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efx · 05-12-2009, 01:36 AM

I decided to just add some cheapo lights up front to help the OEM lights. I still need to add the switch and check them to make sure they point correctly. I can't believe what a pain the install was. The wiring is very simple though. I decided to skip the small ones since I saw them on another MR2 and I just didn't like the way they looked. I may get some ebay HIDs and put them in these later just for fun. I know someone else did something like that so that's where this came from. I forgot his name.

The case is some kind of plastic and the lens is glass, and the reflector is metal, but the shiny part seems a bit soft. Meaning I tried cleaning one finger smudge and well, that didn't go too well, it just got more messed up and a bit of the shiny part came off. What do you expect for this I guess, but seems to work. So I'll try to explain a bit since this was my first set install.

I took pictures of the back to show that these use an H3 bulb 12v 55w. I had no clue what they used, it doesn't say on the packaging. I only needed to drill two holes for each light, one for the bolt (5/16 not 1/2 like the instructions say) that holds everything and a smaller one for the two wires (3/32) coming off the light. One is the ground wire and the other goes to the switch. You can pretty much wire them to your lights directly if you really want. Anything that was going to annoyed me happened. Not finding the right washers, drill bits, file, and the damn thing not staying put.

I want to get a different switch before I finish it so that's why I didn't install it yet plus I may need a bit more wire to get inside the car. I decided to install it on the middle of the turn signal. So I just used a ruler to see where both edges of the lower light met at the screw of the turn signal, just using the screws as my reference for the end of the lights. I was trying to keep them in between and also aligned with the bottom of the cover so that they would not stick out under the car either. There's just no easy way here so you just have to figure this one out yourself. I used the little plastic that came with the lights as a guide to the edge of the metal and as you can see that thing isn't even straight. I also used the same mounting bolt for my ground and just had to add the ground loop connector to it. You have to do this after you mount it unless you want to drill a hole where you can fit that through. After drilling you get some pretty sharp edges so there's no need to look for a ground any further than that. You just have to run one wire from the farthest light to the other and then up to the power or switch. The wiring was the easy part I guess, since I used the headlight fuse to test them.

Now, as you can see from the side pictures is that the light was a bit high meaning it kept pointing up. The holes are fine, but the plastic opening doesn't allow me to move it much and the angle of the metal and just the way things are there makes it a pain in the butt to get that straight. So I just dremeled out some of the extra material to allow the bolt to move farther back. I also had to use washers to point the light in a more straight manner. These adjustments are just a pain since the back is not flat. Granted these are not the greatest lights, I thought I do this small write up so if anyone else wants to install something like this you now have a better idea of what you may run into. Personally I don't like the way these lights adjust, but I have to make them work so your lights may be a whole different experience. I just wanted to keep the cost down and keep this as simple as possible, but at least make it look decent. At least they don't look bad I guess. I still need to get them adjusted a bit more. Oh yeah, this took me a while to install though. Lots of double checking and looking for a few things.

05-12-2009, 01:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
efx Cage Fighter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Well, I decided to go a little different way... I decided to just add some cheapo lights up front to help the OEM lights. I still need to add the switch and check them to make sure they point correctly. I can't believe what a pain the install was. The wiring is very simple though. I decided to skip the small ones since I saw them on another MR2 and I just didn't like the way they looked. I may get some ebay HIDs and put them in these later just for fun. I know someone else did something like that so that's where this came from. I forgot his name. The case is some kind of plastic and the lens is glass, and the reflector is metal, but the shiny part seems a bit soft. Meaning I tried cleaning one finger smudge and well, that didn't go too well, it just got more messed up and a bit of the shiny part came off. What do you expect for this I guess, but seems to work. So I'll try to explain a bit since this was my first set install. I took pictures of the back to show that these use an H3 bulb 12v 55w. I had no clue what they used, it doesn't say on the packaging. I only needed to drill two holes for each light, one for the bolt (5/16 not 1/2 like the instructions say) that holds everything and a smaller one for the two wires (3/32) coming off the light. One is the ground wire and the other goes to the switch. You can pretty much wire them to your lights directly if you really want. Anything that was going to annoyed me happened. Not finding the right washers, drill bits, file, and the damn thing not staying put. I want to get a different switch before I finish it so that's why I didn't install it yet plus I may need a bit more wire to get inside the car. I decided to install it on the middle of the turn signal. So I just used a ruler to see where both edges of the lower light met at the screw of the turn signal, just using the screws as my reference for the end of the lights. I was trying to keep them in between and also aligned with the bottom of the cover so that they would not stick out under the car either. There's just no easy way here so you just have to figure this one out yourself. I used the little plastic that came with the lights as a guide to the edge of the metal and as you can see that thing isn't even straight. I also used the same mounting bolt for my ground and just had to add the ground loop connector to it. You have to do this after you mount it unless you want to drill a hole where you can fit that through. After drilling you get some pretty sharp edges so there's no need to look for a ground any further than that. You just have to run one wire from the farthest light to the other and then up to the power or switch. The wiring was the easy part I guess, since I used the headlight fuse to test them. Now, as you can see from the side pictures is that the light was a bit high meaning it kept pointing up. The holes are fine, but the plastic opening doesn't allow me to move it much and the angle of the metal and just the way things are there makes it a pain in the butt to get that straight. So I just dremeled out some of the extra material to allow the bolt to move farther back. I also had to use washers to point the light in a more straight manner. These adjustments are just a pain since the back is not flat. Granted these are not the greatest lights, I thought I do this small write up so if anyone else wants to install something like this you now have a better idea of what you may run into. Personally I don't like the way these lights adjust, but I have to make them work so your lights may be a whole different experience. I just wanted to keep the cost down and keep this as simple as possible, but at least make it look decent. At least they don't look bad I guess. I still need to get them adjusted a bit more. Oh yeah, this took me a while to install though. Lots of double checking and looking for a few things. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by efx; 05-12-2009 at 03:41 AM..