Need HELP on what to expect...(nOOb)

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:05 pm

Yea, i think it looks fantastic. so will 18s rub?

Slither · Post by **Slither** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:47 am

It depends on what tyre's you will be putting on the 18's and how low your suspension sits. I'd be going for a really low profile tyre, the lower the better if you want to decrease the likelyhood of rubbing, of course this means they cost a lot more

Also be aware of your suspension travel, you don't want to be going 100k/h and go over a bump and have your tyres scraping the top gaurd.

You realise that in that pic it's just a facelift front bumper rite?

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:34 am

Yea, I figured that out after I asked what it was

Is this the facelift front bar?

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:03 am

yep thats the one..
www.justjap.com has the genuine orange indicators that you'll need.
$250.

Just remember that when you update a non-facelift fto to a facelift front bar you will lose your parking lights which you need to pass rego.
The genuine facelift fto's have the parkers built into the main headlight
unit.

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:09 am

Crap, thats not good. umm, is there anyother way to get around that?

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:17 am

CSV wrote:Crap, thats not good. umm, is there anyother way to get around that?

Don't forget that when upgrading to the new facelifted bumper, i belive the frame or the supports will also have to modified. I don't think it's a straigh swap.

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:17 am

either buy the updated headlights with the built in parkers- $$$$$
or
somehow attach parkers to the front bar (most probably in the holes where the fogs would normally go and wire them up to the existing parker wiring which will be left hanging when u change the front bar.
or
get all your rego and stuff sorted before you upgrade the front bar.
and then change your front bar, and not have parkers, but you run the risk of getting defected for not having parking lights.
And also it can be pretty dangerous without parkers - like in the rain and stuff when you drive just with parkers on, you wont have anything up front (your rear parkers will still work of course)

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:23 am

So how much would I be looking at to upgrade to the updated lights?

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:25 am

Well at the moment I'm having to get a new one (from Japan as apparently there were none in stock here) due to accident damage, and apparently it's costing around $1500 NZD

. Would be a bit less in AUD, but that's still rather a lot!

You might luck out and find some at a wrecker...

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:34 am

Damn thats expensive!!

somehow attach parkers to the front bar (most probably in the holes where the fogs would normally go and wire them up to the existing parker wiring which will be left hanging when u change the front bar.

So is this legal? Will I be able to pass for rego?[/quote]

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:36 am

yeah thats about right.... i think i found some for around $1000 each.

but good luck getting the updated head lights from a wrecker... not a lot of 97+ models wrecked....

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:44 am

well i can only speak for the ACT, in which you must have parking lights on a registered vehicle.

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:54 am

So is that a yes?

CSV · Post by **CSV** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:04 pm

OK these are the clear side indicators and the front spot things.
can someone tell me where to get the side indicators?

With the front picture, which hole would the parkers go in?

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:47 pm

my indicators are in the outer holes.
and my fogs in the inners.

I dont know where to get those clear indicators... they look nice though.

G_A_V · Post by **G_A_V** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:20 pm

I upgraded to the face lift, the bumper is a straight swap, a few less screws with the new one though.
with lights, in sydney you should have parkers too, however i pass rego with out them.
you could get driving lights with parkers in them if you like too.
those clear front indicators are from a vw lupo, hoever you cannot get them in aust, i went for the just jap geniune ones, i dont mind the orange