altezza install

Does anyone here have a 98 civic hatch with Altezzas? If so was installation easy? Ive only talked to someone with a 92 prelude and he said it was easy, but i was wondering if it's similar with the hatch.
ps- does anyone kno a site that sells altezzas cheap? thanks

try http://www.procarparts.com in most cases putting lights on is always easier than taking them off:)

procarparts sells their stuff on ebay...

wait i could sell you my old altezzas... name a reasonable price...they are gen 2

I had a '93 Prelude and they were easy as pie.
I've done a '93 Civic too, and it was even easier than my Prelude.

I changed out the tail lights on my 96 Teg 4 door...really simple, just 4 screws and bolts need to be taken out to get them off. But one thing...make sure when you put the new ones on..that the bolt is on there extremely tight. If its not..when it rains, it will leak into your trunk and cause bad problems. Good luck with the install. :D

Originally posted by CivR
Does anyone here have a 98 civic hatch with Altezzas? If so was installation easy? Ive only talked to someone with a 92 prelude and he said it was easy, but i was wondering if it's similar with the hatch.
ps- does anyone kno a site that sells altezzas cheap? thanks


That's good to know....I was looking at mine and wondering how difficult installation would be...as long as the directions are clear that shouldn't be a prob!! :bloated:

Installation is easy as pie. I've installed new tail lights on my Prelude, a Civic, and a CRV and all of them probably took me 10-15 minutes at the most.

be aware, my friend has prelude with altezza lights, and he got a ticket for those tail lights...

is altezza even legal?

ive put em on my rex and my boys 96 civic, and it was nothing, 30min and your done.

i suggest not to tighten that much, if you over torque the bolts they will snap in half and will be more of a problem, so just tighten em down enough so they dont move, but nothing more.

Originally posted by khead717
be aware, my friend has prelude with altezza lights, and he got a ticket for those tail lights...

is altezza even legal?

Yes they're legal, they're even DOT approved. :cool:

Originally posted by supafly1024


Yes they're legal, they're even DOT approved. :cool:
Yes, that is correct. But there are corrupt cops out there that are just pricks. I got a ticket for one of those and they are dot approved.
You'll win if you fight the ticket.

Are there any sites for how to install clear taillights on a 92 civic hatch? I just got em from a friend and there r no intructions

this is what you do to install...you put them in the clear plastic package. place them gently into the box. tape it. then bring it back and get your 200bux back.

they were 45$ on ebay:o

The install for my 96 civic was easy...i bought the APC altezzas(DOT), they didnt come with dirrections but its pretty simple. They even included yellow signal bulbs. Sometimes the wethering on the light sticks to the body of the car and its hard to pop the light off, so u have to give it a push.

Yes, that is correct. But there are corrupt cops out there that are just pricks. I got a ticket for one of those and they are dot approved.
You'll win if you fight the ticket.


while we're talkin about pricks, cop gave two of our club mems tickets for lights in windshield washer spouts, also said that lo-glo was illegal too. damn cops:flipa:

Hehe. I installed my clear taillights on my 92 civic hatchback a few days ago, and lemme tell you it was a major bitch! Had to dismantal some of the trunk to get to 2 fucking screws. Another bitch was making them street legal, bulb-wise. Had to find the brightest red bulbs possible just so they would look normal through the clear tails. I was thinking of replacing them all when I realized that 4 of the bulbs are pointless anyways. It's all good now, and it's unique as hell. I can honestly say I've never seen another civic on the road with these.

Originally posted by CivR
Does anyone here have a 98 civic hatch with Altezzas? If so was installation easy? Ive only talked to someone with a 92 prelude and he said it was easy, but i was wondering if it's similar with the hatch.
ps- does anyone kno a site that sells altezzas cheap? thanks

Okay- i have a 96 HB.... w/ lets see 3 sets of tail lights & i just got clears so that would be 4 sets of tails...

1st time changing lites was a pain-- i did it myself w/ out any help from tha net - books- anything.. took me like 2hrs to do-- but tha 2nd set i did in like hrmm 1hr.. & all i did was do it through tha panels in tha back taht allow u to change tha bulbs... -- its kinda easy...

Just take off tha plastic allong tha bottom edge- wehre tha latch part of tha hatch is.. then remove tha rear covers for tha lite acess panel - & i removed my 6x9 covers & tha screw in tha back... since in our cars -- tha plastic is all one piece from tha back edge of hta door-- all tha way to tha plastic in tha Hatch area....
Anyway there are 4 bolts.. get a racheting screw driver-- or a ratchet set-- take off tha 4 bolts from tha back of tha screw-- slide out your tails-- & do everything in reavers to install it all again...

Like i said i did my 2nd set by just removing tha acces panel & taking tha bolts off & removing tha tails.. so whateva way u wanna try it-- If u need any other help-- hit me up w/ a mail or soemthng...

~~~~~~~
Peace

Originally posted by easternxtreme
Yes, that is correct. But there are corrupt cops out there that are just pricks. I got a ticket for one of those and they are dot approved.
You'll win if you fight the ticket.


while we're talkin about pricks, cop gave two of our club mems tickets for lights in windshield washer spouts, also said that lo-glo was illegal too. damn cops:flipa:

:devil: that's what my tax dollars is paying them for??? eating donuts, chilling on the side of the road watching cars go by?? Well I for one am going to find out what is legal and what isn't before I make any alterations...get the mess in writing u know?

:silly2:

Most altezzas are illegal especially the older generation ones. For altezzas to be legal there must be a red reflector facing back and also ones on the side. Most altezzas has the one facing back but none on the side. Also the amount of light visible must pass a Photometric test before getting a true DOT stamp.

I have the S type made by TYC that is true DOT/SAE complaint. I have a credit card sized plastic card stating that my tails are 100% complaint and legal.

Read more about it here.
http://fmvss108.tripod.com/taillamps_altezza.htm

and here
http://fmvss108.tripod.com/

heh, anyone kno a site where you can print out a piece of paper that says your taillights are legal? i kno mine prolly wunt be...

Originally posted by CivR
heh, anyone kno a site where you can print out a piece of paper that says your taillights are legal? i kno mine prolly wunt be...

Post a picture of your tails and I can tell you if they are legal. When it comes to tails I'm an expert cause I've been pulled over twice and got a ticket which was dropped and got pulled over again but was let go. And I've researched about tail lights so I know. :)

The post that said they were legal is not entirely true. I have a 5th gen prelude just like the guy that said they were legal. Although I don't have the carbon-fiber housing, I had the supra style like he did. They are not legal. There is a number molded at the bottom of the lense that starts with SAE***** and/or DOT******. If this number is there, then they are legal. Most of them for civics and integras are legal, but for preludes, legal altezza's just came out. There must be a reflector on the side for them to be legal which allows the light to go through to the side of the housing. MAKE SURE IT HAS THE NUMBER. If you do that then you'll be ok.

:flash: thanks u all for the inputs... I will definitely be on the look out before I get any installed!!!
You all are just too cool!! llol


:cool:

I was reading the state laws for texas and look what i found...
(d) A turn signal lamp shall emit:


(1) a white or amber light, or a color between white and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the front of the vehicle; or


(2) a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, if the lamp is mounted on the rear of the vehicle.


So that means, clear signals in your headlight are legal? Since the bulb can be white?? But clear signals in the back are illegal...

can you tell me if these c/b lights are legal on a 00 civic?

sorry dont know how to post pics.:bloated:


http://store2.yimg.com/I/streetbeatcustoms_1676_92094775

Hey man, not sure if they're legal or not. Get in touch with the people that are selling these and ask them if they have the DOT number on them. If not then they're not 50 state legal. Hope this helps out.

-the lude guy