated 92-93 GSR rims! Looks great. How much did it cost to powdercoat? I am thinking of getting my 95 GSR rims powdercoated.

Picked the rims up for $125 at a wrecker. Cost about $30 per rim to powdercoat.

[Not like a rock]

Picked the rims up for $125 at a wrecker. Cost about $30 per rim to powdercoat.

Man, is that the regular price for powder coat. Up here, they want $350 to powder coat four rims.

[Andrew]

Man, is that the regular price for powder coat. Up here, they want $350 to powder coat four rims.

The guy I go to does it out of his house, he's one of those brainiacs that built all his own equipment.

[customandsound]

i charge $325 for all 4 wheels .... to powder coat that is any color you want ... $ 475 to polish all 4 so that is cheap ....

[HostileJava]

Man I wish I could check out your shop, I saw that you were in PA but it looks like your at one end and Im at the other.

[extinctaccord]

how do u get the orange reflectors out???....and once i get that done can i just leave the same bulbs in or do i need to get orange ones?

thanks

[Andrew]

Once you get the cover off you just pull the reflector out, it's not glued in or anything, it helps if you lightly pull the top and bottom of the caseing apart. I put orange bulbs in mine after I pulled out the reflector, I think it's required by law, but I have seen people put in blue bulbs or leave the bulbs white, you might have to check the local laws.

[extinctaccord]

i took the cover off from the bumper lights and its orange.....im lost as hell now...i dont know what to do...

[mr eff]

once you've got the orange reflectors out of the housings, you just glue the lens back onto the housing, and you're finished. use waterproof glue or you may blow the bulbs if too much water gets in there during rain

[Andrew]

If you have an 86 or 87 your lens is orange and there is no reflector, if this is the case you can replace the lens with some plexiglass and/or some flourescent light glass.

[extinctaccord]

i have an 89......

[AccordEpicenter]

just cut the lens off in the 88-89 ones and pull the orange thing out and silicone it back together... it wont leak and itll hold good too

[Magny]

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/396000-396999/396598_8.jpg

Hey this is the same thing that happened to mine but on the driver side LOL damn man, sucks like hell. they jack your sub system in the trunk like mine??? sucks when this stuff happens.

[89dxowner]

I didn't even glue mine back on i just pused em back togeather and they snapped on. But mine have green gel caps over the bulbs so the blinkers re green not clear.

[Andrew]

http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/12/web/396000-396999/396598_8.jpg

Hey this is the same thing that happened to mine but on the driver side LOL damn man, sucks like hell. they jack your sub system in the trunk like mine??? sucks when this stuff happens.

I have a sub and amp but I haven't installed them yet, all they took were a few CDs, probably just kids. When I went to get it fixed one guy quoted me $240 plus tax but I found a guy who did it for $80 under the table.

[Magny]

damn dude, shoulda went to the dealership got the glass for about $50-$70 and do it yourself

[ChaseR]

you could get that glass from the Junkyard

[Andrew]

you could get that glass from the Junkyard

Um...it was $80 for the glass AND installation...no taxes. Can't beat that and I didn't have to do the work.

[Magny]

coulda saved the extra money for gas considering the prices now LOL, I am doing everything myself from now on until the gas comes back down, otherwise I would get screwed for labor cost like no other

[hkplayer]

i dont think that gas is coming down anytime soon...stupid gas...we have it worse up here though.