who has put JDM style side markers on ? Options

[Batman722]

I want to put the JDM style side markers on and I wanted to know where to get some. I don't want to use the orange ones, what other options do I have - ebay, autozone ?

thanks

[bojangles_8686]

ebay is the best bet

you can also get them from procarparts.com

[Batman722]

yea but who has put them on ?

[shid]

u mean clear? i do

[Batman722]

I mean these

[Coomer]

John has them on his car. He wrote up a how-to article on how to install them as well.

Also, most of the cars from overseas have them from the factory. If you do a search in the members' rides section for cars from Europe, Japan, Cyprus, etc., you should find many more photos of them.

[Batman722]

I have seen the how-to and many photos which is why I want to do it. My question is were to get them and which ones are the ideal to install ( ideal= the less cutting of my fender the better ) The actual JDM ones seem deeper than universial ones, hence JDM ones require a pretty big hole to be flush with the fender.

so, who has installed some and which ones did you use ?
thanks

[Supersprynt]

Yeah ebay is going to be ur best bet, and even then i've never seen them on there.

Go to GT4oc.com...its a UK GT4 site, but maybe u can find someone whose selling them, and is willing to ship overseas.

That also goes to anyone else looking for ST205 parts, www.GT4oc.com

[mikeh117]

I changed my stock jdm ones with clear ones from AutoArt.



They just clipped straight in, although removing the existing ones required quite a lot of force (so much so that I broke one of them in the process). However as UK cars are supplied with side-markers as standard I did not have to cut any holes.

[Defgeph]

mike do you have a link for those lights ?(where to buy them)

This post has been edited by defgeph: Jun 10, 2004 - 4:06 PM

[mikeh117]

I got them from Fensport: http://www.fensport.co.uk/partsfiles/st200accessories.htm

[Defgeph]

oh but they dont come with the sockets do they ?

[mikeh117]

No, they are designed to replace existing orange repeaters. I don't know if anyone supplies a complete ket, however you should be able to pick up some standard sockets from a dealer. You may need to work on the moulding to get them to fit into the side marker though.

[Batman722]

mikeh117, I think you can confirm this. The spot on the fender is indented to fit the stock ones, right ? This is how it is on my MKIV Jetta. To put the actual JDM ones on a USDM celica you would need to do a good amount of cutting because of the nonindention. I'm sure if any of us were to do this we would like to do the least amount of cutting.

[Batman722]

these might be best


these are wider in the back , hence bigger hole, more cutting, ect..


This post has been edited by Batman722: Jun 10, 2004 - 4:29 PM

[Drocay]

if u check the how to the cutting isn't that bad, u can just tape off area and go at it with a dremel.

[mikeh117]

You're right batman, the standard side repeates will require quite a big hole.

I don't have any US currency for scale but here is the stock one that I took off my car next to a Pound coin:



The new one I fitted has exactly the same fitting.

[Batman722]

I have fianlly decided. I am getting these


what do you think ?

[Defgeph]

mike it looks like the stock light just clips in. could you take some pics and measurements of the hole on ur fender ?

[mikeh117]

defgeph, I'll try and get some shots this weekend.

[Drocay]

ya it does, my cousins scion has side markers and they looks and work almost the same, pic up a pair of them and your set.