I installed the Eagle Eye LED tail lights today and I am very impressed with the quality and light output. My challenge during the install was removing and reinstalling my subwoofer, after the audio shop installed it. Thankfully, it was an easy job, just time consuming with the subwoofer. Without a subwoofer mounted to the sidewall, it would have been a much faster job. Remove the clips with a clip removal tool, remove the center plastic by the trunk latch, and pull back the trunk liner on each side to reveal the tail lights. Remove four bolts for each lamp and the tail light assembly comes right out. (The Accord was a pain because you had to remove the bumper cover to remove the tail lights. Thankfully, the Civic does not require the removal of the bumper cover). The Eagle Eye lights are true plug and play. Unplug the brake, reverse, and turn signal harnesses and plug them in to the Eagle Eye lights. Bolt the new lights in place and replace the trunk liner and you are done.
OEM stock tail lights with the single bulb for each brake light. Brake depressed.
The OEM tail light with the single bulb. Brake depressed.
Pull back the trunk liner and the tail light assembly is revealed. Remove the four bolts and the tail light comes out easily.
Eagle Eye LED tail lights installed. Brake depressed. They have a much brighter output than the stock bulbs.
Close up of the Eagle Eye LED tail light installed with the brake depressed. They have an excellent fit.
Eagle Eye LED tail lights installed. I cannot remember if I had the head lights on to show the running light illumination.
Photo of the "running" light illumination. It is a BMW-style LED illumination for the running lights. They look really good in person. I can't wait to see them at night.
Brake pedal depressed. I think the running lights turned off because I did not have the engine running in the closed garage.
Photo of the Eagle Eye LED tail light. It has an excellent fit, very close to the OEM light.
One difference with the Eagle Eye lights and the OEM lights are shown here. The OEM light is completely red on the side meeting up with the trunk lid. The Eagle Eye is red translucent plastic. It is not noticeable unless you really look. But they are very close to OEM, and I like that. I love the LED tail lights, but I don't want them looking ricey, and the Eagle Eye lights look identical to OEM.
These lights are well worth the purchase. They have an excellent fit and they provide brighter and faster light output than the standard bulb lights. Of course if you own a sedan, you always have the option of buying the OEM LED tail lights for the Hybrid model, but I don't know if a non-hybrid Civic is wired for the OEM LED tail lights in the Hybrid model. They are also expensive, $180-$250 for one light assembly.
