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Oct 8, 2004 | 10:00 PM

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What about a set of Honda power folding mirrors, and taking the motor out of it and adapting it to fit? Would that possibly work? If so i know of a set of Power Folding mirrors for sale

Oct 8, 2004 | 10:43 PM

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yea, when i was back into Hondas, JDM goodies were priced nicely, 100 bucks for a set of taillights, 100 bucks for a cluster, climate control's etc.....

I am just used to the Honda prices and now i come to the Toyota side and i see everything costing an arm and a leg, and like 99% of the stuff is on E-bay, which i don't trust most e-bay sellers in car parts.

Keep in mind that scions just came out less than a year ago. It's going to take a little while before they get as common as hondas and the prices go down to honda levels.

Oct 8, 2004 | 11:18 PM

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yea i am noticing that. Looks like for now i'll have to fork out the $$$$$ to play

Oct 8, 2004 | 11:22 PM

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Also from the JDM bB to the xB, there seems to be a good deal of different things. The basic layout stays the same, but like the front seats are different, all bB's are auto with the shifter on the column etc..

Oct 8, 2004 | 11:33 PM

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i see. so converting a xB to a bB would be quite costly i'm assuming

Oct 8, 2004 | 11:39 PM

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So are the TYC taillights the JDM tails? I am confused on the Taillights and Grill's. The TYC tails are an option here in the US, but they are standard on the bB correct? Also what is the diffrence between the speed grill and the regular grill

The speed grill is more sporty and the reg is just reg.

Oct 8, 2004 | 11:48 PM

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i see. so converting a xB to a bB would be quite costly i'm assuming

Yes it would. Some small pics of a bB.

Oct 9, 2004 | 01:10 AM

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i like that navigation in there

Oct 9, 2004 | 01:38 AM

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The most difficult part would be the interior. You'd have to get the bench seats, column shifter, and RHD hooked up, not to mention getting the center console in. After you did that, you'd have to take the spare tire out and replace the door panels and floor mats.

Oct 9, 2004 | 04:08 AM

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Keep in mind that scions just came out less than a year ago. It's going to take a little while before they get as common as hondas and the prices go down to honda levels.

true... but the Toyota bB, the car I need the parts from has been out for years - the folding mirror option is almost universal on japanese market cars -- almost every single car has them there (or at the least, it's an option on them). eBay is crawling with JDM mirror conversions - some of them off near 10-year old cars. Just none for an xB.

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What about a set of Honda power folding mirrors, and taking the motor out of it and adapting it to fit? Would that possibly work? If so i know of a set of Power Folding mirrors for sale

That was the first thing that mind. I can get a set CHEAP on eBay off darn near any Honda - but, that doesn't get me the Toyota factory dash switch - which is a requirement for me, I don't want any rigged up looking switches - must look stock.

Oct 10, 2004 | 11:34 PM

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www.tl-factory.com has a decent selection, I don't know about shipping times/customer service from them though.

Neneago can get anything from japan for you because he lives there. PM him.

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www.carsonscion.com seems to have a good selection of JDM parts. Most of the site sponsors also have various JDM parts available as well.

seen some nice stuff here. has any one ordered from here? just want to know how the service is and how reputable these 2 places are.

Oct 11, 2004 | 12:55 PM

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Is there really such a thing as "reasonably priced" JDM goodies? :?
As far as getting JDM stuff w/o going through ebay or other auction sites, pm *memoryfab, he says he can get anything that is in the bB bible.

I pm'd memoryfab for these folding mirrors awhile back, he said he needed ten orders to get them from his supplier.
I asked him for the price on ten (sets), and he never got back to me. ( i would have bought all ten, then sold the others somehow.)

Oct 11, 2004 | 10:03 PM

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well what you could do is find a salvaged bB and get someone just to pull the switch, and fab up something with the Honda motors etc.

Power folding mirrors are awesome, my friend has some on his ITR.