rider Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Are the J-spec pre facelift and facelift bulb looms the same? Basically can you just take out the two screws and plug the bulbs from a pre-facelift into a facelift cluster. Having read the UK spec light cluster bulbs are oversized figured I'd better check if the same applies to a J-spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The facelifts just swap in, mine did anyway, they come with bulbs if new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The facelift housings take different bulb types to the pre facelifts so can't be swapped over with just the units (AFAIK). As Ric says when you buy them new they come with the loom and bulbs all plugged in and ready to go. You just unclip the loom wiring from the car and connect the facelift light loom up and viola!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 The facelift bulb holders are smaller so they just flop about inside the lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Basically can you just take out the two screws and plug the bulbs from a pre-facelift into a facelift cluster. No the bulbs and holders are completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Thanks guys. So to sum it all up the bulbs are different pre facelift J-spec or UK-spec to facelift but the lenses come with bulbs and wiring with a loom block that fits the standard wiring loom connector. So its a straight swap. If someone can let me know if that's incorrect. As a straight swap over it probably explains why there are always a fair number of pre facelift light units for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Yeah. If you get the lamps with the loom and bulb holders, it'll just plug in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 j Spec looms will only fit J Spec and UK Spec lights. Face lift looms will only fit face lift lights - all due to the bulb holder sizes. Both types of loom will fit ANY supra - dont confuse the two. Are you after looms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjy Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Think he means the multi plug Mr Heckler. I.e. If he buys Facelift lights he'll need to buy the facelift looms with the multiplug into the car loom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Think he means the multi plug Mr Heckler. I.e. If he buys Facelift lights he'll need to buy the facelift looms with the multiplug into the car loom. That's correct. From what I took out of the comments was that the bulb looms all have a common plug into the main car loom so that the light units (which do appear as OEM supply to come complete with bulbs) would be a case of take the old cluster out, disconnecting the multi-plug and tow retaining screws and simply replacing with the facelift unit by plugging into the same multi-plug and refitting the two retaining screws. So a 5 minute job and £160 lighter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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