Originally Posted by mayonaise
so... this isn't a cosmetic change?

the refresh to the 5th gen accord was the same deal. the current civic's refresh wasn't only a tail light change, it also got a new front end treatment.... it's not like this is a huge change. they re-worked the tail end - so what? 95% of the car remains the same. i don't see why this is so shocking to some people.
Why are you making a BIG deal about this all I said was I thought the 05 with its all red tail lights was the refresh look. When Honda refreshed the 6th gen in 01 it was a minor change compared to the 06 with its all new rear end.