91' si slowly but surely getting there

whats_next? · Nov 3, 2009

well this is my 91 si

im bought these corner lights and im having trouble putting them in, here are pics of whats going on:

^^figured this out for now...

hfsfan928 · Nov 3, 2009

First picture looks like you have it on properly...

Weird. I have a 90 Si and my passenger side bracket doesn't look like that at all.

whats_next? · Nov 3, 2009

they will slide into the clips but dont fit right with the headlights. could it be that the headlights aren't right or something?

sxysweed · Nov 3, 2009

whats_next? said:
they will slide into the clips but dont fit right with the headlights. could it be that the headlights aren't right or something?

What year is your car?

They slide onto the clip on the headlight, and then a screw goes from the tab on the sidemarker to a little tab around the headlight hard to describe. Ebay corner lights won't line up perfect, so I used a few washers (tape to hold them in place) to bride the gap. And then I broke the tabs off the corner lights, shaved them down, and applied some double stick tape (in my case, Servo Tape from a RC Car) where the clips where.

I can get pictures in a few hours if you'd like.

whats_next? · Nov 3, 2009

its a 91, and i didnt think they screwed on? and they don't come close to cliping up to the headlights at all

hammtheman65 · Nov 4, 2009

they dont fit because you have 88-89 headlights you see how on the headlight frame there are two spots for 88-89 corners to slide into and then they screw into the fender. there are two fixes.
1) buy new frames (90-91), swap out the actual headlights, and now your corners will fit.
2)buy new corners for 88-89, get new plastic things for the fender so you can screw them in.
the easiest in my book would be two. to remove the headlights you need to take the front bumper off and it can kinda be a pain in the neck.

91rexdx · Nov 4, 2009

^thats correct above
you dont have 90-91 headlights thats why.
90-91 headlights have brackets around the headlight so the corners can screw in.
i'll get pics of what your headlight brackets should look like.

JDMCrx91 · Nov 4, 2009

Nice car and yes i agree you need 90-91 headlights OR you can do some ghetto things and just use some zip ties.Will save you some money

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91rexdx · Nov 4, 2009

well heres the pictures of how its suppose to look like.
90-91 corner light mounting.
with it already installed

heres what it should look like when about to install.

see the bracket thats on the 90-91 crx.

screw hole to secure the corner lights from coming loose.

heres what it should look like after you put the screw in.

after this go right back to the 1st pic and thats how the corner light is suppose to look like.

whats_next? · Nov 4, 2009

hammtheman65 said:
they dont fit because you have 88-89 headlights you see how on the headlight frame there are two spots for 88-89 corners to slide into and then they screw into the fender. there are two fixes.
1) buy new frames (90-91), swap out the actual headlights, and now your corners will fit.
2)buy new corners for 88-89, get new plastic things for the fender so you can screw them in.
the easiest in my book would be two. to remove the headlights you need to take the front bumper off and it can kinda be a pain in the neck.

well i think i will try to find new headlights or frames first, because i dont like how 88-89 corners look. and i already have the headlights out and didnt have to take the bumper off, but it does kinda of sag down a little maybe why.

Thanks!

whats_next? · Nov 4, 2009

91rexdx said:
^thats correct above
you dont have 90-91 headlights thats why.
90-91 headlights have brackets around the headlight so the corners can screw in.
i'll get pics of what your headlight brackets should look like.

Thanks for the pics, makes sense now. Do you still have the brand new corners? a friend is possibly looking to get some?

whats_next? · Nov 4, 2009

JDMCrx91 said:
Nice car and yes i agree you need 90-91 headlights OR you can do some ghetto things and just use some zip ties.Will save you some money b

Thanks! this will probably end up being build/project thread, so i will add updates as i can get to them.

91rexdx · Nov 4, 2009

naw the new sets are gone.
but thanks for asking.
damn they look so nice lol
should have kept the new set for myself.
oh well to late now.
i'll just to wait until a good deal comes by again.

whats_next? · Nov 4, 2009

^^ya they do look good, my friend wants me to trade him other parts for them but i dont think thats gonna happen. :biggrin: so ill let him know you dont have the others. Thanks again!

whats_next? · Nov 4, 2009

ok so now the question is...is it easy to remove the brackets from the headlights? i would just go try to do it right now but my car is 2hrs away :/, im guessing it shouldn't be to difficult though.

hammtheman65 · Nov 4, 2009

just unscrew everything and transfer it all to the new frames if they are bare, of they have headlights in them just change the lenses

Iain · Nov 5, 2009

are you selling the clear corners on your crx in that very first picture?

whats_next? · Nov 5, 2009

Iain said:
are you selling the clear corners on your crx in that very first picture?

there was only one on the car when i got it, and i broke it while trying to get it off the car...sorry

91rexdx · Nov 13, 2009

now whats next?
any updates?

whats_next? · Nov 16, 2009

well i've been busy with school so not much of anything has gotten done, but thanksgiving break is coming up so i should be able to replace a couple parts (ext. door handle, possibly lights, door sash, & hatch struts) and look for headlight brackets.

here's a couple interior pics of the car...let me know if the pics are too big, on my comp. they show up that way but when i get on another they show up smaller sometimes...

91rexdx · Nov 16, 2009

wow lucky you!
you have a wink mirror nice!

whats_next? · Nov 16, 2009

:mrgreen: thanks!

ohisofly · Nov 20, 2009

Dude i wish I would've seen this post earlier, i had the exact same problem. The corner light on the drivers side screwed in fine but the the corner light on the passenger side had no place to screw in. The headlight didn't have the spot to screw in the corner light on the passenger side. So I cut off the 'bracket' and zip tied it on. Then I got aftermarket head lights and whatcha know, they had a place to screw in the corner lights! (the headlights before we're stock) I really wish I had some pics with the old headlights/corner lights so you guys could see what I'm talking about.

whats_next? · Nov 21, 2009

well i might be picking up some sportmax 501's this week, if i do ill post pics!

whats_next? · Dec 1, 2009

well i didn't get much done over my thanksgiving break like i had hoped because i worked :| but i did pick up these sport max from a friend

the car is sitting on a jack because he forgot the lug nuts that fit so i couldn't put it on the ground to see what they look like, but here are the pics i have...

and i broke this trying to get the old wheels/lug nuts off in the process

91rexdx · Dec 1, 2009

those looks like really low off sets.

91' si slowly but surely getting there

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