removing orange piece on 04 taillights

[H3 EP3]

is it possible to take apart the 04 tail lights and remove that orange piece??? im located in hawaii and i dont think anyone down here would trade for their 02-03 tails (plus theirs only a number or EP's down here). so i was thinking if i could just DIY my 04 tails to make it just red/clear. has anyone done it? HELP ME OUT PLEASE!

[oogy-boogy]

Originally posted by H3 EP3
is it possible to take apart the 04 tail lights and remove that orange piece??? im located in hawaii and i dont think anyone down here would trade for their 02-03 tails (plus theirs only a number or EP's down here). so i was thinking if i could just DIY my 04 tails to make it just red/clear. has anyone done it? HELP ME OUT PLEASE!

Great idea but I'm not sure....

I know the 02/03's are melted together which makes it almost impossible to open them up without destroying/damaging them (I tried). They're nothing like the headlights which are held by that silicone adhesive. Maybe the 04 tails are different??? If so, it'd be one hell of a mod :)

[sk8flex]

Like that? These are the 04 european tails. They should fit your SI, too. ;)

They are about 90 dollars, you can get them from any Honda dealer in Germany. :)

Felix

[oogy-boogy]

Originally posted by sk8flex
Like that? These are the 04 european tails. They should fit your SI, too. ;)

They are about 90 dollars, you can get them from any Honda dealer in Germany. :)

Felix

Looks much better than the 04 USDM tails IMO....

[H3 EP3]

Originally posted by oogy-boogy
Great idea but I'm not sure....

I know the 02/03's are melted together which makes it almost impossible to open them up without destroying/damaging them (I tried). They're nothing like the headlights which are held by that silicone adhesive. Maybe the 04 tails are different??? If so, it'd be one hell of a mod :)

yea exactly like that! or if its possible, to just take that part out and just have the brake light part red, and everything else clear. but if anything, can i get that european tail lights online or something? or can i order them through HONDA? let me know...thanks.

[oogy-boogy]

Originally posted by H3 EP3
yea exactly like that! or if its possible, to just take that part out and just have the brake light part red, and everything else clear. but if anything, can i get that european tail lights online or something? or can i order them through HONDA? let me know...thanks.

Never seen those before....looks like you'll have to do some searching ;)

[sk8flex]

I don

[H3 EP3]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sk8flex
[B]I don

[drumnatural]

Originally posted by H3 EP3
yea man, try n do that. if its really $90 ill buy that in a heartbeat.:cool:

Me too. Those Euro tails are hot.

[vtecmdnss]

haha i remember when altezza's were refereed to as euro tails. now yall decided to get the real thing!

[Lost03si]

wasup man..Good to see another Ep-er on here:).When did you get yours? Peace...

[H3 EP3]

Originally posted by Lost03si
wasup man..Good to see another Ep-er on here:).When did you get yours? Peace...

sup, i got mines like...2 months ago? :) . where are you from? what color/year is your EP?

[sk8flex]

Originally posted by drumnatural
Me too. Those Euro tails are hot.

The german (or european?) part numbers for the 04 taillights are the following. ;)

Left taillight: 33551-S5S-G31
Right taillight: 33501-S5S-G31

Two small indicator bulbs are required as well: 34901-SB3-671

Felix

[H3 EP3]

Originally posted by sk8flex
The german (or european?) part numbers for the 04 taillights are the following. ;)

Left taillight: 33551-S5S-G31
Right taillight: 33501-S5S-G31

Two small indicator bulbs are required as well: 34901-SB3-671

Felix

thanks dude. can they be ordered through my local HONDA dealer? will they special order those tails from germany or where ever?

[sk8flex]

I don

[drumnatural]

Do you know If I can put them right on an 04 since the taillights changed here in the US?

[Maleficent]

Great idea but I'm not sure....

I know the 02/03's are melted together which makes it almost impossible to open them up without destroying/damaging them (I tried). They're nothing like the headlights which are held by that silicone adhesive. Maybe the 04 tails are different??? If so, it'd be one hell of a mod :)

I just tried taking apart the 04 tails...theyre assembled the same as the 02/03's...you can try to take them apart but you just end up breaking the lenses...guess someone had to try, right? does anyone have a right tail i could buy? ;)

[rexfee2004]

Hey everyone,
I was just wondering, since people are having problems taking the tail lights apart. Can't you just throw them in the oven just like people do to get the headlights apart?

[lowep3]

yeah what he just said.

[Maleficent]

no, thats what we tried doing...since there is no silicon that holds the two plastic pieces together, there is nothing there to melt (aside from the plastic itself which would ruin the tail lights) to pull the two pieces apart. The healdlights are assembled using silicon to hold the two pieces together and therefore can pull apart relatively easily once heated in the oven.

[VBP2004EP3]

Anyone locate where to buy these tails in the states???

[locoep3]

if u do let me know i would hella do that and not buy the JDM ones