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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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JDM Toyota Aristo Lexus GS300 Headlights 93-97
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Model Aristo
Chassis JZS147
Category Headlights
My question is will it fit in my car without mod done to it, "plug & play"
My car is Lexus 1995 GS300, no JDM on it.
what is JDM mean? Thanks.
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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JDM means
Japanese Domestic Motors.

Ie, all the cars sold in Japan. once exported they can land in Canada if they are odler than 15 years, and in USA if they are older than 25. and are always all Right Hand Drive (RHD)


the lights fit 100% but the wiring i'm not sure, you'll have to ask someone on here who's done it
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Old Sep 5, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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wiring no proble u can use the us sockets and just add wires for the daytime lights if u want them on
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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I got headlights JHOT meant to replace mine but found out that they fit ok but wiring and socket plug were different, it is not plug & play for what I saw it, correct me if i'm wrong on this one, daytime light extra for JDM. How do I make wiring and socket to fit. The connectors are different pinout. Thanks for you replied:
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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heres how to wire JDM lights to the USDM harness



the 2 wire going out of the screen are for the DRL's
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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which you don't even need in USA, so you don't have to wire them up, correct?
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mkiiisupra
heres how to wire JDM lights to the USDM harness



the 2 wire going out of the screen are for the DRL's
I hope you guys don't get mad on this one. Where do you get this wires from, our first generation don't have daytime lights and do you need to splite all the lights wires. Thanks.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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you are correct you tap into the turn signal bulbs wires
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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which you don't even need in USA, so you don't have to wire them up, correct?
Im not sure, I just went and bought the bulbs and connected it, if you dont, you're going to have one loose wire on the US harness for the turn signal (us-3 wires on turn signal, aristo- 4 wires-2 turn signal/2 DRL) You connect both green wires with black stripes, both white ones, then that black one you see tapped into the white one is the white wire from the DRLs and the green one next to the black on is from the drl. So the green one withouth the black stripe would be left hanging if you didnt connect the drls. And I dont know if your turn signal would work if you left that hanging. But it's easier just connecting it then wondering what would happen if you dont

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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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i never connected my drl lights i just plug and play. so my drl light just sights and hangs all day.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by gs300cky
i never connected my drl lights i just plug and play. so my drl light just sights and hangs all day.
What do you mean just plug and play, I looked at the connector for each light bulb, they are all different, if I want to keep and use these headlights, I have to cut each OEM connector out and splice it to JDM one. correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks.
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by deknick
JDM means
Japanese Domestic Motors.

Ie, all the cars sold in Japan. once exported they can land in Canada if they are odler than 15 years, and in USA if they are older than 25. and are always all Right Hand Drive (RHD)


the lights fit 100% but the wiring i'm not sure, you'll have to ask someone on here who's done it
JDM: Japanese Domestic Market
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by kidzik007
JDM: Japanese Domestic Market
They do it different in CANADA
eihh you hoser's
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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I have a passenger JDM headlight if anyone wants to buy it. $75 shipped.

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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple C
They do it different in CANADA
eihh you hoser's
--- I know, eh?!

You can also do something very neat: Keep the blinker connector from the US so you can use 1157 bulbs, not 1156 as in the JDM ones. This will allow you to have the corner light always on and it will also work as a turn signal.
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