albundy68 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 i believe the clusters new from toyota are about 90 a pair, youve got one on your car allready, so were talkin 270 for the other 3 pairs if you go to yota!!!!! then if you want the proper silvervision bulbs that are silver till they light up, theyre about 20 a pair!!! so 300 plus quid!!! best thing to do is scour the scrappies, theres loads of rear damaged supes out there, n if the clusters damaged the scrappy'll probly give you it, n its only the clear lense you need, so it dosent matter how knackered the cluster is! an easyer route is to get another pair of clusters then you can have clear red red clear clusters, thats what im doing but with facelift lenses, theyre much nicer, but alot more expensive, infact the jap pre facelift might have gone up in price recently as well, general rule of thumb, you'd have to be daft to buy the clusters new, but it isnt an easy task finding them scrap either coz everyone wants em. keep an eye on the soon to be started dude thread for my modded rear clusters, theyre gonna look way better than dudes all clear ones, (assuming he dosent sabotage them!!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I just spoke to a couple of scrappies round the country and they want £150 for a pair of lights.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Ha, ha £150 for a set of rear light! Scrap yards do make me laugh, you could get the facelight rear lights for less than that brand new. Reminds of the scrap yard that wanted £1000 for a standard bonnet and told me they sell them all day long at that price and I couldn't get one from Toyota, and the UK bonnet would never fit! There name was Jap parts so for reference don't bother calling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Scrap yards do make me laugh, you could get the facelight rear lights for less than that brand new. not sure you can anymore mate, there was a price hike on the facelift, or could have been all the jap spares from yota in november. smaller scrappies are best for decent prices, and remember you dont need full clusters, just the clear lenses from inside, so knackered clusters are best, much cheaper n easyer to get into! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 okeez well im still trying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I just spoke to one place they have got a set for £60 The clear plastic lens (surround) is broken but the clusters are in tact. Does £60 sound ok, should I go 4 it....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Didn't know about the price hike so my previous comment needs to be disregarded. Good luck Oxy, you could try http://www.1stchoiceonline.co.uk/ perhaps? But don't enter your mobile number, say you haven't got one and request the quotes my e-mail or its really expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 dos £60 sound ok for the set ive found....? if it is I will ring em back and get em 2 send 2 day....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 What you all want is some facelift headlights!!!! They look great, much better than the normal Jap lights, and even better than UK lights. There what i'm saving for anyway. You can get them for $800 so the way things are at the moment in America thats about £400-£450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 And facelift rear lights!! Much better than any other ones..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Originally posted by Paul Laing What you all want is some facelift headlights!!!! They look great, much better than the normal Jap lights, and even better than UK lights. There what i'm saving for anyway. You can get them for $800 so the way things are at the moment in America thats about £400-£450 why dont you just take your uk lights apart and spray them like matt harwood did. that way you have the look of the facelift lights with the superior glass lenses and a saving of about £395-£445. makes much more sense to me by the way oxy. i picked up uk taillight from toyota this morning. it cost £46 + vat for one oviously, so just over £100 all in for a pair. £60 SOUNDS WAY TO MUCH FOR DAMAGED LIGHTS. EVEN THOUGH YOU DONT NEED THE LENSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 right I will go to toyota and see what I can source. the guyz down at McCarty may be able to sort summit out for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 60 for damaged clusters, not bad, depends how much you want them, its 40 better than new ones, you might be able to bargain them down though, (im assuming 60 for the pair right?) make sure theyre the right type though, facelifts would be no good for you coz theyre different! and if youve got a j spec you need another set of j specs for clear red red clear, that or youre gonna need 2 more pairs for the full clears. Paul, couldnt agree more on the facelift rears, but as for the fronts, ive got a set and a set of UKs, the UKs look much better on the car if you ask me, - depends on the colour of the car though i guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 right so if I use my current set of clusters (or is taht not a good plan) how many sets of jap spec and uk spec lights do I need to get, im sorry to be blonde again, its just been a very long day..? if I use my current clusters surely I can get away with only buying one of each set...? or is it best I keep my original set just in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 i like the facelift lights, the lenses look different. would be good to spray them in a high gloss black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Originally posted by Paul Laing You can get them for $800 so the way things are at the moment in America thats about £400-£450 And what side of the road do they drive on in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 youre a j spec, so another set of j specs would allow you to go clear red red clear, which looks pretty good, especially since you can get rid of the ugly red light with the reflector in it, but you'd have to use the set you have on the car, - so be carefull you dont melt it!!! to go fully clear you need 2 jap and 2 UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 okeez im speaking to toyota now, will come back with a price from them shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 mark, yeah facelift clears are slightly tinted, im doing mine facelift clear red red clear, with body colour co ordinated lense surrounds, it ought to look the dogs!!! oh n cheers for the phone, its totally functional, which is a real treat after using nokia phones for the last 5 years or so, n those things last like 5 minutes before they blumin brake in my experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 whats wrong with standard they look brilliant. going different colours is individual but to me they look max power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 The facelift headlights are so much different to people's who are sprayed!! The lense is clear for a start, and there a gunmetal colour. You could never spray them to look the same. If you stood them next to each other you'd see what i mean!! Allthough it is a cheaper and effective option.... Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I've got a spare set of J-spec rears you can have for £50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Originally posted by albundy68 youre a j spec, so another set of j specs would allow you to go clear red red clear, which looks pretty good, especially since you can get rid of the ugly red light with the reflector in it, but you'd have to use the set you have on the car, - so be carefull you dont melt it!!! to go fully clear you need 2 jap and 2 UK. Just to clarify. 4 lights total (ie 2 pairs) of 8 lights total (ie 4 pairs) im so blonde right now im sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxygene Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Right McCarthy have given me the price for the Jap lights of £48. they cannot give me the uk price coz EPC is playin up, so they are gonna call me back. So I will will order 2x japs= £96 They said the UK ones shouldnt be any different price wise. So im looking at apossible just over £200 for the conversion, going on I use my current clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Matt, are yours the facelift rear lights? Anyone got some facelift rear lights for sale, or know where i can get them at a good price? Same question goes for facelift headlights. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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