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1992-2001 Honda Prelude Modifications
Skyline Tail Light Conversion

Installing a set of Nissan Skyline R33 Tail Lights on your Prelude is not that hard. The lights can be installed on all Prelude model years as the install process is the same for each. You can also choose to install other styles of lights such as the Toyota Supra Tails.

From the factory the 5th Generation Prelude has a very similar shape and appearance as the Skyline. Also, the 4th Generation Prelude has a very similar shape to the Toyota Supras. The choice is your and the possibilites are endless!

Required Tools and Materials:

1) Nissan Skyline R33 Tail Lights
2) Automotive Sand Paper
3) Automotive Body Putty
4) Factory Matched Spray Paint
5) Regular Hand Tools

Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Installation Instructions
First step is to prepare and prep your body for the conversion. To do this remove the factory rear tail light assemblies by unscrewing them from the inside of the trunk.

After the tail lights have been removed you can now remove the rear bumper so you can really assess the situation. In order to fit the Skyline Tail lamps you will need to make the tail light area larger by cutting out parts of the rear panels.

Once you have cut out the appropriate sized areas test fit the skyline lights to make sure they align correctly with the rest of the body panels. Also make sure that you have both sides evenly aligned.

 


Once you are sure you have aligned the lights correctly you can begin filling in the cut out area with your automotive body putty.

This is where the new skyline tails will be screwed in.

An example of the finished backplate for the tail lamps.

Painting the rear hatch area to match the the original cars colour.

Skyline tails are color matched with the same color as cars body.

Fiinish painting and re-install your new Skyline tail lamps.

Finished pictures.


Above examples are on a 5th Generation Honda Prelude. The mod however looks great on 4th generation Preludes as well. See picture below:
 
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