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Old 12-15-08, 04:22 PM
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Did you have to remove the bumper for the install? This is what I had to do when I did mine.

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Old 12-15-08, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Dj_AmtraX
Did you have to remove the bumper for the install? This is what I had to do when I did mine.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-dyi-pics.html
Ohh my gawd...that looked like my car last week lol...yes but what I did different or in addition was to cut and remove the old turn signal socket connectors and replace them with high&low element sockets 4 of them as you already know. They accept 7443 bulbs and have an extra wire. That extra wire is a low element lead which is bridged to my parking lamps. That allows my white to illuminate...then I wired the high element wire to the turn signal lead..which allows my amber to illuminate. It is the same bulb but with dual emitting smts...white and amber..I wanted amber to keep it legal and to match my side mirror leds so they wont look off/funny flashing white in my housing but amber on my mirror turn signals...also this way while in day or night I have the white to illuminate the lower lens area..It kind of fills in light wise the lower housing giving it a "kind of audish look"...I said KIND OF...so please peeps be nice...that sums it up...it gave me a new set of "city lights" I guess...different huh?!?!?
Old 12-15-08, 05:03 PM
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So you pretty much...cut off the old 7440 socket off and crimped the 7443 socket?!
Old 12-15-08, 05:14 PM
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looking good Justin lol
Old 12-15-08, 09:14 PM
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So how do you control signaling white and amber?
Old 12-16-08, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pisaykotik
Hey Justin excellent work! Now all we need is a mini-meet for that mod.
lol Eric...I dunno if we can do this in front of Jonny's restaurant..btw like your new sig...

Originally Posted by pocky
So you pretty much...cut off the old 7440 socket off and crimped the 7443 socket?!
That's correct Mooncake master

Originally Posted by SeOuLiS250
looking good Justin lol
thanks Kenny

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So how do you control signaling white and amber?
Tim... the bulbs internally control that...the light will alternate depending which element wire is powered...but they dont light on top of each other,just alternate between the two...parking lights on=low element wire powered....turn signals on= high element wire powered and switches off low element.
Old 12-16-08, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jns350
lol Eric...I dunno if we can do this in front of Jonny's restaurant..btw like your new sig...
We can do it in a shop of a good friend of mine.

Come to the next mini-meet and make us all jealous.
Old 12-16-08, 12:24 PM
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I think i saw you the other day at Stevens Creek VW picking up a part.... Looking good!
Old 12-16-08, 12:46 PM
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ohh So the white is always on until you turn the signals on? Thats CRAZZYYY!!
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Originally Posted by intrinsic
I think i saw you the other day at Stevens Creek VW picking up a part.... Looking good!
Holy Crap..was I finally spotted?!?!?!....yes I was at SC VW..were you driving or one of the sales guys at the door???

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Old 12-16-08, 02:28 PM
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Nice work! I'm glad you successfully completed this mod and didn't waste your time and money. I really gotta see this in person and btw, nice functioning LED side mirrors
Old 12-16-08, 03:02 PM
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I like!

Time for me to show up in the mini-meets

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Old 12-16-08, 03:20 PM
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wow very nice
Old 12-16-08, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mister T
btw nice functioning LED side mirrors
Thanks Thien..I used some guys DIY post here to help out a little

Originally Posted by kickin8
I like!
thanks

Time for me to show up in the mini-meets
Please do...everyones cool and you get to see some cool modded stuff...not sure is a good thing though the mod bug might bite
Old 12-16-08, 07:07 PM
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nice job justin. still need to see it in person.


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