jdm one piece headlight install DIY (with pics)
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jdm one piece headlight install DIY (with pics)
just a more in dept write up from a post i posted in a thread.
its just like replacing the head light bulb, but instead of removing only the bulb, u remove the whole headlight assembly and replace with the jdm one. i was fortunate enough that my jdm set came with bulbs and wiring (makes install a lot easier). so here it is:
****MAKE SURE U HAVE YOUR NEG FROM BATTERY OFF (just incase...especially if ur going to splice wires)*****
****this will only work if ur jdm headlight sets came with bulbs and wires, if they didnt, installation is the same, but wiring will be different****
**ummmm not responsible for any damages? and umm if ur hurt im not responsible for that too....**
1. take corners off first (held by small screw and "pop-in/out" lock thing)
-after small screw is taken off, pull corner outwards (takes some strength because of the lock style)
2. take off head light assembly
-should be 3 bolts and one nut
if u have 90-92 (i think) go to step 3, if not go to step 4:
3. splice the jdm headlight (main) wire into the usdm one. they r color coded so just connect red to red, red/green to red/green, red/black to red/black, ect....
4. reverse installation (headlights first, then corners) just make sure to pop in the corners tight. it will make a pop/click sound.
and ka-blammo u r finished. turn on head light and adjust if necessary. if u need to adjust from left to right u have to remove the inner most of those rubber thingys on the radiator support. adjusting up and down, the adjustment screw is exposed so u will see it.
up and down (left is for headlights, right is for fogs):
left to right:
then it should look like this (off):
on:
its just like replacing the head light bulb, but instead of removing only the bulb, u remove the whole headlight assembly and replace with the jdm one. i was fortunate enough that my jdm set came with bulbs and wiring (makes install a lot easier). so here it is:
****MAKE SURE U HAVE YOUR NEG FROM BATTERY OFF (just incase...especially if ur going to splice wires)*****
****this will only work if ur jdm headlight sets came with bulbs and wires, if they didnt, installation is the same, but wiring will be different****
**ummmm not responsible for any damages? and umm if ur hurt im not responsible for that too....**
1. take corners off first (held by small screw and "pop-in/out" lock thing)
-after small screw is taken off, pull corner outwards (takes some strength because of the lock style)
2. take off head light assembly
-should be 3 bolts and one nut
if u have 90-92 (i think) go to step 3, if not go to step 4:
3. splice the jdm headlight (main) wire into the usdm one. they r color coded so just connect red to red, red/green to red/green, red/black to red/black, ect....
4. reverse installation (headlights first, then corners) just make sure to pop in the corners tight. it will make a pop/click sound.
and ka-blammo u r finished. turn on head light and adjust if necessary. if u need to adjust from left to right u have to remove the inner most of those rubber thingys on the radiator support. adjusting up and down, the adjustment screw is exposed so u will see it.
up and down (left is for headlights, right is for fogs):
left to right:
then it should look like this (off):
on:
Last edited by eerrrrr; 11-25-07 at 02:36 PM.
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For those of you who are not as fortunate as ERRRR was to have the bulbs and wiring come with the lights (gonna be a majority of us), here is a guide for wiring. This is for the first gen LS. You will have to buy a wiring harness,, the one mentioned in the thread can be bought at Autozone for under $10. I followed this guide when I installed my JDM headlights, it works!! Thanks goes to Jurassic and Absolut for the pics!!
For those of you who havent figured out how to search,,yet....
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...jdm+headlights
Wiring harness from Autozone
Left side,,,
Right side,,,,
For those of you who havent figured out how to search,,yet....
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...jdm+headlights
Wiring harness from Autozone
Left side,,,
Right side,,,,
Last edited by trukn1; 11-27-07 at 08:57 PM.
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