Since I had many people asking me how to wire in the Civic sockets for always on bumper lights, here is a simple explanation, with pics.
These sockets can be found on the corner lights of:
92-00 Civic
98-02 Accord
92-96 Camry
Other Things you will need:
3 ft of 14-16 gauge wire.
Other things you may need, depending on which method you use:
4 red spade terminals
4 red butt connectors
Soldering iron
Electric tape
Heatshrink tubing
Lets start at the bumper light.
As you can see in the picture, I used spade terminals to connect the socket to the factory plug. They haven't fallen out in the 7 months since I have done this mod, but if you want it to be more secure, you could wrap the connection with electrical tape. I also used some dielectric grease to seal the plug.
If you don't mind the connection being more permanent, you can cut off the factory plug from the car and solder or butt connect the wires together. Make sure you match the wire colors, as it is important to not cross the circuits.
Now remove the corner light from the car.
Now cut a length of wire about a 1 to 1-1/2 ft length, long enough to easily reach from the front corner light socket. We are tapping off the red wire that goes to that socket, once again matching up the colors. How I did it was I stripped an inch off the end of the wire, removed the white part of the plug, and wrapped the wire around the electrode inside. I then ran the wire out of the plug and replaced the cap.
Now drop the wire down into the bumper, you can easily grab it thru the bumper light opening. Connect it as shown in the first pic. Reinstall the lenses and rinse and repeat on the other side. There you have it, simple light up bumper lights, no relays, just a socket and a little bit of extra wire. Enjoy!
These sockets can be found on the corner lights of:
92-00 Civic
98-02 Accord
92-96 Camry
Other Things you will need:
3 ft of 14-16 gauge wire.
Other things you may need, depending on which method you use:
4 red spade terminals
4 red butt connectors
Soldering iron
Electric tape
Heatshrink tubing
Lets start at the bumper light.
As you can see in the picture, I used spade terminals to connect the socket to the factory plug. They haven't fallen out in the 7 months since I have done this mod, but if you want it to be more secure, you could wrap the connection with electrical tape. I also used some dielectric grease to seal the plug.
If you don't mind the connection being more permanent, you can cut off the factory plug from the car and solder or butt connect the wires together. Make sure you match the wire colors, as it is important to not cross the circuits.
Now remove the corner light from the car.
Now cut a length of wire about a 1 to 1-1/2 ft length, long enough to easily reach from the front corner light socket. We are tapping off the red wire that goes to that socket, once again matching up the colors. How I did it was I stripped an inch off the end of the wire, removed the white part of the plug, and wrapped the wire around the electrode inside. I then ran the wire out of the plug and replaced the cap.
Now drop the wire down into the bumper, you can easily grab it thru the bumper light opening. Connect it as shown in the first pic. Reinstall the lenses and rinse and repeat on the other side. There you have it, simple light up bumper lights, no relays, just a socket and a little bit of extra wire. Enjoy!
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