When most people buy a car and have plans on customizing it, they normally look for upgrades that are simple at first. This gives quick changes and is usually easy on the wallet as well. Now a days several aftermarket companies offer these quick and easy upgrades in a variety of forms. Changing the headlights is one of these types of upgrades. These next few pages will show what is involved in upgrading the headlights in a 94-97 Honda Accord. The car used was a 2-door, but the same process applies to the 4-doors as well as the wagons. The project car already had a few modifications such as a body kit and a new grill. Due to these "non-factory" parts, the tear down and reinstall may very some if your car still has the factory front bumper and grill, but will basically still be removed the same. Once the front bumper is off, the rest of the swap out will be the same on all of the previously mentioned models. With a little "do-it-yourself" ability and a Phillips head screwdriver, 10mm socket and a 6mm Allen wrench, this project should take between an hour to an hour and a half from start to finish. I recommend the help of another set of hands, just to help hold parts and to remove the bumper without scratching it.
The headlights chosen for this project are a pair of Sonar one-piece double halo black headlights. These one-piece units will replace the stock headlight and separate corner marker. These lights have double Halos, sometimes called "Angle Eyes". These lights can be purchased for around $239. (See shop info at the end of this article) The owner opted not to wire up these halos, but they each have wires that just need to be spliced into the factory parking lot wires or wired to a switch. It is a simple 2-wire hook up (per halo).