98 Civic Coupe High Mounted Brake Light Replacement

Have you looked for retaining bolts or fixtures in the underside of the shelf, from inside the trunk?

SD

"NWF_Snake" wrote in news:1165851209.878040.212960 @f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

You have to remove the rear parcel shelf, which is held in with a half dozen clips. Flop the rear seats down, and pull up on the shelf. Be careful not to break the clips or yank the brake lamp electrical connector.

Once the shelf is loose, there are two small screws on the underside of the brake lamp housing. Remove those and the bulb is now accessible. Pretty stupid design, I think.

the whole concept is stupid. we wouldn't need them at all if we didn't have red rear turn signal lenses. detroit resists orange turn signals because of trivial incremental cost increase. nhtsa wants them for safety. the [brainless] political solution is the central brake light - half the expense of orange signals and they still don't address the fundamental safety issue of turn signals and brakes lights being the same color. a truly despicable lack of gonads...

jim beam wrote in news:4JKdnSZNQouDHOLYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@speakeasy.net:

CHMSLs have also been required in Europe since the late-'90s. And Europe also requires amber turns.

Thanks! Glad it didn't try to turn it too hard!