One more headlight thread
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One more time, Daniel-san!
Wax off!!
Wax on!!
These corner markers light up where you are turning and help you see really well if you are going to run over something or somebody. I guess you have to have an amber light or a reflector thereabout to be DOT approved though.
OK, I'm done.
I'm going to bed now.
Wax off!!
Wax on!!
These corner markers light up where you are turning and help you see really well if you are going to run over something or somebody. I guess you have to have an amber light or a reflector thereabout to be DOT approved though.
OK, I'm done.
I'm going to bed now.
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
JDM appears to me offer better ilumination .. right ..?
In PA, you WILL get a ticket. I know
The police officer specifically asked about the amber reflectors. I am not sure if the amber lights in the ARB would count or not. The clear lenses all the way across up top sure looks clean.Seems like some other states don't get quite as upset.
I really like the looks MOT. Keep up the nice work. I will be adding the HID's in the front of my ARB very soon
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Tapage said:
You know, even after looking at the pics it's hard to draw a solid conclusion. Theoterically, the Euro light, OEM designed and additional ooomph with the H1 high, should be better, but not sure. It just might boil down to your personal preference.
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BROKEROB1 said:I really like the looks MOT. Keep up the nice work. I will be adding the HID's in the front of my ARB very soon
Thanks for the compliment. It's always nice to get recognized.
Keep us posted with your HID addition.
BTW, the lense on these headlights are made of ABS(?) not glass, also the reflector is not metal like that of the OEM units, either.
Mot
Mot is that your house?
From the parts shown looks like a really nice place, private gated land in the middle of a city?
How do you read the street sings though? dey got dem dere funny shapes on ‘em like parts for meh furin jeep do
From the parts shown looks like a really nice place, private gated land in the middle of a city?
How do you read the street sings though? dey got dem dere funny shapes on ‘em like parts for meh furin jeep do
mot said:
The socket changes in the 93 model year to the oval version.
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Raven,
That is where we live, but I can't say I own the house. We moved in with my folks close to a year ago and we've been smooching off of them ever since. 
It's a fairly common practice in Japan for kids to live with their parents after they are married, typically building a two story houses with separate entrance, kitchens, etc... Personally, I think it's a good idea as you get a full-time babysitter(s) for free who (usually) love them and you don't have to chance it with some teen-agers. But I know in the US culture, it would make neighbors and relatives think that we are still depending on our parents and/or the parents can't let go of the kids. ;p
I told my wife that I would be willing to live with both/either one of her folks when we move back to the US so after the kids are bigger we can return the favor by looking after them.
And oh, do I need to start a new thread on reading different road signs?
Mot
That is where we live, but I can't say I own the house.
We moved in with my folks close to a year ago and we've been smooching off of them ever since. It's a fairly common practice in Japan for kids to live with their parents after they are married, typically building a two story houses with separate entrance, kitchens, etc... Personally, I think it's a good idea as you get a full-time babysitter(s) for free who (usually) love them and you don't have to chance it with some teen-agers. But I know in the US culture, it would make neighbors and relatives think that we are still depending on our parents and/or the parents can't let go of the kids. ;p I told my wife that I would be willing to live with both/either one of her folks when we move back to the US so after the kids are bigger we can return the favor by looking after them.
And oh, do I need to start a new thread on reading different road signs?
Mot
RavenTai said:Mot is that your house?
From the parts shown looks like a really nice place, private gated land in the middle of a city?
How do you read the street sings though? dey got dem dere funny shapes on ‘em like parts for meh furin jeep do
Cheap/free rent + free baby sitting is good! Not sure I could live with my parents though. Your wife is from Utah correct? I'll bet your kids are fluent in both English and Japanese? That alone could lead to a good career down the road.
The road sign thing, now that I think of it not sure how much time you have spent in the south so might not get it. Just call it poor humor.
The road sign thing, now that I think of it not sure how much time you have spent in the south so might not get it. Just call it poor humor.
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RavenTai said:
Sometimes my folks (especially my father) drives me nuts. They drive my wife nuts a lot more. But I'm a lot more used to them than my wife is.
We did something similar before moving to Japan for a few months, invading my wife's family in Utah. They can drive me nuts, but through a few heated arguments, her folks and I have learned to appreciate each other (I pretend to think that
) and been able to be honest with one another. I love them and their funny ways now. As for my kids we moved here when my oldest was about one. He spent a lot of his time at home with mommy so by the time he was ready to start pre-school, his English was good, but his Japanese was not upto par compared to other (Japanese) kids. But he (as most kids do) picked it up pretty quickly and now is fluent both in English and Japanese. He even has the local dialect which many folks think it's funny, given that he does not look competely Japanese.
The youngest picked up the Japanese language a lot quicker, due to his older brother. I used to try to speak Japanese to them more so they could learn it quicker, but now I try to use English more to/with them so they can retain/learn their English better in preparation to our return to the US in the (near) future.
I'm hoping that I can be dilligent in using my Japanese with them so they would be able to retain it as long as possible. But I know it is inevitable that they will favor English shortly after we return to the US.
My Japanese boss and his Japanese wife had three Japanese-looking kids. My boss and his wife always communicated with each other and with the kids in Japanese, but they would always replied in English. I guess it's better than nothing that they understood Japanese, but lacked confidence in talking back in Japanese. My main concern is for them to be able to communicate adequately with my family, mainly with my parents (both of my sisters and their husbands speak English pretty well).
I've heard that once kids learn how to write, not just read, it stays with them a lot longer. Not sure how true that is. WOW! What a long reply to such a simple question/statement. I hope it might help them find jobs easier, if they want to do something with the Japanese language. Their father sure will need help when it comes time for him to find a job before/upon returning to the US.
RavenTai said:
Sorr if I was too dense.
RavenTai said:
Is this "Southern drawl" 101?
Let me see how much of it I understand:
"They got them there funny shapes on them like parts for ??? "f'in?" jeep do"
Do I pass???
Mot, you have too much time on your hands!
love to be able to speak two languages though...Very cool!
love to be able to speak two languages though...Very cool!
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
PDoyle said:
I thought the same .. is awesome speak ( read and write ) 2 languages pretty well, so in my case I want to learn German and Japanese ..
( 4 languajes . ? )
Just to have the opportunity to know 2... very cool.
Mot what do you do for a living, besides automotive headlight adjustment?
Mot what do you do for a living, besides automotive headlight adjustment?
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PDoyle said:
Well... I feel that speaking two languages is nothing THAT special anymore. There are lots of people who speak English here in Japan. We have a lot of people who come from other countries that manage to speak Japanese and English, on top of their native tongue.
I took a quarter or French and a couple of quarters of Spanish while I attended USU. The only things I learned aside from "oui" and "Hola" is how to be chummy with Freshman girls.
I was in travel and tourism (worked for a company which contracted with the states of Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, and Idaho, promoting their tourism for/in the Japanese market). I have also done some translations/interpretation(s?) in some capacity.
I moved back to Japan after my father asked me to help him out with his business 6 and a half years ago.
I've been teaching English for the past six years
. I've gone to companies like Toyota and Aisin before, but most of the time you can find me on the third floor of Yamaha Motor's head office, speaking English with a funny accent. ;p BUT my endearing and enduring wife
is more than ready to move back to her homeland. I'd love to land on a job before moving back, but don't want to start too early (want to stay until this time next year when the school gets out: in Japan schools start in April and finish in March). I've made myself look available while ago but the second the company found out that I was still in Japan I never heard from them again. I don't know what I want to do when I grow up, but would not mind if I can do something with Cruisers and tourism. I have been dreaming of exporting Cruisers and their parts for a long time. I've managed a few little parts, but nothing large scale, yet.
I have toyed with the idea of having a tour operator that would take the Japense off road enthusiasts (and their families) wheeling in the US. I can always dream, right?
Has there ever been anybody hi-jacking his/her own thread as blatenlty as I just have???
Mot
LFW
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
MOT .. dude .. IMOP is always great to know about other lifes other styles and experiences ..
The life is to short to learn by ownself all things ..
The life is to short to learn by ownself all things ..
Mot, you are a hoot!
BTW, with real estate prices what they are in Japan, living "with the folks" seems to make a lot of sense!
BTW, with real estate prices what they are in Japan, living "with the folks" seems to make a lot of sense!
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Bear80 said:
I failed to mention (I think I did), but the lense is not made of glass, but plexi glass (ABS?). Also the reflector is not made of metal, but ABS-ish material. I guess a lot of the vehicles' lights are made of those materials, but anyway...
To be honest, I have only driven a couple of times at night, just around my neighborhood since I've installed them. So I haven't driven enough to make that judgement. I have however heard one 80 owner in Japan say that he thought that the light spread wasn't wide enough on the left side.
Tapage said:
You are so right.
tarbe said:
It has to make some sense, at least for the time being.
I am now more fond of the idea of living in a smaller house in the US than when I was living in the US. I would love to have a nice big house (who wouldn't;p ) but have to live within our means.
Anyway... Did I mention that the lights lense and reflectors are made of ABS/plexi ???
