^ yeah, check out that guide.
GACivic's Slow Build
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I was worried about wiring also. Did it, but then the switch didn't work so my friend wired them to the parking lights...
Good idea. I was going to do that but I couldn't find a bumper lol.
I bought an ebay kit..... the switch didn't work, that's all. yours may, idk.
Gonna buy some new headlights soon, anyone ever dealt with some like these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-1998-HONDA-CIVIC-JDM-BLACK-HEAD-LIGHTS-LAMPS-PAIR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a1996Q7cModelQ3aCivicQQhashZitem2c5e5f7ab1QQitemZ190561876657QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_4626wt_1165
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-1998-HONDA-CIVIC-JDM-BLACK-HEAD-LIGHTS-LAMPS-PAIR-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZYearQ3a1996Q7cModelQ3aCivicQQhashZitem2c5e5f7ab1QQitemZ190561876657QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_4626wt_1165
That's where I got mine. They look great. But I did recently see a DIY thread on here about blacking out the factory headlights... looked pretty painless:
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=74776
You might need to ask the author to repost his photos, they don't seem to be working for me. Maybe you can view them though.
Some people just take theirs apart and paint the shiny part black. But, I personally would rather buy the ones you listed. Some people say that the ebay ones aren't sealed properly though. But, all you have to do is re-seal them if they start to come apart.
This black housing pair that I have now is the second set of headlights that I have bought off of eBay. The first ones were OEM just without the amber glass on the corner light. That pair had a tiny leak in the seal somewhere on the p/s, and would cause a bit of condensation when it rained, but it would evaporate out as soon as you ran the headlights for like 10 minutes. To fix that problem, I dropped one of those silica gel packs down in the headlight through the hole where you put the bulb in, and just left that in there. I used fishing line to make sure I could pull it back out if I needed to. That zapped the moisture right out of it though... never fogged up after that. It was a free fix too, those things come in mad food packages.
Just ordered these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=360364226507
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Looks good so far man, much better than what you started with. If you haven't removed the pinstripe yet, I recommend this:
http://www.amazon.com/Eraser-Pad-Pinstripe-Adhesive-Removal/dp/B0020HQRQC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1314309996&sr=8-3
I used it on mine and it took like 20 minutes to do both sides. Keep up the good work.