Awesome! Congrats on the second reverse light! Never knew how much I enjoyed one until I didn't have one lol.

 

Is this the right part?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7440-...Q5fAccessories

or this

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7440-...Q5fAccessories

? Thanks!

 

They both will work. Only difference that I see from the pics is, in the second eBay link, the socket has 2 little extra teeth (gray plastic pieces) that may stop the bulb from going in completely. If that's the case, you could just cut them down with a razor or xacto knife. But they're good!

 

Thanks! purchased

hopefully it comes this week so i can install the light over the weekend.

Went to my Scion dealership to see if they had the socket but they only sell them in sets of 3 (brake, turn, reverse) all wired together. Maybe i should have gotten that... 30-40$ with tax though. Oh well!

 

Thanks all, and maybe Scion will think it through and make the change for the 2012 version.

@Matariel: I wouldn't go through the dealer for the part. You're going to cut the hole to match the socket, not the other way around, so it could be a socket from a '93 Taurus for all it matters. I didn't even end up using a 7440 socket for my reverse lights. I went out and bought stand alone LED lights with rubber gaskets that just pop into place. They don't like up the area behind my car as well as the 7440 bulbs, but they shine in the housing quite nicely.

 

Lol all in there effort to keep the price down. Could at least have left a harness back there for diy'ers

 

Just FYI so you guys know - I did some research on this, and it was confirmed by Scion of Canada. ALL Scions are spec'd out with only a driver's side reverse light. It's become sort of a Scion design element now. From the beginning, the xB had only one back-up light on the driver's side of the rear bumper, emulating cars in Europe and Japan - where this is the common practice. We're just not used to it here in the U.S. The main purpose of this lamp was always to help the DRIVER see what was behind him/her, not necessarily to signal others that the car was backing up. That's why in Europe and Japan this is the norm.

All of you guys who have modified and "corrected" this are fine with me - it's just not something I'm planning to bother with. Anyway - that's the reason the car has only one back-up light. It's not a mistake, and I really doubt Scion is going to change it unless they get tons of complaints.

Patriot07

 

^^^If it's a styling thing for Scion, more power to 'em (though I'm not a fan in it's current state). My issue is that it LOOKS like one bulb is just burnt out.

 

In my opinion it would have been a style had the side with no bulb been red. To me it looks like it was an after thought to not have two bulbs in production, and they saved money on not having changed the design. I am more likely to try and find some red tint for it then put another bulb in there.

 

This.

though i do like patriot's answer and it does make me feel better.

 

talk to wellesleyscion he tinted the passenger side and it looks friggin sweet. i personally prefer the balance of two reverse lights, so i did that lol

 

nice job.
wanna do mine?! lol

 

thinking about doing this mod while waiting for my TWM shortshifter to come in. I looked over this thread twice, where's a good place to buy a bulb for it? I'm planning on ordering this socket from ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/7440-T20-Wedge-L...item3351ddd439

edit: or maybe i'll just purchase from here: http://autolumination.com/7443_7440.htm

 

A regular 7440 bulb, like what is in the driver's side, is like $2 at an autoparts store.

 

Yea I went to advance autoparts and purchased sylvania 7440 bulbs. Think they're silverstars or something like that. Theyre a lot brighter, look blue in package but shine white. Bulbs are everywhere.

 

i'm guessing it should be worth the extra $3 to match the bulbs on left and right side?

 

Yea match lol.

 

k jus made an order for 1 7440 socket and 2 chrome-dome super white bulbs from autolumination

 

Here is a full size cutout pattern that I made...it might help the next guy doing this mod...

This is the first time I've attached a file, let's see if it works.

 

attachment works for me great timing since I was planning on doing this mod next weekend or possibly today if I have time. I just matched it up with the bulb socket and the sizing seems spot on. thanks!