96-98 SEDAN Trunk lid / taillight swap with 99-00 ?

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hey. I'm not trying to be lazy but I've really searched this and it seems like no one cares.

I have a 98 4dr dx now.
it got rear-ended, so I need a new ds taillight and trunk lid

Can I put on a 99-00 sedan trunk lid? (And of course the outer taillights)

Yes, I know that the inner lights will not swap onto my 96-98 lid.
Since I have to buy one I'd rather just upgrade than replace. The 99-00 look nicer imo.

Thanks in advance for anyone who's done/tried/thought of this.
 

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i say no for now becuase the outer taillights are very different shapes
 


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^^actually the outer taillights arent different shapes, it seems like it but they really arent. You can swap the trunk lid and then the outer lights too but the wiring is a little different. I'm not sure the exact difference but I heard its not a big deal, one of those things thats obvious up close.
 

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hmmmm....this could be interesting....someone post pics of they have em'.
 


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never know there was a difference.
 

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cgpEJ6 said:
^^actually the outer taillights arent different shapes, it seems like it but they really arent. You can swap the trunk lid and then the outer lights too but the wiring is a little different. I'm not sure the exact difference but I heard its not a big deal, one of those things thats obvious up close.
:ownded: :worthy: I should have kept my mouth shut.. :lol:



heres a couple pictures for reference.

 

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i though that the 99 and ups had a diffrent size trunk lid???guess not
 

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Or you can buy red/clean tails for your civic off ebay.
 

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^^ this is true, but the ones on ebay are backwards. i have only found them in white on top red on bottom.
 

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BlackHope121 said:
:ownded: :worthy: I should have kept my mouth shut.. :lol:



heres a couple pictures for reference.

In these two photos the two years look very different. The 96-98 doesn't seem to that the angle toward the keyhole for the trunk. I could be wrong I have a coupe =)
 

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I noticed this too..

I don't think the 99-00 ones would fit a 96-98 civic without the trunk lid from a 99-00.
 

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tye said:
I noticed this too..

I don't think the 99-00 ones would fit a 96-98 civic without the trunk lid from a 99-00.
true but if you replace the trunk lid it looks as though it might fit...

edit- sorry thats what you said but i think the original guy is planning to replace the lid
 

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its simple guys.

remove the 96-98 sedan trunk lid and replace it with the 99-00 lid and lights.
the 99-00 inner tails will not fit onto the 96-98 and vise versa.

there is some wiring that you will need to adress as the harness was changed from a two piece harness to a single harness in 99-00. kinda like how they did it with the engine's how the 96-98 was 1 piece harness and the 99-00 was two piece.
 

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stock vs stock i think 99-00 looks better than 96-98 but I think 96-98 red clears own any taillight available for the 99-00. 99-00 red clears are really ugly imo
 

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the 96-98 red clears grew on me...I didnt like them so much in the beginning because i thought they looked too big...but..i do like the diamond cut 99-00 red clears...I think that looks pimp.
 

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Genuine Rolla said:
but..i do like the diamond cut 99-00 red clears...I think that looks pimp.
I wish they made Diamond Cut Red and Clears for the Coupe. I would slap them on soo quick.
 

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Alright, so the concensus is that:

99-00 trunk lid *will* go on to the 96-98, with wiring modification

99-00 outer tails will fit 96-98 body ?


I dunno, im still paranoid about the outers not fitting the same
Having 99-00 trunk with 96-98 outers would look superghey

And yeah, I'm all about OEM vs ebay red/clears... i dunno 8)
 

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achord said:
Alright, so the concensus is that:

99-00 trunk lid *will* go on to the 96-98, with wiring modification

99-00 outer tails will fit 96-98 body ?


I dunno, im still paranoid about the outers not fitting the same
Having 99-00 trunk with 96-98 outers would look superghey

And yeah, I'm all about OEM vs ebay red/clears... i dunno 8)
I was looking into doing a 99-00 taillight conversion a while ago and from what I read, the outer lenses should fit perfectly. I decided not to do it though and just got some OEM red/clears for my 96-98.
 

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Red and Clear tails, and then kind of smoke the clear to give it a damn clean look.
 


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