DIY: My Accord TSX Retro Project

[Nittanys1]

This DIY was done on a 1999 Honda Accord Sedan EX-L


Hey everyone!! I just purchased TSX Projectors, Ballast, Bulbs, and Ignitors (all new) this week and decided to give the retro a go! I am going to do my own retro over the next few weeks and will be giving my own DIY for everyone.


STEP 1: Opening headlight

Put headlight in oven for 10-15 mins at 200degs.



Then take the headlight out and start to pry open the end farthest away from the turn signal with a flat head screw driver. Pry open until there is enough to get your hands in then gently separate the res of the headlight apart. Be careful not to break any clips that are down near the turn signal side.



STEP 2: Removing trim





Once apart you can now work on getting out the headlight trim. There are a few reasons to remove this, whether it is to black-out the trim or changing the color of the reflectors. I already have my headlights blacked out, as you can see, so I will be able to skip that part. However I am going to swap my clear reflectors for the orange reflectors I have from my OEM headlights.



Before you can take out the trim you first must unscrew two screws that hold it in place.



Also there may, and prob will, be some glue on the inside of the housing preventing you from easily removing the trim. To defeat this problem get your screw driver and pull out/off the glue from the trim.



Once the glue has been separated from all the edges you can now separate the trim from the lens. To do this first pull the trim up from the end farthest away from the turn signal.





Now I had some of the glue stick to the trim, so to clean it up I took some Goo Gone to take it off. If you do this you need to be quick to apply and quick to remove the goo gone. Not only will it take off the glue, it will also take the paint off.





Once the trim Is taken out you can now work on getting the reflectors changed. In order to get them swapped out you will need to sand down a little on them.



After you get it sanded down you can go ahead and put the trim back in reverse order of how it was taken out.






STEP 3: Removing Reflector

This is a simple step but still needs to be done carefully! To get the reflector out all you need to do is unscrew the reflector from the housing. Unscrew the two screws (highlighted in red) then turn the high beam screw counter clockwise.








Once you have the reflector removed tape it up and get it ready for the retro!