richy2jz-gte Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 im going to fit my new facelift front indicator/sidelights the week end but dont know wether i should cut off the extra bolt or drill a hole in the bumper and fit it properly it looks like a bit ov a pain trying to get the indicator in as the extra bolt sticks out the side. dosnt the extra bolt scratch the bumper when u push it in? some help on this 1 please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I did this only a couple of weeks ago. I was going to cut the bolt off but then when I looked at it there didn't seem to be much holding the front of the indicator up, so I decided to make a hole instead. It's not so much a hole, more of a slit. If you push the indicator into the bumper as far as it will go, where the bolt is is where the slit needs to start. Then you basically need to drill a hole there, drill another one about an inch further into the bumper but on the same level, and then cut/drill out or whatever the gap in between. When you've finished and secured the light you can't see the slit at all and the light feels nice and firm. I went as far as to cook mine in the oven and remove the horrid orange plastic from inside. Quite easy really. Then I got some silver bulbs and wired up boths halfs of the light as indicators and it looks sweet. I've got some photo's I can post up later if anyones interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laing Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 The ones i got lastyear from titanmotorsports when i was in America didn't come with orange bits inside, and these were original toyota ones.... Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra doopra Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I know exactly how your feeling m8, i have just bought the same indicators for £74 i think from local Toyota dealership. Took one look at all the hassle involved in fitting and thought or bollocks to it. And so decided to stick with the covers that fit over the hole and indicator heres a piccy, sorry no front shot yet just a thought if ya like me and cant be arsed to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 hi guys , mawby post up those pics m8 so i can see what they look like . cheers peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I'll do it tonight when I get home. The only photo I haven't got is with the lights on as my digi camara broke. But you can see how clear and sweet it looks in silver. Did the repeaters too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 hi mawby ,i did the side repeater couple of months ago , celica ones . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Mawby - is there any way of removing the orange plastic from inside and fitting say a 'silver vision' bulb in there instead? I've got a pair of these indicators/sidelights on mine and although they look better than the ugly orange blobs that were on there Im not keen on the orange inside either. I'd still like to keep the sidelights though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hang'd on! I'm updating my web site with the details now. I'll post when it's ready. (The answer is yes by the way, that's what I did) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Originally posted by Supra doopra I know exactly how your feeling m8, i have just bought the same indicators for £74 i think from local Toyota dealership. Took one look at all the hassle involved in fitting and thought or bollocks to it. And so decided to stick with the covers that fit over the hole and indicator heres a piccy, sorry no front shot yet just a thought if ya like me and cant be arsed to do it Where can i get those hole covers from that go over where the indicator goes??? they look good and hide indicators nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Originally posted by mawby The answer is yes by the way, that's what I did Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy2jz-gte Posted March 18, 2004 Author Share Posted March 18, 2004 Thanks for everyones help, fitted them today, just drilled a hole and pushed the bumper away from the light, the thread went in the hole no probs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 OK, website updated. Click here and then click on the Supra link along the top, then scroll down to the bodywork modifications section. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Looks great Mawby - I know what i'll be doing this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawby Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Cheers. Another tip. I found that the connector attached to the old drivers side indicator can be filed down and then attached to the smaller bulb on the passenger side. When you get it all apart you'll see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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