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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 12:44 AM
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I just got my lights today and I was wondering if anyone has installed a set of these?

If so does anyone have any tips on the installation since mine didn't come with instructions?

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Old Feb 24, 2004 | 12:49 AM
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pm showpaojoe or bbist


they both have them installed on their boxes
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heads or tails? i got both

rear is easy, pop off the covers in the trunk, 2 bolts and jiggle it off

front is harder-take off the bumper and grille, the headlight turn signal that comes with it duznt fit so your gunna have to file the hole bigger (it looks like a cross, make sure to make one "cross section" bigger so it fits in and locks). put a cloth or something inside so the shavings won't get in, theyre hard to get all out. then your just gunna have to splice the wires to get the led workin with the turn signals
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to remove front bumper

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Thanks showpaojoe. The only wire that needs splicing is the led one? So I just cut off the plug it comes with nad splice it to the turn signal wires?
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 12:56 AM
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Yeah I got the bumper part it looks fairly easy to remove. I was just wondering about the wiring.
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wanna sell your stock headlights?
i'll give u 100 for them.
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i still haven't played around with mine yet so i got my led on all the time with the headlight, i didnt know at the time it was for turn signals

as for mine, i spliced every wire in case i wanted to put back the stock headlights so no cutting of the stock wiring was involved.
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thanks for the help showpaojoe. I'm gonna try to install tommorrow so i'll post the outcome.

Hahajoey I'm gonna install them tommorrow, yeah if you want them i'll sell them to you, but i'm in Miami so you gotta figure out the shipping.
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if you don't get the wiring for some reason, i'll undue mine and check 4 ya
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 02:34 AM
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Thanks showpao if I have a problem I'll post it here. i can't wait to see them on.

Thanks again.
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Ill buy your stock headlights for 150 :D
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Ill buy your stock headlights for 150 :D
Old Feb 24, 2004 | 05:05 AM
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Lets do this when I take them out I'll post them for sale on the private party classifides thread probably on Wed. or Thurs. of this week. I'll post it on here also just in case.
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I got them in. They look sweet and the install took me about 1 hr. by myself, not bad at all.
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nice, did you get em workin with the turns or on all the time?
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No not yet I think what I'm gonna do is leave the side lights on always and just connect the LED's as the turn signals, but that's for tommorrow.

Check out www.cardomain.com/fended[/url]
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Man somebody needs to make something especially for the box. I don't likw all of this splicing stuff. I've also heard they don't aim the right way.

I'm just chicken when it comes to mods :oops:
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Yeah I wanted to ask showpaojoe how his lights aiming was. I just got a chance to see them at night and they look to be very disaligned.


Showpaojoe what do your lights alignment look like?

and the link is www.cardomain.com/fended
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sorry again the link is

www.members.cardomain.com/fended



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