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About TRQ:
TRQ is a trusted brand dedicated to making every repair a success story by combining premium parts with easy installation. Each TRQ part is engineered by a team of automotive experts to meet or exceed OEM standards, delivering enhanced performance and maximum longevity. With rigorous in-house testing, the brand ensures superior fit and function across every product line. TRQ also provides customers with best-in-class, step-by-step installation videos—so you can complete repairs with confidence, whether you're a first-time DIYer or an industry professional.
Product Features
TRQ fully loaded shocks and struts are manufactured using premium raw materials and calibrated to restore original ride comfort. TRQ shocks are fully loaded featuring a pre-loaded bearing plate, upper and lower spring isolator, upper spring seat, coil spring, boot kit, and premium strut. TRQ recommends replacing your shocks or struts in pairs to ensure even wear of components and improved ride comfort. All products are fit and road-tested in our Massachusetts R&D facility to ensure we deliver on our promise of Trusted Reliable Quality.
Replacing struts used to require specialized tools to compress, remove, and transfer the old spring and mount. Our Pre-assembled, complete strut & spring assemblies come with all new parts and make the job much quicker and easier for the do-it-yourself mechanic.
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WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Chromium (Hexavalent Compounds), which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Lifetime Warranty
This item is backed by our limited lifetime warranty. In the event that this item should fail due to manufacturing defects during intended use, we will replace the part free of charge. This warranty covers the cost of the part only.
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Hi, I'm Mike from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.
In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the rear struts on this 2003 Honda Civic, pretty much the same as any 2001 to 2005. We show you on the passenger side, but the driver side's the same procedure. You're going to need new struts from 1AAuto.com, 14 to 19mm sockets, ratchet and extension . air tools will help you if they're available, 3/8"� universal joint, flat-head screwdriver, pry bar, jack and jack stands, and penetrating oil.
Remove the rear carpet from the trunk. Unscrew the plastic retainer. Undo these two plastic clips. Remove the carpet from the side of the trunk you're working on. Remove the two 14mm bolts at the top of the strut.
Remove your four lug nuts with a 19mm socket.
Remove the 17mm bolt at the bottom of the strut. We're going to use a universal swivel and a 17mm impact socket, but this can also be done by hand with a socket and ratchet, or a 17mm wrench. Sometimes, these bolts won't want to come out, because they are under tension from the strut, or they're stuck to the rubber bushing inside. You can use an open-end wrench smaller than the head of the bolt to put a little pressure on it when you spin it out. Use a pry bar to pull the bottom of the strut out of the bracket, pull it right down.
Here we have our new part from 1Aauto.com. As you can see, we have the same upper and the same lower mounting locations. Our new part is a complete strut assembly, saving you the time and the risk of changing your coil spring from the old strut to new strut at home. This is going to go in, direct fit, and restore our original ride quality.
These struts are directional, so you're going to want to make sure that your top and bottom bolt locations line up before we tighten anything. Feed the strut up through the bottom into the mounting location, put the nuts on the top of the strut just finger-tight to make sure it doesn't fall out while we work on the bottom side. Put a pry bar with the hook-end down into the upper control arm on the body side of the car. We're going to pry the suspension down so we can line up our lower strut mount. Start your bolt by hand. Use that universal joint and 17mm socket to tighten the bottom bolt back up.
To reinstall the wheel, start them with the impact gun, leave room to torque later. Put some weight back on the rear tires without letting the vehicle completely off your jack or your lift. The new hardware supplied with our strut is a 15mm, so we'll need that to tighten the top of the strut mount back in. You may need a 3/8"� universal to reach the rear bolt. Reinstall the side carpet abd two retainers. Reinstall the lower carpet. With partial weight of the vehicle on your tire, torque your four lug nuts to 8 foot-pounds in a cross pattern.
Thanks for tuning in. We hope this video helps you out. Brought to you by www.1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet. Please feel free to call us toll-free, 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the Internet and in person.
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Easy Purchase, great quality, Excellent tutorial, Affordable pricing. What more can you ask for. Thank You to all the folks involved.
Got them for my 05 Honda Civic ex easy to install now my car rides better I will always. Order my car parts from 1a auto and 1a auto also sent a video on how to install them this is the best place to get ur car parts from
Correct fitment. Easy to install. Oem parts didn't need changing but did it anyway. Sturdy smooth ride.
Direct fit Replacement, restored the original ride and feel,yes I would recommend these Struts.
work well but stiffer ride..Not oem quality
Rides are very smooth I recommend this Quality products.
Everything fit real good? Thank you and for the video too.
They fit like a glove. Ride quality is smooth. Ride height is rather high though. Don't forget there is a rubber ring on top of your OEM rear struts!!
Fits as it should
I used these on an LX, but I do not know if the DX used the same struts. If the part shows fitment on a DX you should be fine
Yes, this part will fit your vehicle.
This will come with both struts for the rear as pictured. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any further questions.
At this time we do not have the torque specifications but you should be able to find it in your Hanes manual. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Yes, these are listed to fit all 2001-2005 Honda Civic models.
These are manufactured by TRQ. TRQ is a high quality, high-end name brand that we offer and back with our 1A Auto Limited Lifetime Warranty.
