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Was looking through my pics and figured I'd throw some more up from our summer roadtrip, on this cold day MB. Can't wait for next summer!
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Are they planning to offer that bumper as a kit? Would be nice to have another made-in-Canada option.
I just read the whole thread, I think it's going to be a great resource for me since I'm getting a JDM HDJ in the next couple of months. I have a question for you, what was the reason you needed to switch out the headlights? Is there a difference between JDM and NA headlights?
JDM lenses cast the light to the left, opposite of what our North American Headlights do, so they hit the street signs in the ditches and are not shining into the eyes of oncoming traffic. They get called for the Provincial Safety inspections you need the vehicle to pass before you can register it here in MB. Needs to have DOT/SAE/E-code marking on the lense to pass safety.
I've been waiting for a conversion harness to put some FJ80 headlights in the truck to pass safety, but a series if miscommunications resulted in that not being shipped out. What I do have is the harness to connect my retrofitted DEPO's, so that's what happened last night!
The DEPO's have e-code markings on the lense, but I fear the retrofit could cause issues for the inspector, I guess we'll find out.
Install was fairly straightforward, but I think one of my high beam bulbs isn't properly seated, and the high beam on one of the bi-xenon projectors isn't working, so I have some fiddling left to do.
Here's a before pic of the JDM headlights (H4 low/high, H3 fog), then one of the new units (bi-xenon projector/H1 high) with new LX450 corner lights, then with the OEM orange corner lights, which is what I ended up liking best.
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They need to be aimed badly, should get a chance to mess with that this weekend.
Seatbelts should be here today, DRL module goes in on Monday, then it's time for the safety inspection, finally!
They are DEPO's with a bi-xenon HID projector retrofit. Very impressed with the output on these!
Did you complete the retrofit? They turned out really nice!